Chris Wahl is an award-winning public
relations practitioner with nearly 15 years of experience, providing clients with strategic
counsel on political, community and media issues. He
specializes in handling high profile and complex assignments.
Companies and organizations that Wahl counsels include San Diego Gas & Electric, Westfield Corporation, UCSD Medical Center, the cities of Coronado, Poway and Lemon Grove, Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation, the Downtown Residential Marketing Alliance, Second Chance and Hyundai Translead.
In 2005, San Diego Metropolitan Magazine named Wahl
one of the top 40 professionals under forty years old
in San Diego. In 2003, the Public Relations Society
of America honored Wahl for his work as a media spokesperson
for a military software company victimized by terrorism
in Kuwait. The story generated national media attention.
During the crisis, Wahl was featured on CNN, the CBS
Evening News and every major television station in
San Diego.
Prior to Southwest Strategies, Wahl served as President
of Wahl Associates, Inc. where he worked extensively
with Unocal Corporation and Tosco Refining Company
on the Central Coast. Before forming his own firm,
Wahl worked as a Vice President for a prominent Southern
California public affairs firm. Additionally, Wahl
worked in the government relations department for the
American Bankers Association in Washington, D.C.
Wahl is active in the community, volunteering for a
number of local organizations and causes. He is a member
of the Holiday Bowl Committee and a member of the Board
of Directors for San Diego Chapter of the Public Relations
Society of America. He is a graduate of the University
of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Political Science.
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