entertainment

land use / development

government

sports

education

hospitality

energy

transportation

With years of successful experience in both public and private sector communications, TGG offers a wide variety of services to our clients and personally crafts communication programs and strategies specific to each situation.

Our Group

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  Marie Garvey

  Marie Garvey

  Marie Garvey formed her firm in 1994 to provide strategic counsel and expertise in media and community relations, issue management, public affairs and corporate communications to both public and private sector clients. Currently, her firm is developing strategic communications plans for entertainment and hospitality companies, real estate development projects, energy companies and sports franchises. Specializing in issues management, public affairs, project entitlements and brand management, Marie Garvey has developed a reputation for building and activating communication strategies that shape public opinion for some of the most complicated local, national and international projects.
  
  At The Garvey Group, Ms. Garvey serves as lead strategist on media communications and corporate relations for all the firm’s clients. She also directs the firm's Executive Training Program, a series of communication courses for senior executives, management, and in-house public relations counsel. These specialized work sessions introduce strategic communication tools and tactics for crisis situations, message development, issue assessments, media interviews, presentations, community meetings and employee forums.
  
  Prior to forming The Garvey Group, Ms. Garvey served as Senior Manager of Communications for Disney Development Company (now a part of WDI), where she directed the communication activities and programs for the real estate arm of The Walt Disney Company.
  
  Before joining Disney, Ms. Garvey worked with Casey & Sayre, a public relations agency in Los Angeles. She previously worked with GBA SportsWorld Inc., a full-service athlete representation agency in Phoenix, Arizona. Ms. Garvey earned her degree in Organizational Communications and Marketing Statistics from Arizona State University.

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  Margaret Schugt

  Margaret Schugt

  Margaret Schugt, Senior Associate and lead writer at The Garvey Group, joined TGG in 2004 and is responsible for the direction, development and creation of all written collateral material, speeches and website language for the company’s roster of clients. Along with Ms. Garvey, she participates in the development of strategy to handle media issues and communications outreach.
  
  Most recently, Ms. Schugt has coordinated closely with Pepperdine University on their long-range campus development project. This included development of all written collateral and presentation materials. With Pepperdine, Ms. Schugt has written extensively for the public hearings and approval process leading to the unanimous approval of the project by the County of Los Angeles.
  
  Working with California based entertainment companies NBCUniversal and Disney |ABC Studios at The Ranch, on their long-term development and business goals, Ms. Schugt, helped create brand management campaigns and marketing outreach material that furthered business goals and resulted in thousands of registered supporters for each project respectively, a critical element in the public approval process.
  
  The extent of her work has made Ms. Schugt an invaluable member of the strategy team and Ms. Schugt has launched the public outreach materials for such companies and private institutions as Paramount Pictures, NBCUniversal, Pepperdine University, Hotel Bel-Air, Disney | ABC Studios at The Ranch, Hong Kong Disneyland and Westfield.
  
  Prior to joining The Garvey Group, Ms. Schugt taught Advanced Placement British and American Literature at St. Anthony High School in Long Beach and operated a freelance branding program to help new companies develop a distinct voice. Spanning the gambit, she has helped brand many companies including a specialty cookie company and one of the largest facilities management companies on the West Coast. She attended St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame Indiana and graduated with honors earning her degree in both Communications, specializing in Rhetorical Analysis, and Theatre, with additional minors in Art History and Italian.
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  AJ Mulhall

  AJ Mulhall

  A.J. Mulhall joined The Garvey Group in 2007 as a Project Manager, handling important initiatives for Fortune 500 companies and international entertainment leaders.
  
  Most recently Mr. Mulhall has managed the Universal Pictures Centennial Campaign, a worldwide celebration of Universal’s 100th Anniversary. This included the management and implementation of international press tours to the studio, working with UCLA and the American Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science to manage broad-scale film retrospectives of the most influential films in the company’s history, managing the joint effort first in-air film festival with American Airlines, and working with The White House and participating representatives to celebrate Universal’s national broadcast of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ with an introduction from President Barack Obama.
  
  Other projects managed include all of The Garvey Group’s work on websites and print material, with emphasis on website management and graphics placement for Disney | ABC Studios at The Ranch, NBCUniversal Evolution Plan and The Paramount Pictures Hollywood Project.
  
  Previous to his time with The Garvey Group, Mr. Mulhall attended Rhode Island College and was a Project Manager and Show Producer for Goddard Entertainment.