Our senior team has more than 30 years of experience working with some of the most celebrated food & beverage products, chefs, restaurants, and cookbook authors in the industry (as well as the rising stars).
Tara Blazona kicked off her PR career in 2008 at San Francisco’s Rivera Public Relations where she worked with some of the city’s most talked-about restaurants. From there, she joined Kristen Green PR, a consultancy focused on winery and hospitality clients, where, in addition to working with many wineries in the Constellations brand portfolio, she branched out into book publicity. In 2011, she joined Postcard Communications, where she worked with emerging artisanal food and spirit companies, cookbooks, and over 30 restaurants – from the Bay Area to New York and beyond. In early 2015, she took a short break from PR to launch a furniture startup, BenchMade Modern, with her husband, Edgar. But just a year later, feeling the pull back to her true passion — food — Tara began working with Melissa Welles. In 2017, they launched Quoted PR with a keen focus on mission-driven brands, especially those dedicated to finding solutions to the climate crisis.
A true Southerner at heart (raised in Jackson, Mississippi) she has a deep appreciation for food history and culture and a passion for exploring regional and global cuisines. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication where she earned a degree in Public Relations.
Alexis Fraser is a social media marketing expert with a passion for strategic communications and digital marketing. Her passion for inspiring others via creative storytelling led her from a role as a media manager for Xbox’s social channels, to later joining the team at Quoted PR, where she helps lead public relations and social media campaigns, and spearheads IRL activations for a wide range of clients in the food + beverage industry. Born and raised in Sonoma County, Alexis has a special passion for the food and wine scene she’s been surrounded by. She is a graduate from University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication where she earned a degree in Advertising and Public Relations, and today lives in Santa Monica.
Kara O'Connor is a web designer and creative with a passion for digital marketing. Her clients have included Sons & Daughters and Madcap restaurants, along with many architects and musicians, and she worked in operations for Benefit Cosmetics prior to joining Quoted PR. With a degree in architecture and design from the University of California,Berkeley, she brings a unique perspective and creative approach to both user experience and graphic design.
An avid runner, swimmer, surfer, and sailor, with a special passion for the Bay Area’s food scene, Kara grew up in Hawaii, Texas, and Missouri. She moved to California to attend UC Berkeley, where she still resides.