Valsin Marmillion

President/ CEO
Marmillion & Company

Valsin Marmillion is recognized as one of the top campaign strategists in the country. He founded Marmillion + Company Strategic Communications (MCo) in 1989 and partnered with Rannah Gray in 2003 to form Marmillion/Gray Media.

Prior to forming Hunt/Marmillion, he was manager of public information for Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) in Los Angeles. Before joining ARCO, he was in congressional service in Washington, D.C. where he served on the staffs of the late Senator Allen J. Ellender, Senator Elaine S. Edwards, and Congressman Burt Talcott and as Chief of Staff for then Congressman John B. Breaux.

Under Mr. Marmillion's leadership MCo has emerged as one of the nation's premiere marketing and communications firms with offices in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Current and recent clients include the State of Louisiana, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Association of Counties, the American Psychological Association, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, IBM, Verizon, and UCLA.

He has led several ambitious public education campaigns for various clients: American Psychological Association (Talk to Someone Who Can Help); UCLA, (Where Great Futures Begin); National Association of Counties, (Counties Serve America); the National Endowment for the Arts, (The American Canvas); National Association of Elementary School Principals, (Our Children, Our Schools, Our Future); National Conference of State Legislatures, (The Forum for America's Ideas); the J. Paul Getty Trust, for the Arts Education Partnership, (Arts Literacy for Changing America); and for the State of Louisiana (America's WETLAND: Campaign to Save Coastal Louisiana).

Many of his campaigns have earned recognition for their groundbreaking work in bringing challenging issues to the public. Most recently, MCo won the Best Public Service Campaign of 2006 from the PR News NonProfit Awards for MCo's work with America's WETLAND. MCo has also won two prestigious Silver Anvil awards, from PRSA and many other national awards for its work including Tellys, Pollies, Communicator, and Videographer.

Mr. Marmillion has served as executive producer for numerous programs including several features developed for Discovery and The Learning Channel. His production work has garnered several awards including: the prestigious Pollie Award from the American Association of Political Consultants and the Platinum Award from the League of American Communications Professionals.

Mr. Marmillion is a Louisiana native and graduate of Northwestern State University in Louisiana.