Paulette Brown-Hinds, PhD/Managing Partner and Chief Strategist

She earned her PhD in English Literature with an emphasis in African-American Literature & Culture from the University of California, Riverside, and has taught at various universities throughout the country including the University of Cincinnati, Pomona College, CSU San Bernardino, University of Redlands, and UC Riverside.

She is currently an adjunct faculty member in the Department of English and Communications Studies at LaSierra University in Riverside. As an expert in ethnic media Dr. Brown-Hinds is often asked to participate in forums on ethnic media for various trade and academic organizations including: New America Media, West Coast Black Publishers Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, the Aspen Institute for Communications and Media, and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism Diversity Workshops. She is the founding director of the Inland Empire Ethnic Media Project, a partnership between the Black Voice Foundation, University of California Riverside, Center for Ideas and Society, and New America Media.

The firm has been hired by a number of key California candidates, initiatives, government agencies, and companies including: Schwarzenegger 2006; Siebert Brandford Shank & Co (public finance specialists and number one ranked minority-owned investment banking firm in the US); First Lady Maria Shriver's WE CONNECT Campaign; Coalition to Protect California's Budget & Economy 06; the California Department of Insurance; Morongo Band of Mission Indians/Together California Campaign; Westly for Governor 2006, and Wilmer Amina Carter for Assembly. Under Dr. Brown-Hinds' direction BPCMediaWorks has assisted the California Black Media with a number of legislative and political briefings; negotiated statewide advertising buys, and proposed and implemented organizational strategy.

Corey Washington/Media Relations Specialist

Corey Washington, a journalism graduate from California State University, Long Beach, joined BPC MediaWorks after serving with several publications for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group and The Business Press, operated by the Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California. Washington's background includes: business, technology and civic government reporting, as well as online news production. As a media relations specialist for BPC MediaWorks, Washington's journalism experience brings a sharp perspective of media strategy and outreach that news publications seek to attract their audiences.

Anna Wenger/Project Director

Anna Wenger has had a long and varied career in project management, event planning, and office systems development for Brown Publishing Company, Guidant, Creative Labs, and Exar Integrated Circuits. She also brings her experience as an entrepreneur and owner of the fashion design and mail order business Onnahas to her position with BPC MediaWorks. As project director she is responsible for implementing and coordinating all projects and campaigns for BPC MediaWorks’ clients. In her current position she outlines goals and action items, oversees timelines, and tracks progress on each campaign with professionalism and attention to detail. As a published writer and marketing specialist, Wenger brings a wealth of media knowledge and expertise to the project team.

Chris Allen/CT Graffix Design Studio, Creative Director

Chris Allen, a graduate from California Baptist University in Riverside, has a Bachelor Degree in Fine Art and a diploma in Graphic Design/Computer Graphics from Platt College. He teamed up with BPC MediaWorks after taking the entrepreneurial spirit and starting his own design studio. With experience in graphic design, sales/marketing and office management, Chris brings his artistic flair and business knowledge to an already talented project team.

James Sweeney/JD, Business Development Director

Mr. James Sweeney is a principal of James Sweeney & Associates of Sacramento, CA; a governmental relations and business consulting firm. Mr. Sweeney was appointed to the State Council on Mentally Ill Offenders by prior California Governor Gray Davis (Democrat) and is retained by the current Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican). Mr. Sweeney is an equity owner of 1st Federal Financial Services, LLC which has successfully processed over $110 million in transactions within Alameda County over the last two years. He is also a principal in GMMG, a Washington, D.C. governmental relations and lobbying firm. He is a seasoned executive with over 35 years of government, public policy, business and economic development experience with an emphasis on new and emerging businesses.

Since 1981, Mr. Sweeney has evaluated, selected, reviewed and implemented projects inclusive of housing, business development, and publicprivate partnerships exceeding several billion dollars. He is a founding stockholder in Revere Bank, an organization located in Maryland; this bank is designed to work with and assist the banking needs of small, mid-size and emerging businesses in the Maryland-D.C. area. He is an honors graduate of UC Riverside, having majored in Political Science, Black Studies and Sociology. He also attended UC Davis School of Law and graduated from Humphrey’s School of Law, earning a Juris Doctorate. He is currently an adjunct professor at the National Fair Housing Training Academy in Washington, D.C.