Staff Bios
David Hahn
Managing Director of Planned Television Arts
For the past 25 years David Hahn has counseled hundreds of clients, helping each one to develop their unique brand and execute an effective publicity campaign. Named Managing Director of Planned TV Arts (a division of Ruder Finn) in 2007, David oversees all of the agency's operations, including: Full-Service Book Publicity Campaigns, Satellite TV Tours, Morning Drive Radio Tours, Celebrity-Matching Services, Corporate Media Tours, and Online Marketing Services. He also continues to supervise PTA's award-winning Business Book Division.
Paul Schwartz
Vice President
Vice President in the Planned Television Arts (PTA) division of Ruder Finn, Paul began at PTA in 1991, and since joining the firm he has worked on and managed a variety of experts in the publishing and entertainment fields.
Deborah Kohan
Vice President
Director of PTA en Español
Deborah Kohan is Vice President and Director of PTA en Español at Planned Television Arts. Since joining PTA in 1994, Deborah has coordinated publicity campaigns for various health, consumer, and publishing clients including the Cleveland Clinic Press, Castle Connolly Medical (“America’s Top Doctors” Lists), Jewish National Fund, Jack Klugman, Janet Evanovich (St. Martin’s), Dean Koontz (Bantam), Sophie Kinsella (Dial), General Tommy Franks (Harper Collins), Senator John Edwards (Harper Collins) and several authors from Harlequin Publishers.
Kristin Clifford
Vice President, Director of Satellite TV
Kristin Clifford is Vice President, PTA Satellite and has been with PTA since 1994.
She advises clients on the pitch angles and visual elements for each project to achieve the best possible publicity in the highest number of target markets.
Sandy Trupp
Managing Director of PTA-DC & PTA Politics
As Managing Director of Planned Television Arts (PTA), DC a division of Ruder Finn, Sandy Trupp is responsible for creative strategies, new business and regional operations of the division. Her team develops media campaigns targeting national and local media for clients including spokespersons, celebrities, politicians, corporations and authors. Ms. Trupp also specializes in media training and publishing consultation.
Brian Feinblum
Chief Marketing Officer/Vice President
Brian Feinblum has been promoting best-selling authors, self-published books, motivational speakers, major businesses, leading non-profits, and influential trade associations since 1989. He currently serves as the Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President for Planned Television Arts.
Sharon Farnell
Director of PTA's Faith Division
Sharon Farnell is the Director of PTA's Faith Division where she works with Christian authors and publishers overseeing publicity campaigns for their religious-themed and general market titles. Since joining Planned Television Arts in 1997, Sharon has been instrumental in helping Christian publishers reach both the Christian and mainstream audience and has successfully placed her clients on Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, The View, Fox News Channel, CNN, 700 Club, The Hour of Power, as well as several national publications and radio shows.
Jared Sharpe
Director of PTA Finance & PTA Sports
Jared Sharpe is the Director of Planned Television Arts’ Finance and Sports divisions, overseeing all media outreach for experts in such fields as personal finance, investing, and real estate, as well as professional and collegiate sports.
Alexandra Kirsch
Social Media Manager
Alexandra Kirsch is the Social Media Manager at Planned Television Arts. Her expertise is in bridging the gap between author/brand and audience through new media ventures on blogs, Facebook, and Twitter.
Hillary Buckholtz
Publicity Manager
Hillary Buckholtz is a publicity manager at Planned Television Arts, a division of Ruder Finn. She is based in Washington, D.C. Her clients include National Geographic Society, Rodale Press, Penguin Press, Kaiser Permanente, The Women In Comedy Festival, The New York Arab American Comedy Festival, and The Amman Stand Up Comedy Festival.
Rick Frishman
Founder Planned Television Arts
Rick Frishman, the founder of Planned Television Arts, has been one of the leading book publicists in America for over 30 years.
