Hinson LTD Public Relations provides expert public relations counsel to many of Central Ohio’s strongest brands, particularly in the areas of real estate development, retail and related businesses. We are a boutique agency with decades of experience in developing proactive and crisis communication programs that help elevate and define brands. The multitalented associates of Hinson Ltd have extensive experience in retail, real estate development and the restaurant sector, which combine to represent a significant share of the firm’s clientele. View our Client List
Founder and President
Lisa Hinson is president and founder of Hinson Ltd Public Relations, a boutique agency she launched in 1999 that serves a multitude of clients in the real estate development, retail and related sectors. With over 30 years in media relations, community relations, marketing and event management, Hinson has provided services to leading businesses and organizations throughout central Ohio.
Hinson serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations including The James Cancer Hospital Foundation Board and The Ohio State University Foundation Board. She is also a trustee of Otterbein University and a former board member and chair of Experience Columbus, which promotes regional travel and tourism. She is a recently appointed board member for The Columbus Metropolitan Club and vice chair of The Hinson Family Foundation, a supporting organization of The Columbus Foundation.
Hinson co-founded Girls with Gears, a grassroots peloton that has raised over $1.4 million for cancer research at The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research at The Ohio State University through its annual participation in Pelotonia.
She received the Kent Clapp Medical Mutual CEO Leadership Award for Community Service, was designated a YWCAWoman of Achievement and received the United Way of Central Ohio’s Bob Crane Sr. Young Philanthropist Award.
Previous board service includes The Columbus Foundation, Columbus School for Girls, The Columbus Symphony Orchestra, New Albany Children’s Ballet Theater, The Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts and Directions for Youth and Families.
Hinson is a resident of New Albany, Ohio and is married to residential real estate agent Alan Hinson.
Senior Account Manager
Rochelle joined Hinson Ltd in March of 2017 following a 20-year career in television news production. Her career began as a producer in Cleveland before moving to New York City to work as a producer for CBS News. Rochelle eventually returned to the buckeye state and served as executive producer of special projects at WBNS in Columbus, Ohio. Throughout her 12 years in the Columbus market, she managed major projects and community events as well as specials and brand initiatives. Her media career includes producing interviews with the President, traveling to Cuba to bring stories to the U.S., and booking national news guests for CBS News. Rochelle also currently serves as an adjunct professor at Capital University, instructing a weekly CapTV course focusing on video production, media writing and social media marketing.
Special Events Manager
Kelley Chretien joined the Hinson Ltd team in 2012. Chretien graduated from The Ohio State University and earned a master’s degree in immunology from Wright State University. She started working in medical research before creating an entrepreneurial career in retail.
Chretien owned and managed a stationery, printing and personalized gift business that included multiple storefronts, online sales and event planning services. With Hinson Ltd, she leverages her proven event planning and fundraising experience as well as deep involvement with community organizations, including board membership with the Junior League and the Childhood League Center. She lives in Powell, Ohio.
Account Manager
Holly St. Myer joined Hinson Ltd in 2021 after serving as director of development and public relations for I KNOW I CAN. She also worked in Washington, D.C. as executive assistant to former U.S. Congresswoman Deborah Pryce and as a corporate marketing associate for an international think tank, The Advisory Board Company. Her early career included public relations and marketing roles at The Limited, Inc. and Battelle.
St. Myer received a bachelor of arts degree in foreign affairs from The University of Virginia. A Worthington, Ohio, resident, St. Myer has been active as a volunteer for the Worthington City School District and served on the board of Drug Safe Worthington.
St. Myer has a daughter at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, a son at Miami University and a son in high school. She also has a passion for photography and operates a small photography business.
Special Projects Consultant
With more than 30 years of experience consulting with leading brands around the world, Dean Oblonsky is a valued partner in event production and management. His experience spans retail, fashion and philanthropy, with a particular emphasis on talent and dignitary management.
Since, 2002, Oblonsky has been a regular consultant to Hinson Ltd, helping with a variety of events for clients including Nationwide Children’s Hospital, New Albany Community Foundation and more. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.