Proven leader Erin Culbert joins us as Vice President of Public Relations and General Manager

She adds admirable experience in crisis communications, issues management, high-stakes media relations, stakeholder engagement and public affairs.

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January 22, 2026
David Campbell
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Erin is a PR and communications pro with 20+ years in strategic counsel, reputation and issues management, crisis communications and media relations. She joins Chernoff Newman after a 15-year career at Duke Energy. There, she served as managing director of enterprise communications and digital media, leading teams that support the company’s top executives, including the CEO, CFO, investor relations, HR, technology, security, sustainability and legal, as well as internal communications, social media and brand journalism.

Prior to Duke Energy, she held communication roles at Charlotte Water and Catawba Lands Conservancy. The conservancy is a land trust in Charlotte that facilitates permanent land conservation. She was also a reporter for newspapers in Virginia and Ohio focusing on environmental, health and education issues. 

Erin earned the Public Relations Society of America’s Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) in 2008. She serves on the board of Digi-Bridge, a Charlotte non-profit dedicated to STEAM education. She’s also a graduate of Leadership Charlotte Class 44 and is proud to serve on its board of directors.

Erin’s hiring at Chernoff Newman is a real complement and enhancement to an already outstanding team of PR and issues management professionals. We look forward to her vision and insights making a real and positive difference for our clients.

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Chernoff Newman has deep category experience in agriculture, food and beverage, education and workforce development, energy, economic development, financial/insurance, healthcare and infrastructure. We design integrated marketing and strategic communications that are impactful, thought-provoking and influential. We marry ingenuity with business know-how to influence beliefs and behaviors for brands, companies and their many stakeholders. We influence attitude and inclination. We influence opinion and outcomes. And when needed, we also influence to quell contention.

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