Liz is the creative force behind Thompson & Bender’s success and oversees all aspects of its advertising, integrated marketing, special events, public relations, and strategic planning initiatives. Liz began her career with Gannett Suburban Newspapers (now The Journal News) and rose to the position of vice president of marketing for Gannett’s entire 10 newspaper group. At Thompson & Bender, Liz has managed a diverse number of award-winning public relations and marketing programs for clients from the public and private sectors, including: the planning and event production for Westchester Magazine’s Wine & Food Festival; publicity and marketing for real estate developers/projects the Cappelli Organization, Ginsburg Development Companies, Simone Development, Wilder Balter; for economic development agencies the City of Yonkers; for non for profit organizations ArtsWestchester, United Way of Westchester & Putnam, Westchester Parks Foundation, Nonprofit Westchester; for educational institutions the Charter School of Educational Excellence, Iona University, Manhattanville College, Westchester Community College, and the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York; for the Business Council of Westchester; and for the grand openings of The Westchester in White Plains, The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester, and the Shops & Marketplace at Grand Central Terminal.

In 2010, Liz was named one of Westchester’s “Power Dozen” by 914 INC magazine, received the “Woman of Leadership and Excellence Award” in 2012 from Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, and has been included in the Westchester Power 50 and 100 by City & State for four consecutive years. Liz is active in numerous community and professional organizations and serves on the boards of many organizations, including the Business Council of Westchester, the Hudson River Museum, the Charter School of Educational Excellence, and the Westchester Parks Foundation. Liz is the former president of the Westchester/Fairfield Chapter of PRSA and the Advertising Club of Westchester.

Outside the office… As a young woman, Liz competed in scholarship pageants and was crowned Miss Westchester, Miss Rockland County and Miss Bergen County. Liz then went on to win the title of Miss New Jersey, and she represented the state in the Miss America Pageant. Liz resides in Croton-on-Hudson with her husband, Geoff, and their adorable dog, Molly.