Plexus Hired by Coast Guard, Barker Foundation, and AIM

Contact
Fred H. Hutchison

Date
February 7, 2000




Plexus Consulting Group, LLC
1620 Eye Street, NW
Suite 210
Washington, DC 20006
Phone:  202-785-8940
Fax:      202-785-8949
Email:   info@plexusconsulting.com

Plexus Consulting Group announced today that it has been retained by three leading non-profit and governmental organizations to offer strategic planning services:

U. S. Coast Guard	www.uscg.mil
The Barker Foundation	www.barkerfoundation.org
AIM	www.aimglobal.org

The Office of Governmental and Public Affairs of the U.S. Coast Guard retained Plexus to "develop and produce a Coast Guard Strategic Communications Plan that coordinates the development, delivery, evaluation and reporting of key Coast Guard communications." The Barker Foundation and AIM have retained Plexus to provide strategic planning assistance.

Steven M. Worth, President of Plexus, said: 'We are excited to be working with such a diverse group of clients. While the challenges each face are unique, they all recognize the importance of using the expertise of the Plexus strategic planning team to help guide them into the future. While there are many tasks that an organization can tackle with 'inside' talent, strategic planning is an area where skilled 'outside' practitioners - who have helped others in similar situations - can truly mean the difference between failure and success."

The Office of Governmental and Public Affairs of the U. S. Coast Guard was created in November 1998 as a result of a study of Service-wide communications issues. The Office's mission is to build appreciation for the value of the Service by participating in the development of policy and providing the Coast Guard with clear, coordinated and consistent internal and external communication.

The Barker Foundation is a non-profit social service agency with offices in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Barker was founded in 1945 as the nations first cooperative adoption agency. The Foundation has grown into a comprehensive adoption center, providing complete and caring service before, during, and after the adoption takes place. The Foundation's clients are an economically, racially, and socially diverse group of birth-parents, adopted children and adults, and adoptive parents

AIM, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the global trade association of providers and users of components, networks, systems and services that manage the collection and integration of data with information management systems. AIM is the worldwide authority on automatic identification, data collection, and networking in a mobile environment.

Plexus Consulting Group provides world-class consulting services at affordable rates. Our team of seasoned professionals assists associations, foundations, corporations, governments, and other organizations in the following primary practice areas:

• Communications
• Conference and Events Management
• Fundraising and Marketing
• Government Relations
• Information Technology
• International Business Services
• Knowledge Consulting
• Organization Management and Governance
• Strategic Planning
• Survey and Research Services

Plexus is an employee-owned firm, structured along lines of industry specialization. These industry groups include specialists from: aerospace and defense, financial services, healthcare, international, manufacturing, natural resources, professional services, and technology. Our consultants come from firms such as Andersen Consulting, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Deloitte & Touche, and SAIC. Many are multilingual and include nationals from three continents. We have affiliate offices in Brussels and Tokyo.

For additional information, contact: Fred H. Hutchison at: 202.785.8940 or visit our website at: www.plexusconsulting.com