"Mary is a dedicated and passionate professional who consistently generates unique opportunities and creative solutions for our public
relations needs.
Our partnership with
her has been a wonderful experience and a worthy
investment - one that has gotten us great results. She has given us the confidence to move our business forward."

Angela Amoroso
Founder
Scripps Performing
Arts

About Us

Principal
Mary E. Schmidt-Krebs, APR

Mary E. Schmidt-Krebs, APR, is owner/principal of MESA Integrated Marketing, Inc., a full-service public relations, marketing communications and promotions company.

An award-winning public relations professional, Ms. Schmidt-Krebs’ professional experience includes successful corporate, agency, non-profit and consultant public relations and marketing communications programming. Since founding her consultancy in 1998, she has personally planned, organized and managed communications programs for a diverse set of clients on local, regional and national levels. Her agency and corporate experience includes working for clients and companies in the consumer, business-to-business, franchise, restaurant, theme park, agricultural, software technology, sporting goods, health care, travel and telecommunications industries.

Previously, Ms. Schmidt-Krebs worked with many well-known corporate entities including Mail Boxes Etc., Your Office USA, Peregrine Systems, Porter-Novelli Public Relations, MADD and the American Cancer Society. Her work there included representing companies and clients to local, national and international print and broadcast media outlets, strategic planning, special event planning, public affairs, A/V production, promotions, training, investor relations, trade show development and collateral material production.

Ms. Schmidt-Krebs was honored as the 2010 Deborah Baker Public Relations Professional of the Year at the Edward L. Bernays Mark of Excellence awards. The award was presented by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter, at its annual awards banquet. Over the years, she has earned various professional awards including numerous Edward L. Bernays awards from the San Diego County Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and a LULU Award of Excellence from the Los Angeles Advertising Women. She was named Instructor of the Year in 1997 at CSU Long Beach for the University College and Extension Services.

A current board member, Ms. Schmidt-Krebs previously served an 18-month term as president of the San Diego County Chapter of PRSA which boasts more than 300 members locally. In 1999, she earned her accreditation in public relations from PRSA and is now serving her third three-year term as a national assembly delegate for the San Diego County chapter. Previously, Ms. Schmidt-Krebs served a two-year term as treasurer for the PRSA Western District board, a 5-state region, and now sits on the board. In 2002, she chaired the District and was a member of the PRSA National Nominating Committee.  She is a past professional advisor to the SDSU chapter of PRSSA, the local student chapter of PRSA. Ms. Schmidt-Krebs served as co-chair to the local chapter’s 50th Anniversary planning committee.

Ms. Schmidt-Krebs is a member of the Marketing Public Relations Advisory Board for Alliant International University and the San Diego MADD Advisory Council. From 2001 - 2005, she served a five-year term on the board of the State of California’s Physician’s Assistant Committee and chaired the group’s Education and Public Affairs Sub-Committee. From 1985 - 2000, Ms. Schmidt-Krebs was the marketing program developer/coordinator and an instructor to the University College and Extension Services at CSU Long Beach. In addition, from 1998–2000 she taught courses in public relations at the University of California at San Diego Extension Services.

Ms. Schmidt-Krebs earned a bachelor’s degree from CSU Long Beach, with a double major in journalism and sociology and an emphasis in public relations. She also attended CSU Fullerton where she took graduate level courses in communications..