The Rossman Group operates as a full service public relations firm in Lansing, Michigan. We specialize in issues management, media consulting, litigation communication, community relations, ballot initiatives, and crisis communication for local, statewide, national, and international clients. The firm's established tradition of excellence has been recognized with awards locally, regionally and nationally. The Rossman Group is one of only a handful of independent public relations firms in the country to win two Silver Anvil awards - the highest award in the public relations industry - in a single year. The Rossman Group also received the "Best of Show" award from PRSA in 2009. The Rossman Group was also voted the most effective firm in Lansing for the third year in a row in 2009. The results are from a MIRS-EPIC/MRA Insider Survey, which was e-mailed to well over 1,000 lawmakers, lobbyists, association executives and executive branch officials over a three-week period. Kelly Rossman-McKinney, who founded the firm in 1988, has been recognized as one of Michigan's Most Influential Women and selected as one of the top 25 women business owners by the National Association of Women Business Owners. In 1999, the Lansing State Journal named her one of "100 People to Watch This Century." Kelly Rossman-McKinney was also voted the single most effective public relations professional in Lansing in 2004, 2006, and 2009. The Rossman Group also proudly produces the Michigan Legislators' Guide to Lobbyists & Reporters.