Our Team

Kara Pound

Owner, Founder

Born and raised in Connecticut, Kara moved to St. Augustine, Florida, in 2004 to attend Flagler College, where she graduated with a B.A. in communications focused on print journalism. After working for more than a decade as a professional writer for notable publications throughout the region, Kara took a Director of Communications position at a craft distillery, where she fell in love with marketing and public relations. Needing more flexibility in her work-life balance, Kara left the distillery to start her own public relations firm. Old City Public Relations was established in the summer of 2017 and has been growing with lightning speed since taking root in the Nation’s Oldest City. Kara loves cooking for her friends and family, snuggling with her rescue pup, Buddy, and spending as much time as possible in her happy place, the Green Mountains in Vermont. 

Kim Brown

Director of Communications

Kim was born and raised in a small coast town in Massachusetts known for clams, witches, and pillow lace. She journeyed south to St. Augustine, Florida, in 1999 to attend Flagler College. After earning her B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Anthropology, she took the waterway less traveled and started an early career as a tall ship sailor, where she fell in love with the marketing and communications side. She did stints in tourism and municipal government, expanding her skills to include crisis communications, graphic design, and video editing. Craving more time with her family, she started freelancing with Old City Public Relations and came on full-time in 2024. She’s obsessed with her family and is always planning their next adventure.

Marie Hough

Content Specialist

Marie hails from the land of bluegrass and bluer mountains. Raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, she relocated to St. Augustine in 2022 after completing her B.A. in Psychology at the University of Tennessee (Go Vols!). After teaching, nannying,  and working as a personal assistant, she discovered an affinity for content creation and project management. As a Grade A organizer, Marie excels at developing meticulous content calendars for clients and flexing her creative side in crafting digital material.  She truly keeps the OCPR engine running! Out of the office, Marie loves spending time outside, soaking up the sunshine and exploring all that St. Augustine has to offer. 

Things we love…

seafood
towers

rescue chihuahuas

green mountains

folk art

florida
fruit
trees