Meet the Attain Team

All-Star PR and marketing veterans devoted to helping you achieve success.

Lorraine Kauffman-Hall

Lorraine Kauffman-Hall

Principal

Lorraine Kauffman-Hall has nearly 20 years of management, marketing and public relations experience working with both start-up and Fortune 1000 companies.

At Attain, Lorraine provides strategic consulting to select clients and guides the firm’s business development and long-term vision. She has worked with numerous technology and financial services companies, such as First Data, Certicom (acquired by Research in Motion), and Bharosa (acquired by Oracle), to set industry agenda, establish thought leadership, launch companies and products, and navigate obstacles.

Valerie Driessen

Valerie Driessen

Principal

Valerie Driessen has over 15 years of marketing services and management experience, with an extensive background in Internet and strategic marketing.

At Attain, Valerie provides strategic consulting to start ups and established high-tech companies and guides the firm’s client services and operations. She has successfully spearheaded strategic marketing programs for a wide range of high-tech companies, such as First Data, Agiliance and Wisegate. She brings to our clients a distinctive mix of strategic, technical and creative expertise to help them tell the right story to the people who matter.

Attain was founded by industry veterans who are passionate about marketing and maintaining a respected, well run company. Over the years we’ve built a team of strategic, creative and marketing professionals to help us deliver on our vision – and we feel honored to work with such a talented and dedicated group.

Rita Mailheau

Rita Mailheau

Media relations, copy writer

Rita has over 10 years of technology marketing experience with a strong background in content creation and relationship building within the infosecurity industry. She maintains relationships with many infosecurity industry influencers and is coveted for her writing and campaign management skills.

Heidi Anspaugh

Heidi Anspaugh

Social media, digital marketing

Heidi has over 15 years of experience in the tech industry—working with global brands, like Microsoft, DocuSign, and FICO, as well as tech startups. She‘s passionate about building result-driven social media programs and passionate, engaged online communities.

Phil Kavanaugh

Phil Kavanaugh

Public relations, account management

Phil is the master of managing PR programs, calendars, reporting and other tactical responsibilities. He keeps us on task and provides critical analysis of program results using news tracking and metrics reporting tools.

Charlotte Chang

Charlotte Chang

Creative design

Charlotte is a talented designer and a strategic asset, who is known for her ability to deliver projects that are visually compelling and make the point crystal clear. She has over 17 years of creative and management experience with start-up, high-tech, and established mid-size companies.