Our Team
Ashley S. Hunter
Chief Executive Officer
E: ahunter@mpastrategies.com
Prior to starting MPA in 2011, she spent five years working for the largest association management and lobbying firm in the state. Ashley was selected for The State Newspapers “Top 20 Under 40ʺ in 2012 and named one of the 2018 Women of Influence by the Columbia Regional Business Report. She is the former Chairman of the Board for the Healing Families Foundation, a member of the Cayce Public Safety Foundation and a volunteer Guardian ad Litem for Richland County. As the former lobbyist for the Municipal Association of SC, and a certified Crisis Communications Manager, Ashley has a passion for seeing cities and organizations thrive. in 2021, Ashley was named an SC Phenom by the Columbia Regional Business Report.
Chief Executive Officer
E: ahunter@mpastrategies.com
Prior to starting MPA in 2011, she spent five years working for the largest association management and lobbying firm in the state. Ashley was selected for The State Newspapers “Top 20 Under 40ʺ in 2012 and named one of the 2018 Women of Influence by the Columbia Regional Business Report. She is the former Chairman of the Board for the Healing Families Foundation, a member of the Cayce Public Safety Foundation and a volunteer Guardian ad Litem for Richland County. As the former lobbyist for the Municipal Association of SC, and a certified Crisis Communications Manager, Ashley has a passion for seeing cities and organizations thrive. in 2021, Ashley was named an SC Phenom by the Columbia Regional Business Report.
Adrienne Patrick
Director of Development & Operations
E: apatrick@mpastrategies.com
Adrienne Patrick serves as our Director of Development and is a Certified Grants Writer. She assists our MPA clients with researching and applying for grants. She has successfully secured funds for numerous projects including city infrastructure, nonprofits and police department needs. Adrienne has years of experience in event planning and fund raising for both non-profits and political candidates, including serving as Governor David Beasley's Finance Director for his United States Senate Campaign. She was a journalism graduate of the University of Georgia and lives in Greenville with her three children.
Director of Development & Operations
E: apatrick@mpastrategies.com
Adrienne Patrick serves as our Director of Development and is a Certified Grants Writer. She assists our MPA clients with researching and applying for grants. She has successfully secured funds for numerous projects including city infrastructure, nonprofits and police department needs. Adrienne has years of experience in event planning and fund raising for both non-profits and political candidates, including serving as Governor David Beasley's Finance Director for his United States Senate Campaign. She was a journalism graduate of the University of Georgia and lives in Greenville with her three children.
Virginia Jacques
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
E: vjacques@mpastrategies.com
Virginia Jacques serves as the Director of Marketing and Public Relations at MPA. She assists clients with their digital strategy, social media content, press releases, videography and photography, advertising, web design and big picture ideas and promotions. Virginia was a Public Relations major and former division 1 college soccer player from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Virginia has years of experience in marketing, public relations campaigns, and social media strategy. Virginia is also a part-time soccer trainer and lives in Columbia with her Husband, Ben and Golden Retriever Pup, Archie. Virginia has a passion for bringing creativity into brands.
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
E: vjacques@mpastrategies.com
Virginia Jacques serves as the Director of Marketing and Public Relations at MPA. She assists clients with their digital strategy, social media content, press releases, videography and photography, advertising, web design and big picture ideas and promotions. Virginia was a Public Relations major and former division 1 college soccer player from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Virginia has years of experience in marketing, public relations campaigns, and social media strategy. Virginia is also a part-time soccer trainer and lives in Columbia with her Husband, Ben and Golden Retriever Pup, Archie. Virginia has a passion for bringing creativity into brands.
Cayci Banks
Director of Communications
E: cbanks@mpastrategies.com
A South Carolina native, Cayci is the former Director of Communications for a statewide non‐profit. She holds a B.A. in Communications from Newberry College and is a graduate of the United Way of the Midlands Blueprint for Leadership program. She is also a Certified Grant Writer and puts together the monthly publication of the South Carolina Purchasing and Procurement Digest. With an eye on creativity and branding, she also provides Style & Branding Guides for MPA clients. Cayci lives in Chapin with her husband and four children and teaches public relations part time at Newberry College.
Director of Communications
E: cbanks@mpastrategies.com
A South Carolina native, Cayci is the former Director of Communications for a statewide non‐profit. She holds a B.A. in Communications from Newberry College and is a graduate of the United Way of the Midlands Blueprint for Leadership program. She is also a Certified Grant Writer and puts together the monthly publication of the South Carolina Purchasing and Procurement Digest. With an eye on creativity and branding, she also provides Style & Branding Guides for MPA clients. Cayci lives in Chapin with her husband and four children and teaches public relations part time at Newberry College.