Samantha DeRose works as Vice President at The McRae Agency in Scottsdale, Arizona, overseeing all Agency staff. She specializes in social media marketing, content marketing, email marketing, public relations and marketing communications in various industries, including retail, consumer products and business-to-business industries.

Samantha has worked with a variety of clients, including Solatube International, Skanska USA, Pinnacle Aviation, To Be Continued Consignment Boutique, Get Organized with Bridges + CO, Debbie Gaby Charities, The Junior League of Phoenix, The Southwest Shakespeare Company, Spinelli's Pizzeria and Vincent on Camelback; creating content, writing and distributing press releases, pitching feature stories, designing digital newsletters and growing and strengthening their social media channels.

She has secured coverage in local and national media, numerous consumer and trade magazines such as; My Renovation Magazine, Architect Magazine, Retrofit Magazine, Modern Luxury Magazine etc., and hit HGTV shows Love It or List It and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Samantha also works as the Fashion Editor for Trends Magazine in Scottsdale. You can read her “Samantha’s Favorite Finds” in each issue and catch her email marketing handy-work in each “Trends Chatter” digital newsletter.

Pro bono, she manages the social media and content development for non-profit, Read Better Be Better.

Samantha was awarded by The Arizona Republic “Who’s Next” as one of 23 young communications professionals helping Arizona find its voice, and was nominated by PeopleMaven as a Brilliant PR Expert Under 30 For 2018.

Samantha earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication with a minor in Public Relations and Strategic Communications from Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business.