Stefanie Hopkins

Stefanie is the founder and managing director of Faith PR with over 15 years of PR and marketing experience. German-born Stef is a modern languages graduate who fell in love with communications. She started her career in the industry at McCann Erikson Leeds working on behalf of Bentley Motors before beginning a PR role at full-service agency JDA. In recent years, Stef has won several awards for herself as well as Faith PR, including Forward Ladies SME Emerging, Yorkshire Women of Achievement and 42 under 42.

Tom Coates

Tom started his career in the media industry as a sports journalist, before branching out into public relations, marketing and copywriting. In more recent years, he has developed his skillset to include digital disciplines like web design, digital design and SEO. He has delivered award-winning PR campaigns on behalf of some of the UK’s biggest brands, including Ladbrokes, Asda and Ebuyer.

Carl Hopkins

Carl Hopkins has over 30 years’ experience in marketing, advertising and branding as well as business ownership. His career began as a junior designer for direct marketing agency JDA and went on to become managing director, before selling the business he had increased turnover from £9.6 million to £19.4 million. Over his career, Carl has been voted the 35th most influential marketer outside of London by readers of The Drum magazine, Man of the Year in 2015 by Network She and Business Person of the Year in 2015 by Brighouse Echo.

Emily Raleigh

As a former modern language graduate, Emily fell into the world of PR by chance when she accepted an admin role straight out of university at a Bradford-based agency. She went on to work her way up the ranks after falling in love with the industry that combined her writing and creative skills. Following a brief stint living in Spain, she worked for a London-based integrated agency where she managed the Leeds PR team, focusing predominantly on health and education clients.

Gill Bowker

After completing a degree in engineering, Gill decided on a different path, accepting a job with an award-winning Manchester-based public relations consultancy. Gill worked with consumer, B2B and lifestyle brands, helping to develop and implement their PR strategies. Her work with Faith PR will see her strengthening and creating long-lasting relationships and implementing strategies for a wide variety of clients.

Matthew Fraser

A PR graduate with more than 5 years’ experience in the industry, Matthew has worked in several traditional and digital PR agencies across the Yorkshire and Manchester regions. Cutting his teeth on a range of national PR accounts including Marks & Spencer, Westfield, University of Law, and ScS. He loves getting to really understand a client and then using that knowledge to help raise awareness through creative campaigns.

Tom Alderson

Tom graduated in 2012 from the University of Hull with a degree in politics and international studies, and previously spent several years working in management within the NHS. After working for the last two years at Jaywing in Leeds, he progressed up to a senior role in the PR space, combining his knowledge of the industry with experience in delivering high-quality services, while building trusting, long-lasting relationships with clients, and joins Faith ready to expand on this further.

Joe Clarke

Joe graduated in 2015 from the Staffordshire University with a degree in creative writing and film and began his career in the sector in internal PR and communications before moving onto develop expertise in social media strategy while living in Melbourne, Australia. Having recently returned to Staffordshire University to complete a master’s degree in political philosophy, he brings a wealth of professional and life experience to the Faith team.

Abigail Henderson

Abigail joined the Faith team in March 2019 after graduating from Leeds Beckett University with a BA (Hons) in journalism. Having spent a work placement at Faith the previous year, Abigail developed a passion for PR and social media so when the opportunity to join the team on a permanent basis arose, she jumped at it. Starting as a junior manager, Abigail works on content, PR and social media for a range of clients while supporting senior team members on various tasks, from sector research to creating media lists.

Rebecca Bamford

Rebecca has completed a postgraduate degree in PR and strategic communications. As part of her master’s course, Rebecca spent time as an intern at Faith PR. So, when managing director Stefanie Hopkins offered her a permanent position, she jumped at the chance to join the team full-time.

Nicole Jowett

Nicole joined the team as the agency’s first apprentice, studying Business and Administration at Kirklees College. Following her qualification, she joined the team full-time as Administration Assistant. Since then, she has gone on to take the next step in her career by gaining a qualification in bookkeeping. Nicole is responsible for providing administrative support for all members of the team as well as the daily handling of financial accounts. She is committed to providing a professional and friendly service, while making sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes.

Remembering Kirsty Perkins

On 14 September, Kirsty – our social media and digital lead – died suddenly and unexpectedly at home. She was a much-loved, talented, loyal and valued member of Faith PR who made an impression from day one when she joined as an intern in 2014. She quickly grew to become an important member of the team and forged a unique and niche role for herself, taking the lead on all things social media and digital. We will miss her so much and her legacy at Faith will always live on.

We’re rasing money to support Kirsty’s young family: 30 for Kirsty