MP&F Strategic Communications names Knight Stivender as partner in local marketing firm

Knight Stivender, marketing veteran and former Tennessean leadership member has been named a partner at MP&F Strategic Communications, a local public relations, marketing and advertising firm.

Stivender joined MP&F in 2018 as the first director of integrated marketing and data analytics and led a team representing a variety of clients including Log Still Distillery, Aegis Sciences Corporation, ADS Security, United Way of Middle Tennessee and the University of Tennessee.

“Knight began making a difference in this company from the first day she arrived,” said Jennifer Brantley, MP&F’s managing partner. “Her marketing and data expertise has proved invaluable to our clients and allowed us to build out our integrated marketing product.”

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From 1999-2014, Stivender worked in various leadership roles at The Tennessean and was part of a news team deemed a Pulitzer Prize finalist for their coverage of Nashville's historic 2010 flood.

Hailing from Middle Tennessee, Stivender grew up in Mt. Juliet and lives in Franklin with her family.

Arcelia Martin covers growth and development for the Tennessean, a part of The USA TODAY Network. Reach Arcelia at amartin1@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @arcelitamartin.

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