Our Team
Scott Barker talks with the news media during a client communications campaign.
Scott Barker, Principal, PathForward Communications – Scott is an accomplished senior-level public affairs practitioner with a successful track record in engaging key stakeholders at the national, state and local levels. With an approach that integrates social, earned, paid media and issue advocacy, Scott has successfully shaped public opinion and influenced policy outcomes on behalf of his clients. Recent successes include: increasing news media coverage of transportation safety issues in Washington state; creating digital and social media engagement strategies that mobilized more than 12,000 state voters to participate in a public issue campaign; developing a “real people” story campaign that built engagement with a client’s global rebranding effort, resulting in improved employee retention; and, building third-party engagement with a trade association’s issue advocacy campaign. Scott has experience working for state and national political campaigns, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and for corporate media relations and public affairs.
Shauna Vo Pulayya, Social Media Consultant and Graphic Design has 10+ years of marketing, communications and design experience in various industries including retail, finance, education and startup technology companies. She has increased clients’ footprints with growth strategies such as inbound marketing and brand awareness programs. In a previous role as Director of Content Marketing and Public Relations, she increased lead generation by 9,900%, blog views by 945% and maintained an average of 29% email open rate. Additionally, she played a key role in recruiting, hiring and training team members for roles in sales and marketing.
David Fry, Web Development and Technology Strategist, began building websites before the invention of graphical browsers, creating a text-based personal website on university servers in 1994. In 1999, Fry joined a political consulting company providing websites to major political figures and organizations. Moving to Hawaii in 2002, Fry went back into private practice before joining StarrTech Interactive, the state’s largest web development team. At StarrTech, he was the lead developer on projects for the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, KGMB and KHON, the Honolulu Advertiser and Hilton Hawaiian Village. Fry left StarrTech in 2007 to work as a Legislative Aide for Hawaii House Majority Leader Kirk Caldwell. In 2008, he formed Tanuki Interactive, quickly gaining traction with the hospitality industry. In 2018 Tanuki Interactive began a partnership with PathForward Communications, collaborating on government and non-profit organization web design, strategy and development.
Troy Browder, Videographer, is an Emmy Award winning Multi Media Production Specialist with a diverse background in the television production and film industries. He has extensive experience in producing, shooting, editing, and directing top quality and creative stories for TV, web and mobile devices while adhering to strict, pressurized deadlines. Browder brings more than 30 years of broadcast and production experience to the table.
Troy is hard working, always optimistic and creative. He strives to leave things better than he finds them. In the end, it's about telling a great story and having a lot fun while doing it.
Troy is hard working, always optimistic and creative. He strives to leave things better than he finds them. In the end, it's about telling a great story and having a lot fun while doing it.