Velda Hughes, CEO

Velda has more than 35 years of experience in the media and public relations industry. She hails from a newspaper family that once owned four different newspapers in North and South Carolina. A graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Journalism, Velda started her media career at The Greenville News and continues to work with them today as their public relations agency. She then became a partner in a public relations and event firm for the next 15 years before starting Hughes Agency in 2001.

In the last 10 years, Velda has grown Hughes Agency to a staff of 10 and is one of the most recognized public relations, marketing and advertising firms in the Upstate. Velda brings to the team her unmatched networking capabilities and vast PR experience.