Debra Locker Griffin

About Debra

Debra Locker Griffin provides big-city caliber public relations with small-town charm by applying the same inquisitive spirit that served her so well in television news journalism. Her three-plus decades of professional excellence have put her in the absolute vanguard of her field.

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Based in Kentucky, Debra’s company - the Debra Locker Group - is an award-winning boutique agency specializing in the lifestyle, spa, travel, spirits, and wellness markets, and is a constant champion for female entrepreneurs.

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Debra founded DLG in 2008 after working in corporate public relations and having a successful career in TV news. The company has been chosen five times as the best PR firm in Louisville by the readers of LEO Weekly, and the editors of Louisville Business First named Debra one of 20 people to know in Advertising, PR, and Marketing.
 

Prior to launching DLG, Debra was the Public Relations Director for the International SPA Association. Ingrained in the spa industry since 2001, Debra received the 2020 Women in Wellness PR & Marketing Award from American Spa.
 

Before beginning her PR career, Debra was a reporter and producer at TV stations throughout the Southeast.

Debra’s free time is spent traveling, gardening, working out and trying new restaurants. She is married to her college sweetheart, is mom to an incredible son who is a freshman at the University of Illinois, and is a fur mom to a vivacious Great Pyrenees/Border Collie mix.