Senior Account Executive
Huy Vo brings nearly 10 years of experience in public relations, writing and editing for print and online media, and special events promotions. Since joining the agency, he has spearheaded the public relations efforts of the annual Made in Hawaii Festival, Honolulu Family Festival at Magic Island, and Ko Olina Taste at Kapolei, and provided strategic communications counsel for clients such as Hawaiian Host, Market City Shopping Center, and others. He currently leads the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s (HTA) Post-Arrival Promotional Campaign for Hawaii’s Festivals & Events, marketing more than 100 events statewide.
Prior to joining the agency, Vo worked at Hawaii Business through the Society of Professional Journalists - Hawaii Chapter internship program, where he generated more than 30 print and online stories. He produced and edited more than 40 online stories for Media-Hi, Inc.’s travel and tourism website, www.aloha-hawaii.com. He also worked at PRWorks and at the University of Oregon, where he wrote and edited communications and media pieces for the university’s Media Relations Department.
Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Vo graduated from McKinley High School and earned his journalism degree in news/editorial and magazine and minor in Japanese language from the University of Oregon. He is conversant in Vietnamese language.
Vo is currently completing his Certified Festival and Event Executive (CFEE) program, which is sponsored by the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) and HTA.
In 2011, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Hawaii Chapter named him the Hokupa‘a Young Public Relations Professional of the Year. Vo has garnered Koa Hammer Awards from PRSA for his work in the Consumer Marketing and Media Relations categories. He currently serves on the PRSA Hawaii Board of Directors as Koa Anvil Awards Chair and has also contributed pro bono work to the McKinley High School Foundation and Society of Professional Journalists - Hawaii Chapter.
