Ashley Hamik

A Bay Area native, Ashley's love of good food & great wine began early on when she orchestrated the flow of the dining room at the renowned John Ash & Co restaurant in her hometown of Santa Rosa, where she later relaunched The Sandman Hotel, now recognized by Conde Nast Traveler and Sunset Magazine.

As Principle and Founder of Ashley Hamik Communications, she handles public relations and media strategy for the hospitality industry.

Ashley graduated from San Francisco State University with a BA in Communication Studies in 2008 and planted her feet firmly in the lifestyle scene, with positions at 944 Magazine and San Francisco Magazine, where she gained editorial, marketing and special events experience.

She went on to work at two hospitality PR firms: first on the restaurant marketing team at SF-based Andrew Freeman & Co, where clients included national Kimpton Restaurants, E&O Trading Company, and the David Burke Group. It was here that she honed her skills in digital marketing, event production, and developing tactics to drive sales. Eventually a position arose at Wagstaff Worldwide, a premier hospitality public relations agency with offices worldwide, where clients included The Absinthe Group, Foreign Cinema, and Silverado Resort & Spa.

Seeking experience in-house with a restaurant group, Ashley accepted a position as Public Relations Manager for celebrity Chef Charlie Palmer, where she oversaw public relations, marketing, event production, social media, strategic partnerships, and advertising/digital marketing campaigns for the West Coast hotels and restaurants.

In order to further develop her business acumen and managerial skills, Ashley became an Account Supervisor at Bread & Butter PR. It was here that she led the charge on running a profitable office serving dual roles as supervisor and director for an extended period overseeing the San Francisco team, securing marquee new business clients, managing hotel and restaurant openings, and securing national media placements such as Conde Nast Traveler, Robb Report, Esquire, Sunset Magazine, Food & Wine, Coastal Living, New York Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times, to name a few.

Clients included Thomas Keller and Wolfgang Puck via MasterClass, Cypress Grove, the PlumpJack Group and the award-winning Timber Cove Resort. She considers many members of the media her friends and takes her client success seriously.