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Steve Schulkens, president of Schulkens Communications is a dynamic, public relations professional, who has devoted his entire life to all facets of the communications industry.

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Schulkens served 13 years at the Audubon Nature Institute where he was a key player in the dramatic turnaround of Audubon Zoo and a dominant force in the development, fundraising, marketing, opening and expansion of the world-renowned Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, which opened in 1990 to a record 2.3 million visitors.

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Prior to establishing his own company, Schulkens served as a senior account executive for The Ehrhardt Group, overseeing the overall direction, management, and planning for the marketing of The World War II Museum, recognized as America's leading military museum.

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Schulkens has received numerous professional awards including a Silver Anvil award from the Public Relations Society of America for his public relations and marketing efforts for the Zoo and Aquarium. Other awards include Addy awards from the Advertising Club of New Orleans for best television spot for the Zoo and Aquarium, best external publication for the Audubon Nature Institute and best Consumer Ad for the Audubon Zoo. Schulkens has addressed scores of civic, community and professional organizations as keynote speaker including the Louisiana Broadcasters Association, the national American Marketing Association as well as many local and regional Kiwanis Clubs, Rotary Clubs and other civic organizations.

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Schulkens graduated from Jesuit High School in 1978 and Loyola University New Orleans in 1982, where he majored in Communications and Political Science.