MEET YOUR EXPERT PR & DIGITAL BRAND BUILDERS

At Modern Currency, we let our individuality & ‘human design’ shine, where each seasoned PR practitioner and strategic Digital marketing team member across Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver & the East Coast brings their own patina to the table: a senior-led and highly strategic approach to thoughtful brand-building and game-changing media and digital relations.

Meghan Patke

PRESIDENT & CHIEF STRATEGIST

An old soul with a young heart, and a self-professed “citizen of the world,” agency president and chief strategist Meghan Patke’s love of travel, adventure, and exploring the farthest corners of the world began at a young age, globe-trotting with her family to far-flung locales and experiencing new cultures, cuisines, and ways of thinking that have shaped her sense of self, work ethic, drive, & passion for life.

Honored as a PR News ‘Industry Innovator’, Meghan Patke opened the venerable luxury travel & hospitality PR agency, Modern Currency PR in 2017, where she leads a dynamic team of seasoned communications & digital marketing strategists, setting the industry standard with quick-witted—and fast-paced—hospitality PR & digital marketing campaigns for best-in-class luxury travel & hospitality clients across the industry.

Specializing in boutique hotel properties, luxury destinations & resorts, iconic lifestyle brands, renowned culinary personalities & future-making travel and aviation visionaries, Meghan excels at media relations with over 20 years of PR experience under her belt. Conceptualizing out-of-the-box campaigns, Meghan plays an active role in overarching campaign strategy and driving award-winning results for the agency’s illustrious roster of clients with and intuitive and highly impactful real world lens approach for revolutionary air carrier, JSX, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Castle Hot Springs, Hotel Figueroa, and Few & Far, to name a few.

In her tenure in PR, she has orchestrated Hello Kitty’s 35th birthday; hosted the U.S.’s first-ever Thai Food Festival at the historic Paramount Studios lot; soared to new heights with the world’s largest airline; advocated tirelessly for sustainability and piloting the successful launch of the West Coast and South Pacific’s first-ever Dock to Dish programs; and been fortunate enough to experience some of the world’s most transcendent meals with luminary chefs such as Michael Cimarusti, Massimo Bottura, Niki Nakayama, and Adam Perry Lang.

Wanderlust has taken her across Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with Antarctica, Mongolia, and Bhutan next on her bucket list.

Meghan’s Human Design: Generator — The Life Force
Meghan’s Unique Gifts: Unique opinions & insights, marching to your own rhythm, being an ideas person

OUR COAST TO COAST SENIOR STRATEGISTS.

Jordan Robinson

Since joining the Modern Currency team in 2020, Jordan Robinson—a seasoned luxury travel, hospitality, culinary & lifestyle PR strategist—has quickly grown her skillset & capabilities, taking a nimble, strategic & scrappy approach to generating impactful Tier-1 results across the agency’s various client campaigns.

Jordan leverages over a decade of experience shaping award-winning strategies for corporate brands, culinary & travel to develop creative partnerships that intersect industries and drive new visibility for MCPR’s global client roster. A sampling of award-winning campaigns includes revolutionary hop-on jet service, JSX, luxury five-star Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Fiji’s Wakaya Private Island Resort, Brooklyn’s only luxury hotel, The William Vale, Hotel Bel-Air, Hollywood’s multi-concept private members club & boutique hotel, The Aster, Newport Beach’s five-star, five-diamond, The Resort at Pelican Hill, Netflix’s High on The Hog docuseries & more.

Jordan always passes the vibe check. So much so, that she’s on one of our clients’ Vibe Committees.

Jordan’s Human Design: Generator — The Life Force
Jordan’s Unique Gifts: A nose for success, creating things, natural integrity

VICE PRESIDENT

Claire Kramer

With over a decade of public relations agency experience under her belt, Claire brings her passion for strategic development with her appreciation for relationship-building to the Modern Currency PR team, leading a number of dynamic campaigns, spanning The Sanctuary Beach Resort, Castle Hot Springs, Hotel Figueroa, Casetta Group, and Few & Far.

With a knack for maintaining a pulse on industry trends, Claire develops award-winning strategies to effectively position clients in front of key target audiences via earned media coverage, resulting in prominent coverage within The Wall Street Journal, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Robb Report, AFAR, FT How to Spend It, Town & Country, Architectural Digest, The Hollywood Reporter and more.

Claire’s Human Design: Manifestor – The Fire Starter
Claire’s Unique Gifts: Initiating, navigating new beginnings, identifying opportunities

SENIOR ACCOUNT DIRECTOR

Bailey Athan

After following her dreams of pursuing a career in travel and hospitality, Bailey joined the MCPR team in 2022, quickly growing into her senior role as the agency’s Senior Account Supervisor where she brings her high level of creativity and public relations skills to support marquee client campaigns such as revolutionary hop-on air carrier, JSX, Newport Beach’s 5-diamond The Resort at Pelican Hill, Santa Monica’s historic Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, and L.A.’s acclaimed Michelin-star restaurant, Providence. From ideating pop culture-inspired partnerships to actively liaising with top-tier media, Bailey actively moves the needle forward when it comes to communicating distinctive stories effectively and pushing client campaigns toward their goals.

Bailey’s Human Design: Generator — The Life Force
Bailey’s Unique Gifts: Intentionality, a love of life, enthusiasm

SENIOR ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR

Kim Brello

As MCPR’s Digital Marketing Manager, Kim leads the agency’s Digital Studio and oversees integrated digital strategies for a portfolio of luxury travel, aviation, hospitality, and culinary clients. Over the past 2.5+ years, she has built MCPR’s Digital Studio from the ground up, establishing it as a core driver of client growth through organic & paid social media, influencer marketing, creative production, & strategic brand partnerships.

Kim’s leadership covers social campaign strategy, content direction, and partnership development, consistently producing measurable YOY growth on behalf of our clients. With a keen understanding of cultural trends and digital innovation, Kim strategically drives campaigns that deliver relevance, resonance, and award-winning results.

Kim’s Human Design: Generator — The Life Force
Kim’s Unique Gifts: Reading the room, natural integrity, focus & precision

DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER

Caroline Stevens

As an avid world traveler with 30 countries under her belt, Caroline is an experienced publicist specializing in media relations for global luxury and lifestyle hotels and travel experiences across a roster of esteemed hotel brands including Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, 21c Museum Hotels, The Hoxton, and more. 

Joining MCPR in 2025, Caroline plays a key strategic role in campaigns including JSX, The William Vale, Fairmont El San Juan Hotel, Los Angeles Athletic Club, and Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa. Leveraging her social research background and passion for building lasting relationships with media and clients, Caroline is a natural connector and brings empathy, enthusiasm, and sharp attention to detail to all of her campaigns. 

Caroline’s Human Design: Opportunist — The Role Model
Caroline’s Unique Gifts: Cultivating meaningful networks

ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR

Jessica Pfarr

Originally from the East Coast, Jessica has built her digital marketing career working with clients ranging from global hotel brands and luxury resorts to boutique properties, developing digital campaigns that blend creativity with measurable impact. With nearly a decade of expertise in social media marketing and client services, she combines strong content strategy with a deep understanding of digital trends and audience behavior to create storytelling that drives results and supports long-term client success.

As a Senior Digital Marketing Manager at Modern Currency PR, Jessica leads digital initiatives across the agency, guiding strategy and shaping content that amplifies client narratives in thoughtful and impactful ways. She is passionate about pairing creativity with structure, ensuring every campaign is both visually compelling and strategically aligned to achieve business goals.

Jessica’s Human Design: Projector — The Seer
Jessica’s Unique Gifts: Wisdom of depth, peacemaking, love of humanity

SENIOR DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER