Ben oversees the company’s Canton office, which manages the company’s clients south of Boston, including police departments, fire departments, school districts and municipalities. As Senior Vice President, Ben prides himself on meeting the needs of the company’s smallest clients with the same passion and expertise as our largest accounts.
Prior to coming to JGPR, he worked as a crime and public safety beat reporter for both the Brockton Enterprise and Patriot Ledger newspapers. His familiarity with the region and personal knowledge of the media coverage the area demands is invaluable.
Ben has won several awards as a public relations professional and journalist throughout his 15+ year career. In 2019, he was honored with the Striker Award at the PR Club of New England’s Bell Ringer Awards as the Young PR Professional of the Year.
The Canton branch, under Ben’s leadership, was named a finalist for a PRSA Silver Anvil Award in 2025 for the first time in the company’s history. In 2021, his team won 9 of the company’s 15 awards at the Bell Ringer Awards, including two Gold Bells for work done for clients in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In 2020, the Canton office won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Bell Ringer Awards, sweeping the Local Television News Placement category.
Ben is a 2009 graduate of Suffolk University with a bachelor’s degree in print journalism. He lives in North Attleborough with his wife and two young children.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
Work hard and it will always pay off in the long run.
What advice would you give a candidate who wants to join the team?
Try to build relationships with clients beyond email chains. Client Relations = Client Relationships.
Cats or dogs?
Dogs.
What’s the most inspiring part of your job?
Helping our clients to be better at communicating with the communities they serve.
When you were 5, what did you aspire to be when you grew up?
Ken Griffey, Jr.
What’s your why?
My family.