MEET OUR FOUNDER
Deanna Nott
Founder & Director, Wings Public Relations
OUR PEOPLE
Experience.
Perspective.
A personal touch.
A senior team. An independent spirit. A shared commitment to helping good stories find their wings.
GREAT COMMUNICATION STARTS WITH PEOPLE
Expertise with
heart.
Deanna founded Wings Public Relations in 2016, bringing more than three decades of experience in journalism and communication.
Her experience spans corporate, government and defence environments. It shapes a practical approach: understand the organisation, find the story and communicate it with clarity.
Wings is proudly veteran owned. The team brings together specialists in public relations, marketing, writing, content, design and strategic communication.
A COLLECTIVE OF SPECIALISTS
Annemarie Mayes
Marketing
Marie Howarth
Principal consultant
Heather Hunt
Public relations
Tom Vergotis
Content
Kate Ames
Public relations
Brad Yee
Design
Libby-Jane Charleston
Writing
Darren Harrison
Consulting
RECOGNITION
Work that
makes its mark.
SELECTED AWARDS
2024
Gold · Corporate Reputation & Management Campaign
CPRA Golden Target Awards · Pacific Airshow
2024
Silver · Media Relations Campaign
CPRA Golden Target Awards · Pacific Airshow
2023
Communications Award
Women in Defence Awards · Deanna Nott
2022
Marketing / Communications Professional of the Year
Australian Defence Industry Awards · Deanna Nott
2022
Queensland Entrepreneur of the Year
Women Chiefs of Enterprises International · Deanna Nott
Deanna’s professional recognition also includes a Chief of the Defence Force Commendation (2020) and an ADF Silver Level Commendation (2012). Her Logan City Council team received PRIA in-house team recognition in 2014, before Wings was founded. She was also a finalist in the 2022 Gold Coast Business Achiever and Women in Defence Communications categories. Award scenes in the brand film are creative interpretations.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE