Leigh founded Fazzina & Co. Communications Consulting, Inc. in 2008 to provide organizations with direct access to experienced communications counsel and execution, without the layers and overhead of the traditional PR agency model.
Before launching Fazzina & Co., Leigh held communications roles with the American College of Physicians, Cancer Treatment Centers of America and leading public relations agencies, including Ruder Finn, Porter Novelli, Sam Brown Healthcare Communications and Earle Palmer Brown.
Over the course of her career, she has supported more than 110 brands across pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, hospitals, healthcare systems, nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, animal health, clinical trials and more.
Today, Leigh works directly with organizations as a senior healthcare communications consultant, strategic advisor and / or Fractional Chief Communications Officer. When engagements require broader capabilities, she assembles experienced teams of senior communications professionals to bring the right expertise to the challenge.
Ruder Finn, Porter Novelli, Sam Brown Healthcare Communications and Earle Palmer Brown.
Direct access to experienced communications counsel and execution, without the traditional agency structure.
Past president and nine-year board member.
Founding member, with senior relationships Leigh can bring to larger assignments.
Hire Leigh directly, engage her as your Fractional Chief Communications Officer, or have her build a senior team.
Whether working independently or leading a broader team, Leigh remains closely involved in strategy, counsel and execution.
You work with Leigh herself, from the first conversation through the work.
More than 30 years of experience guiding communications decisions that matter.
Strategy comes with the ability and willingness to get into the work.
Engage Leigh directly, as your Fractional Communications Lead, or with a senior team she assembles and leads.
Leigh has been an active leader in the public relations community, serving as a Director-at-Large for the Philadelphia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and as President of the PRSA Health Academy, where she served for nine years as a member of the Board of Directors.
In 2026, she co-founded The Public Relations Collective, a nationwide alliance of senior-level public relations and communications professionals who built their careers at leading global agencies, working with major U.S. brands, and now operate independently while collaborating to grow their businesses and deliver exceptional results for clients.
Her work has been widely recognized for excellence in communications, earning her more than a dozen industry awards from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the International Association for Business Communicators (IABC), her alma mater, Rider University, and other organizations.
Leigh's approach combines senior-level strategic counsel with the experience and hands-on expertise to bring strategy to life.
Clients work directly with Leigh throughout the engagement—not just at the strategic level, but through execution. Whether working independently or leading a broader team, she remains closely connected to the strategy, decisions and work.
Senior expertise. Flexible structure. No unnecessary layers.
Communications strategy is only valuable if you can execute it.- Leigh Fazzina
Fazzina & Co. is a proud founding member of The Public Relations Collective, a nationwide alliance of senior-level public relations and communications professionals who have built their careers inside global agencies working with leading U.S. brands and now operate independently while collaborating with one another to grow, build business and deliver exceptional results for clients.
A senior communications consultant? A Fractional Chief Communications Officer? Additional capacity or an experienced communications team? That's where the conversation starts.
