WHO IS DEIDRE?

Deidre Dionne Carter Malone is married to Patrick Malone and they two have sons – Patrick II “Kirk” and Brian. They have two grandchildren, a grandson Patrick III “Trey” and granddaughter Bailee Christian. They live in Memphis, Tennessee. Pat and Deidre are both are originally from Chicago, IL.

She spent most of her summers in Memphis with her grandparents Elizabeth and John Foster in Orange Mound, Tennessee (Memphis). Deidre spent a great deal of her life in Utica, MS with her paternal grandmother Claudia Carter.

Deidre opened The Carter Malone Group, LLC, and (CMG) a public relations, marketing, advertising and government relations firm in May 2003. The firm is one of the largest most well respected public relations firms in the southeastern region. She started CMG in May 2003 with one client, the National Baptist Congress, and has since added dozens of local, regional and national clients to the list.

The award-winning agency is now one of the largest female-owned firms in West Tennessee with more than 20 active clients.

CMG has won numerous industry awards for work in public relations and media relations, including VOX Awards from the Public Relations Society of America, a national Gabriel Award from Unda-USA, and a Telly Award for regional broadcasting. Malone, herself, was nominated for an Emmy Award.

In 2012, CMG became a founding member of the Tennessee Public Relations Alliance with Moxley Carmichael Public Relations in Knoxville, McNeely Pigott and Fox Public Relations in Nashville, Hispanic Marketing Group in Nashville and Q Strategies in Chattanooga. Visit www.cmgpr.com to learn more about the business.

Before opening her firm, she served as Vice President of Marketing Services for the 3rd largest healthcare charity in the United States, ALSAC- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Deidre also served as the Director of Public Relations for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. As a former journalist, Deidre worked for WMC-TV Channel 5 as a news producer, WMC-AM News Talk Radio Station and WLOK-AM Radio Station as a News Reporter and Anchor.

Deidre is a graduate of Hinds County Agricultural High School in Utica, MS and Jackson State University in Jackson, MS. She also attended graduate school at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN.

Deidre has been involved in politics and political campaigns for more than 20 years.

In March 2016, Deidre became certified as a political campaign trainer by the National Women’s Political Caucus. She can train candidates and groups of potential trainers with this certification. Deidre serves on the board of directors of the National Women’s Political Caucus as the Vice President of Communications.

National Women’s Political Caucus recognizes that the campaign business has become a sophisticated and competitive endeavor and while it is much more costly than just two decades ago, it is constantly changing to reflect what’s working most efficiently to elect women. NWPC now offers a certificated program to train trainers – complete with new standards of interactive teaching that will convert most of our trainings from “talking heads” to “hands-on” campaign exercises that training attendees can use for their own campaigns.

If you are interested in training or hosting a workshop, contact Deidre at 901.278.0881 or the National Women’s Political Caucus at 202.785.1100.