About Us

Ramona Russell, Founder

Ramona Russell is a natural promoter. Whether she's raving about a new Web site or a cause close to her heart, Ramona is always promoting the things she is passionate about. With a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and years of experience in marketing, public relations, fundraising and sales, Ramona used her talents to start a company in her sister Liz's memory that promotes products from companies whose proceeds directly give back to charitable organizations.

A driven professional, Ramona funnels her passion into her work as well as marathon training and supporting charities that fight cancer after losing her 28 year old sister, Liz, to breast cancer in 2006. In June 2007, she was a first-time team captain with her mother for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Motivated by her determination and desire to honor her sister's memory, Ramona and her phenomenal team raised a record-breaking $22,000 - receiving four awards including number one fundraising team - and obtained front page coverage in the newspaper for Liz's story and the event. To read about how Uptown Liz was started, click here.

Ramona is also the founder of Ramona Russell, Marketing & Public Relations, where she offers a variety of services to help businesses and nonprofit organizations with their marketing and public relations needs.

Company Highlights:

Unique visitors per month: 32,000
General hits per month: 250,000-300,000
Web site Google rank: 4
Blog Google rank: 5
Unique inbound links: approx. 500
Press: over 50 press mentions, including TV and magazines (FOX News, BusinessWeek, Lucky, etc.)

The company received national press three weeks after its inception in 2007.
The story of Liz and the company appeared in the FranklinCovey GALS planners in 2008.
The company, along with their retailers, raised thousands of dollars for a breast cancer charity in 2007.
The company has worked with retailers to create products in Liz's memory that raise money for charity.
The company's founder appeared on a business panel for a Microsoft conference in 2008.