About Joan Yurman
Joan Yurman co-founded Marketing Pro Resources, Inc. in 2002 with her brother, Clifford Yurman. As Managing Director, Ms. Yurman provides superior recruiting services to her Fortune 500 corporate, agency and not-for-profit clients. Her specialty is identifying top quality professionals for tough to fill, specialized jobs.
Ms. Yurman began her staffing career when she was recruited to launch the Public Relations Division at a national staffing firm. Joan was promoted several times and eventually ran the New York Office as Managing Director.
Prior to her career in staffing, Ms. Yurman was a Marketing consultant, serving a variety of New York clients including New York Life Insurance, Cohn & Wolfe P.R., Amster-Young P.R., Lippe-Taylor P.R., Development Counsellors Int’l P.R., M. Silver Associates, Reynolds Associates, Netherlands Board of Tourism, American Tourism Society, Belgian Tourist Office, Swiss Tourist Board, Simons Travel Marketing.
Ms. Yurman was promoted several times at Hill & Knowlton Public Relations where she spent seven years of her career serving large travel/destination accounts including Bermuda Department of Tourism, Secretaria de Turismo de Mexico, FONATUR, Turkish Tourism Information Office, Windstar Sail Cruises, International Hotel, Motel Restaurant Show, Marriott’s Castle Harbour Resort, Bahamas Hotel Association.
She began her career as Media Planner at Lintas International Advertising/IPG with major clients including Heineken, Amstel Light and Grizzly Beer.
Ms. Yurman earned a BA in Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She studied abroad at City of London, Polytechnic and completed an internship at the Museum of London.
Ms. Yurman began her staffing career when she was recruited to launch the Public Relations Division at a national staffing firm. Joan was promoted several times and eventually ran the New York Office as Managing Director.
Prior to her career in staffing, Ms. Yurman was a Marketing consultant, serving a variety of New York clients including New York Life Insurance, Cohn & Wolfe P.R., Amster-Young P.R., Lippe-Taylor P.R., Development Counsellors Int’l P.R., M. Silver Associates, Reynolds Associates, Netherlands Board of Tourism, American Tourism Society, Belgian Tourist Office, Swiss Tourist Board, Simons Travel Marketing.
Ms. Yurman was promoted several times at Hill & Knowlton Public Relations where she spent seven years of her career serving large travel/destination accounts including Bermuda Department of Tourism, Secretaria de Turismo de Mexico, FONATUR, Turkish Tourism Information Office, Windstar Sail Cruises, International Hotel, Motel Restaurant Show, Marriott’s Castle Harbour Resort, Bahamas Hotel Association.
She began her career as Media Planner at Lintas International Advertising/IPG with major clients including Heineken, Amstel Light and Grizzly Beer.
Ms. Yurman earned a BA in Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She studied abroad at City of London, Polytechnic and completed an internship at the Museum of London.