Kristi Frank

Marketing and Public Relations

Kristi Frank has a vast background in retail, hospitality, restaurant and real estate industries with over fifteen years of experience in marketing, advertising and public relations.

Prior to starting her own marketing consulting company, Kristi was the Regional Marketing Director with Federal Realty Investment Trust, responsible for the development and implementation of the overall strategic and annual marketing plans for five shopping centers, including the 42-acre mixed-use development, Santana Row in San Jose, California. Kristi was also the Marketing Director at Boston Properties’ Embarcadero Center, responsible for all facets of marketing this 3.4 million square foot mixed-use office and retail complex in downtown San Francisco, with two connecting hotels, namely Park Hyatt and Hyatt Regency.

Previous to her nearly six years at Embarcadero Center, Kristi was an Account Executive with The Corsi Agency, Marketing Communications Manager for San Francisco’s Hyatt Regency, Marketing Communications Coordinator with Palo Alto’s Hyatt Rickeys and Travel Manager at CMCR Ski Tours in Copper Mountain, Colorado.

Kristi has also served on the marketing committees for the San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau and the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau.