Our Team
Henrich Communications builds authentic stories and storytellers, moving audiences and advancing client goals through innovative public relations solutions and actionable communications coaching.
A full-service and award-winning public relations agency, HC forms collaborative partnerships with clients to shape, share, and own their story. No matter a client’s goals – to build brand awareness, grow position as a thought leader, prepare for and manage a crisis, or develop a team’s or leader’s speaking and communications skills – HC builds customized communications solutions that reach, engage, and influence target audiences.
Built on the foundation that every media and public interaction presents a unique opportunity, Henrich Communications was born in 2021. HC believes that what you say and how you say it are equally important, a principle that guides our emphasis on both developing the message and messenger.
Based outside of Boston, Massachusetts, Henrich Communications has successfully served public sector, nonprofit, and private sector clients locally and nationwide. HC proudly earned Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification from the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification from the U.S. Department of Transportation – and maintains active membership in the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce.
With expertise in thought leadership, crisis communications, event facilitation and moderation, media outreach strategy and pitching, copywriting and interview preparation, HC’s passion, creativity, and industry experience and insights await.
Meet the HC Team
Renee Henrich
Principal
As Principal of Henrich Communications, Renee specializes in earned and owned media tactics, including pitching and securing news coverage, growing reach with target audiences through newsletter, blog pieces, and thought leadership development, and crafting social media strategy and content.
For more than a decade, Renee served quite literally as a storyteller as an early childhood education teacher. Renee led classroom curriculum development and planning, employed in-person and digital communication strategies for students and parents, and built and implemented community engagement strategies. During the height of the pandemic, Renee founded early education startup Preschoodles and built up a regional customer base through keen social media marketing.
A collaborator and organizer by nature, Renee’s experience in the education world deeply informs her ability to understand audiences’ why – allowing her to develop uniquely engaging messaging for key demographics.
Renee holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and serves as a member on multiple PTO committees in her town. A passion for learning about other cultures, Renee enjoys travelling and spending time with her family and rescue dog in Greater Boston.
Michael Henrich
Chief Strategist
An Emmy Award-winning reporter, Michael leads media relations, communications coaching, and public engagement teams at Henrich Communications to provide innovative solutions to government, nonprofit, corporate, and public project clients throughout New England and across the country.
Prior to his career’s second act, Michael worked as a journalist at all levels of television and digital news, developing a unique ability to craft stories that connect with a diverse cross-section of audiences. Michael reported on many of the most consequential stories in the nation and its communities: From four presidential campaigns to the Great Recession and COVID-19 pandemic; and from Opening Day at Fenway Park and human-interest stories to a range of crises and breaking news. Michael reported and anchored newscasts in Boston, New York, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City and Washington, DC, among other regions, while appearing on ABC, NBC, FOX, CW and CBS TV affiliates, and filing reports on CNN, HLN and Fox News Channel.
Michael also previously served as Director of Public Engagement in charge of the Infrastructure and Transportation Vertical at a New York City-based public outreach agency that provided strategic communications, media, and management solutions to federal, state, and regional government agencies.
Michael earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a German language and literature minor from The George Washington University. Enthusiastic about hockey and his family, Michael has served on the board of his town’s nonprofit hockey association, twice served terms on the Board of Trustees at his local synagogue in Greater Boston, and volunteers with the nonprofit West Point Parents Club of Massachusetts.