MGA

Despite the number of years that our agency has been in existence, a lot about how we do things here at MGA hasn't really changed. For example, the partners still show up and service clients every day, and we still struggle with coming up with fresh costume ideas every Halloween. Over the years we have been able to build on our traditions while also growing and expanding our business to meet the needs of the times. Whether you call it full-service communications, integrated communications or simply public relations, marketing and research, who we are is who we've always been. Our people. Our passion. Our results.

1987: After working together for several years, Mike Gaughan, Jeff Julin and Cricket Smith form MGA Communications, bringing with them significant experience in environmental and risk communications and several key clients including Shell Oil.

1988: MGA moves into downtown offices at 17th and Lawrence and celebrates with a housewarming party featuring fortunetellers.

1992: MGA opens New York field office with Geduldig & Ferguson

1993: MGA conducts public involvement program for Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment as part of an offsite exposure study of Rocky Flats.

1996: MGA provides community involvement support that ultimately leads to the signing of the historic "Record of Decision" to proceed with the Rocky Mountain Arsenal cleanup.

1996: MGA brings in the staff of Kinzley-Hughes public relations and marketing, adding advertising and creative services as well as healthcare and high-tech expertise.

2000: Mike Gaughan, Jeff Julin, Cricket Smith and Doug Magee celebrate 20 years of working together.

2002: MGA re-brands itself and launches this new Website

2002: (Holiday Card) MGA produces first, and probably last, Holiday music CD.

2003: Mike, one of MGA’s founders and major influence in public relations in the Rocky Mountain region for three decades, is awarded the Swede Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award from the Colorado Chapter of the Public Relations Society.

2004: "MGA helps the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge put together its celebration event in April 2004 signifying the removal of 5,000 acres of U.S. Army land from the EPA's National Priorities Superfund List and the transfer of this land to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This tremendous milestone marked the official establishment of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge."

1988: MGA completes the first of many public relations and research projects for the Colorado Education Association promoting public education and teacher appreciation. We continue to work with CEA to this day.

1988: MGA helps Johns Manville emerge from Chapter 11 following asbestos liability lawsuits.

1990: First official MGA Halloween Party. Mike comes as the Pope, winning several costume contests that year.

1991: MGA expands its global interests by becoming a member of Public Relations Organization International - the leading and oldest international public relations network.

1993: INSIDE PR recognizes MGA as one of the country's top crisis and issues management firms - a ranking we still hold to this day

1995: MGA unveils to the world the interesting fact that, if stranded on a desert island, pet owners would rather be with their pet than their spouse. This compelling tidbit is cited in USA Today from MGA’s Pet Owner Survey conducted for their client American Animal Hospital Association.

1998: MGA catches the technology and .com wave, working with several tech companies, including DriveOff.com - one of the nation's first on-line auto-buying sites.

2001: In response to the September 11th tragedy, MGA works with their client Pumpkin Masters to create and promote Lanterns of Liberty. The goal? Get 10 million homes to carve and light patriotic-themed jack-o'-lanterns in support of our nation.

2003: MGA celebrates 15 years of conducting business on 17th Street (Downtown).

2004: November, The Wall Street Journal reports that the Bureau of Land Management granted Questar Market Resources approval for sustained year round natural gas operations on federal lands in Pinedale, WY. Of the public involvement program that MGA developed and managed for Questar, the company's CEO is quoted as saying, "It required us to engage the public in ways that most energy companies have never been very good at doing." Questar's proposal was also something that Wyoming Gov. Freudenthal called "responsible development" and Wyoming Game and Fish and many other critical stakeholders came to support.