Meet the Team
Tess Darci
Tess brings 20+ years of deep PR and communications expertise, combined with a digital marketing prowess focused on content, influencer marketing and SEO. She began her career in the agency world primarily focused on lifestyle brands including Sperry Top-Sider, Vineyard Vines and OnStar. Following nearly a decade at marketing agencies, Tess moved in-house to lead PR and influencer marketing for Rue La La supporting key times for the business including NYC Fashion Week and the Holiday Shopping season, in addition to the launch of Rue Home and Rue Kids.
Tess went on to join FlipKey by TripAdvisor and built out a robust content marketing strategy to support SEO while also leading the PR team. She then had a short stint at a six-person social media, photo-sharing startup, before landing at EF Education First where she served in a number of different roles. Culminating at the 2018 Tour de France, Tess led global brand marketing for the EF Pro Cycling team and then moved over to EF’s adult tours divisions, Go Ahead Tours. She led the Brand Partnerships and PR strategy for that business, securing major partnerships with brands such as America’s Test Kitchen and Mixbook.com, while also winning coverage in media outlets such as the Boston Globe, Travel + Leisure and the Washington Post among others.
Tess is a mom of two who loves spending time with her family and also enjoys barre classes, running and downhill skiing.
Jamie LaDuca
Jamie has 18+ years of brand marketing and public relations experience in agency, start-up and corporate leadership roles. She brings a full breadth of award-winning marketing communication skills paired with a natural ability to understand client needs and drive to deliver results.
Jamie previously worked in brand marketing for women’s clothing retailer Talbots and sister-brand Haven Well Within. Her work focused on strategic partnerships, philanthropic programs, seasonal omni-channel marketing programs, influencer marketing and social media.
Prior to Talbots, Jamie led brand marketing for startup HelloShopper and spent over a decade at consumer marketing and public relations agencies leading high-impact campaigns for fashion, outdoor, spirits, home, parenting and other lifestyle brands. She adeptly oversaw media relations, new product launches, influencer & experiential marketing and celebrity activations. An alum of Cone Communications (a Porter Novelli company), 360PR+ and CerconeBrownCompany, Jamie has managed national campaigns for brands such Keurig, General Mills, Boston Beer, Bayer, GMAC Insurance, Sperry Top-Sider, Rollerblade and Dorel Juvenile Group.
Jamie is an honors graduate of the University of Miami with a B.S.C. in public relations and English Literature.
Outside of work, you can find Jamie spending time with her husband and kids in their seaside hometown.
Behind The Name
A lighthouse is most commonly used to symbolize a way forward and help navigating the world. Based in the Massachusetts seaside town of Scituate, 143 Communications was named after Minot’s Ledge Light, one of the town’s lighthouses, which first started flashing “1-4-3” in 1894 and still does to this day. Similar to the beacon of a lighthouse, 143 Communications harnesses the team’s combined 30+ years of marketing and communication experience to help companies grow their brand awareness through marketing and communication journeys.