Managing Partner

Phone: 702-528-6016
Email: Melissa@ffwpr.com

Melissa Warren

As a public relations/marketing professional with 30years’ experience,
Melissa began her career in Salt Lake City, Utah, after graduating with honors from the University of Utah with a B.S. in public relations and advertising. For eight years, she served as assistant vice president of marketing for American Savings & Loan, a $1.5 billion financial institution operating in three states.

Upon moving to Las Vegas in 1990, Melissa joined DRGM Advertising and Public Relations. Now, as managing partner of Faiss Foley Warren, one of the state’s largest independent public relations and government affairs firms founded in 1998, Melissa has helped the firm develop particular expertise in real estate development, luxury retail and corporate communications. FFW’s long-term, blue-chip clients, many of them leaders within their respective industries, underscore the firm’s reputation for excellence and results-oriented public relations.

For nearly two decades, Melissa has actively overseen public relations efforts for The Howard Hughes Corporation and the largest project in its impressive portfolio – the master-planned community of Summerlin. Many of the programs, events and traditions that exist in Summerlin today are a direct result of her creativity and vision.

Melissa also oversees public relations efforts for General Growth Properties’ portfolio in Las Vegas, which includes nearly 5 million square feet of retail space encompassed within Fashion Show, The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian, The Shoppes at The Palazzo, Meadows Mall and The Boulevard Mall. FFW’s expertise in retail PR has attracted a client roster consisting of many of the world’s leading brands, including Piazza Sempione, Tory Burch, Cole Haan, Guerlain, Bauman Rare Books, among others.

As consultant for Newland Communities and the City of Las Vegas on Symphony Park, the 61-acre mixed-use project that is changing the face of downtown Las Vegas, Melissa works with many of the city’s most significant civic and cultural facilities in Southern Nevada. Under her leadership, FFW has become the go-to public relations firm in downtown Las Vegas with other downtown-centric clients including The Mob Museum, Resort Gaming Group and many small downtown businesses..

Melissa serves on a number of boards in the community. She is a long-time member of the advisory board and executive committee for Nevada Ballet Theatre and has advised the organization on marketing matters for several years. Melissa is chairman of the board of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Southern Nevada where she is directly involved in assisting with granting a number of wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses.

Melissa is a member of the UNLV Women of Excellence committee that supports women’s athletics, and she is a board member of the Public Education Foundation and the School Community Partnership Program with Clark County School District.

Melissa and husband, Clark, are the parents of two adult children