Allan Baros - Powell Strategies

Allan Baros – Communications Specialist

Allan Baros is a U.S. Army veteran and passionate, award-winning marketing and communications professional with over 10 years of brand management, public affairs, and strategic communications planning experience.

At Powell Strategies, Allan is part of a team that supports the Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS). Combining both his military and communications experience, Allan supports the team’s efforts to develop various communication, marketing and engagement strategies and toolkits for VETS’ programs and resources that serve veterans, military spouses, employers and caregivers.

During his 20 plus years in the military, he produced and edited more than 1,000 communication products and materials, including press releases, media requests, video packages, 360-degree virtual reality videos, magazines (including layout & design), print products and more. Before transitioning out of the military in 2019, Allan’s last assignment was with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he served as the Senior Public Affairs Chief.

Allan earned his bachelor’s degree in Communications Studies from Granite State College and is currently working on a Master of Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University.

When he is not working, Allan loves to spend time with his family, hunting, fishing, and participating in walking events that support charities.

Powell Strategies received the 2021 HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award for our commitment to hiring veterans and military spouses. This award signals our commitment to helping veterans reach their employment potential. This marks the second year in a row Powell Strategies has earned the Gold Medallion Award.

On December 07, 2020, Powell Strategies is pleased to announce it has been named on the prestigious 4th annual Vet100 list - honoring the fastest growing veteran-owned and operated businesses from the annual Inc. 5000 list! The ranking, created in partnership with Inc. magazine and Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), was born out of the iconic Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing private companies.

Powell Strategies was recently honored by the 2020 AVA Digital Awards, receiving the platinum award in the Digital Marketing, Social Campaign category for our work supporting the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. We were also honored at the 2019 MarCom awards with a platinum award in the Print Media category, a gold award in the Video/Audio category, and three honorable mentions.

The first program of its kind in the nation, the Veteran Institute for Procurement is conducted by professional subject-matter specialists in the essentials necessary to win government contracts: law, accounting, insurance, human resources, marketing and proposals. It also provides participants with access to Federal and prime contracting executives along with a national network of veteran owned small businesses that they can team with on opportunities.

Powell Strategies Principal John Williams was among 137 entrepreneurs from 34 states, Washington D.C, and Puerto Rico who graduated from the Babson Cohort of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, a national program created to help entrepreneurs create jobs and economic opportunity by providing greater access to education, capital, and business support services. The small businesses in this group represent a total of $240M in revenues and over 3,000 jobs from a broad range of industries.

MSEP is part of DoD's broader Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO) initiative, seeking to strengthen the education and career opportunities of military spouses by providing career exploration opportunities to help them understand their skills, interests, and goals; education and training to help them identify academic, licensing, or credentialing requirements that can help them reach their career goals; and employment connections that help them find and maintain a rewarding career.