HOME | ABOUT THE COMPANY | EXPERIENCE | SERVICES & SPECIALTIES | CONTACT US Experience Annette Mikat, president of Mikat Public Relations, Inc., began her communications career in 1983 as a newspaper reporter. After seven years of professional reporting for newspaper, magazine, radio and television media and earning several journalism awards, she put her experience to work for private and public organizations and individuals in public relations. Since 1990, Annette has served a variety of local, regional and national concerns, including Fortune 100 companies, professional services firms and charitable organizations. Frequently building public relations departments and programs from the ground up, her expertise encompasses media, customer and employee relations; writing and developing collateral and promotional literature; web and social media communications and relationship management consulting. Signifying her commitment to the highest professional standards, Annette is a member of the Counselor’s Academy of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Utah and a master's degree in communications from Brigham Young University, where she graduated as a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Annette is actively involved in the La Crosse, Wis., community, having served on committees and/or boards for Riverfront Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters and The Parenting Place.  She currently serves as a member of the Women's Fund of Greater La Crosse board, La Crosse Salvation Army advisory board and the JDRF Western Wisconsin board.  She is also a member of the La Crosse Downtown Rotary and the La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce.