Otto Design & Marketing

Norfolk, Va. — Hope House Foundation is proud to announce their 2008 Board Member of the Year, Peter Leddy. Peter is president of Otto Design & Marketing, an advertising, marketing and public relations firm based in Norfolk. Peter has more than 20 years of experience developing and managing award-winning advertising and marketing campaigns. While at McCaffrey and McCall Advertising in New York, he worked with Mercedes Benz North America to launch the 190 Class, Mercedes’ most successful new model introduction and introduced Air Canada’s first frequent flyer program.

Peter has considerable hospitality and tourism experience. Prior to forming Otto in 2000, he was the vice president and general manager of Barker Campbell Farley and Mansfield, where he managed the Virginia Tourism Account. The brand, “Virginia Is For Lovers” has been recognized as the 2nd most recognized tourism brand in the United States. Additionally he managed Virginia’s cooperative vacation package with Virginia Wine Country and also developed the marketing strategy for Virginia Beach’s Convention and Visitors Bureau for 10 years. Peter has also worked on tourism with U.S. Virgin Islands and Omni International Hotels. Currently, he assists Gold Key Resorts and Professional Hospitality Resources, Inc., with marketing strategies for time share, hotels and hotel management businesses, which generate more than $65 million in revenue a year.

Peter has a B.S. in International Business from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Peter joined the Hope House Foundation Board of Director in August 2006. Peter has played an active role in Hope House’s marketing committee and has helped us to grow in the area of advertising and public relations. Peter has created and implemented the “I AM A MASTERPIECE” campaign for Hope House. He is surely our Masterpiece and we are so happy to honor him as our Board Member of the Year. Peter was honored at our 30th annual dinner “Celebrating 30 Extraordinary Years” on June 26th.

Hope House Foundation is the only organization in Virginia that supports adults with developmental disabilities exclusively in their own homes.

To learn more about Hope House Foundation please visit our website at www.hope-house.org or contact us by phone at 757-625-6161.