ANDREA ZELEN

SENIOR PUBLICISt | CHICAGO

Born in Serbia and raised in Chicago, Andrea had a love of international cooking, travel and culture ingrained in her at an early age. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Illinois in Chicago, and a semester in Siena, Italy studying the business of Italian food and wine, Andrea knew she wanted to make hospitality and restaurants an integral part of her career, making H2 the perfect place to land. Since joining the team in 2019, she has used her multi-industry background in public relations, social media marketing and experiential marketing to secure notable local and national media placements, and channel her passion for event planning to coordinate killer opening parties and activations. As a senior publicist, she uses her love of hospitality, travel and the culinary world to create compelling story angles and thoughtful strategies for her clients at H2.

When not at work, Andrea spends her time swapping recipes with friends (she needs a bigger cookbook shelf), scoping out the city’s top cocktail bars and starting – though rarely finishing – art projects. She prides herself on making a killer lemon drop martini.