About Us
"Brilliant artists and esteemed institutions deserve enthusiastic cheerleaders and advocates. We are passionate about sharing the stories of performers, musicians and arts organizations with journalists and audiences in every possible way. Our efforts are driven by a genuine passion for the arts, upheld by integrity, and executed with professionalism." -Rebecca Davis
Rebecca Davis
Founder
Rebecca brings more than two decades of experience working with musicians, arts organizations and the world’s leading major and independent record labels to achieve a broad array of publicity and communications goals. She has implemented successful media campaigns for A-list pianists, violinists, singers, composers and vocal and instrumental ensembles of all sizes. Before launching RDPR in 2008, Rebecca worked as Director of Publicity for the Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Philips and Mercury labels at Universal Classics in New York and prior to that was Publicity Manager for the independent classical music label and distributor Naxos of America in Tennessee. She has implemented successful media campaigns for artists including Renée Fleming, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Florez, Danielle de Niese, Elīna Garanča, Bryn Terfel, Rolando Villazón, Janine Jansen, Anne Akiko Meyers, Lang Lang, Yuja Wang, Eric Whitacre and Osvaldo Golijov. Rebecca was led to a career in classical music publicity through her experience as a classically trained soprano and currently performs with the St. Petersburg Opera in Florida.
Susan Hellman Spatafora
Publicist
Susan Hellman Spatafora is a seasoned arts administrator who also enjoys a thriving career as an operatic soprano. Prior to coming to Rebecca Davis Public Relations, Susie was Associate Director of Development for the St. Petersburg Opera Company. Susie has a strong background in non-profit work and grants administration, having previously worked in New York City for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, GHS Philanthropy Management, and the Paul Klebnikov Fund. She also co-founded IlluminArts – an art song and vocal chamber music series based in Miami, Florida. As a prize-winning full lyric soprano, Susie has performed with opera companies throughout the country. She sang the title role of Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah in a St. Petersburg Opera production released as a Naxos DVD in 2017. Of her performance, Joshua Rosenblum of Opera News declared that Susie, “has the perfect yearningly optimistic coloring – golden and radiant.” Susie brings her knowledge and experience as an administrator and performer to bear in her work with RDPR clients.
Sailor Davis & Winston Spatafora
Support Team
Sailor Davis is the Chief Pawperating Officer of Rebecca Davis Public Relations. Hailed as a “very good girl” by Everyone, Sailor is an expert at sniffing office visitors, twirling in dainty pirouettes on the carpet, and happy tail-thumping. She enjoys participating in the process of mailing new CD releases, and is especially adept at the reorganization and disbursement of discarded cardboard boxes.
Winston Spatafora has served as RDPR’s Canine Relations Manager since 2019. Equally at home on the office couch or the office floor, Winston’s long, fluffy body and abnormally short legs have earned him praise from friends and strangers, alike, who wonder: “Is he a shaggy basset hound? Or a giant Bichon?” Winston excels in the tasks of office security, with a voice that could compete with either opera singer employed therein.