Sam Sandala

Director of Accounts

Sam joined Dittoe PR with a deep background in communications. While serving as director of public relations for an Indianapolis marketing and communications firm, she led crisis communications, stakeholder outreach and engagement, media and influencer relations, strategy and planning, and content writing for clients in a variety of fields.

From healthcare and behavioral health to infrastructure and development to food and beverage, Sam plans strong strategies and executes them with award-winning precision. She has led four campaigns recognized with Pinnacle Awards by PRSA Hoosier Chapter and was herself awarded the Chapter’s 2024 Young Professional Award. Her recent volunteer roles include director of membership for PRSA Hoosier Chapter and serving on Indiana Sports Corp.’s Communications and Media Local Organizing Committee for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis.

Sam was an NCAA Division I swimmer at IUPUI, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism with a concentration in public relations. When she’s not working with clients, you can find her working out or reading for one of her two book clubs with a cup of tea.

Industry Articles

24 Hours, 223,000 Impressions + a Heart-warming Initiative

Dittoe PR had the opportunity to join TCC, a client of six years, in kicking off Child Life Month at Riley Hospital. The two organizations hosted a ribbon cutting for the new TCC Rainforest Activity Center, an area solely dedicated to therapeutic play for patients and families on the 7th floor of the hospital.

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Sputnik-sized Grand Opening Propels Broken Beaker Distillery

Broken Beaker is Mass Ave’s first on-site distillery and a business with a story that was begging to be told. Needless to say, hiring the professional storytellers at Dittoe PR was a no-brainer for these science minded entrepreneurs.

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Market District & GetGo Cafe + Market Open with a Bang

If one thing can be said about the new Market District and GetGo Cafe + Market stores it’s that they’ve got style. The two stores, subsidiaries of the multi-format retailer Giant Eagle, Inc., opened with a bang this week in Carmel — and Dittoe was there to help!

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