Geri Ann Baptista, who was senior manager of corporate communications at Starbucks Coffee Co., is now at Hill+Knowlton Strategies in Seattle. At the coffee house chain, Baptista handled social responsibility positioning.
Earlier, she was in the corporate PR units of Washington Mutual Bank and Premera Blue Cross. Baptista also spent a dozen years as litigator and trial attorney.
Christiaan Brown, GM of H+K/northwest, believes Baptista’s “unique combination of corporate communications experience and legal expertise will help bring unparalleled strategic insight to our clients.”