DKC Public Relations has hired Melissa Castro, who was campaign press secretary for Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, to work on its government and PA team.
She is to expand DKC’s relationships with the Spanish language media.
Castro also worked in Philadelphia at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, a non-profit, and launched Long Island Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy’s Hispanic advisory council.
Most recently, she was spokesperson and media specialist for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s region 3, covering the 28M people living in Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and D.C.
Sean Cassidy, DKC president, expects Castro’s extensive government and political experience and “unique understanding of the issues important to the Latino community” will benefit clients of the New York shop.
John Marino, Joe DePlasco and Jeff Lerner, former political director of the Democratic National Committee, spearhead DKC’s government/PA practice.
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