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Boston-headquartered PR agency Brodeur Partners today announced that it has appointed Beth Kwon vice president.

In the new role, Kwon will be responsible for accounts in the agency’s health and wellness, technology and higher education practices, providing account management, content creation and media relations services. She will join the firm’s Operating Committee and will be based in Brodeur’s New York office.

Kwon began her career as a journalist, covering science, technology and business for publications such as Newsweek, Wired and Fortune before becoming senior fashion features editor at Women’s Wear Daily. She later joined Columbia University as a senior public affairs officer, before becoming communications director for Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship, where she led communications strategies for the university’s interdisciplinary priorities in tech, neuroscience, precision medicine and engineering.

Brodeur Partners, which specializes in tech, healthcare, consumer and financial communications, has offices in Boston, New York, Phoenix, Washington D.C., and Portsmouth, NH.