Industry trade association the PR Council has named Sara Ghazaii vice president and communications director.

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Ghazaii arrives at the Council from academic and medical industry consortium the New York Genome Center, which she joined in 2014 and most recently served as communications and events director, leading the center’s marketing, branding, communications and digital media efforts. Ghazaii previously worked at MSLGroup North America, where she was senior account executive and was charged with developing PR and marketing plans, as well as managing events and sponsorships. Prior to that she was an account executive at Lou Hammond & Associates, and also fielded corporate communications for global healthcare company Novartis.

At the PR Council, Ghazaii will oversee editorial and media output, including the Council’s blog and website. Additionally, she'll lead the direction of the Council’s advocacy outreach and will handle event management and research.

PR Council President Renee Wilson said Ghazaii’s “experience with advanced communications and marketing campaigns, both in-house and on the agency side, coupled with her strong writing and media relations skills, will serve our membership well.”

Wilson, chief client officer of Publicis PR powerhouse MSLGroup, in December was named PR Council president.