By Greg Hazley
Rose Mary Romano, a former government and NGO health communicator with extensive experience on Africa PR projects, has moved to progressive firm Fenton in Washington, D.C., as a senior VP.
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The firm cited her resume as invaluable as it expands abroad.
She makes the move from Academy for Educational Development in the capital, where she was a senior communication specialist handling its work for C-Change, a USAID endeavor focused on social and behavior change communication.
Romano also led AED’s South African office.
Lisa Witter, chief strategy officer at Fenton, noted Romano’s work on large-scale, important government and UN-funded projects as key to the hire.
“As Fenton expands abroad, she'll bring invaluable on the ground experience in Africa and India," she said.
Romano held communications posts at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health, among other federal agencies. She worked health communications campaigns in Kenya, Albania, Namibia and Swaziland, among other countries, handling issues from maternal and child health to AIDS.
Fenton’s roster includes Nelson Mandela’s “Elders” project, several UN agencies, Human Rights Watch and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, among others.
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