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| Casey Hernandez |
Casey Hernandez, who rose to the senior VP for global corporate communications post at Herbalife, has joined Seven Letter strategic communications shop in its DC office.
At the Los Angeles-based nutrition and wellness company, Hernandez handled CEO positioning and communications, media relations, internal communications, creative content development, ESG communications and social media engagement.
Earlier, she had PA posts in the Obama administration’s Treasury and Transportation Departments. She also served as associate director of the 2013 presidential inaugural committee.
Prior to joining the Obama team, Hernandez was press secretary for Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Erik Smith, Seven Letter CEO, said Hernandez’s “experience within the public and private sectors will make her an invaluable partner to not only our corporate communications clients, but to our public affairs clients as well.”
Seven Letter is part of Public Policy Holding Co.
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