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| Dominic Hawkins |
Dominic Hawkins, former director, public relations at TIAA, joins the NAACP as VP of communications. Hawkins previously served as VP public relations at Clyde Group, PR lead at Deloitte and director, public affairs as SKDK.
He has designed and implemented campaigns across sectors including tech, financial and professional services, regulatory and legal affairs, public health, and civil rights and social justice. Most recently, Hawkins was a communications advisor at PressKit, a journalist contact database and email delivery tracking system
In his new post, he will oversee integrated marketing communications programs spanning earned media, public relations, social media, email marketing, and internal communications, as well as providing strategic counsel to senior leadership on messaging, media opportunities and crisis response across communication channels.


The J.M. Smucker Co. names Katie Williams CMO, effective March 9... Jones Lang LaSalle, a professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management, appoints Mencía Barreiros as head of communications... Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, appoints Sue Lee as SVP of investor relations, a newly created role.
Stagwell appoints Ben Berentson as CEO, owned media. Berentson was most recently managing director at Stagwell’s Code and Theory... FUSE Create, a Toronto-based advertising agency, brings on Jenn Duggan as SVP, managing director, PR. Duggan joins the agency from Citizen Relations, where she most recently served as president... The Virginia Department of Transportation’s Richmond District names Nicole Bell communications manager. Bell previously served as VP of public relations for Smile Train.
Sanctuary Wealth, a platform that provides comprehensive money management solutions, names Marissa Fox-Foley as CMO... GMMB promotes Jodi Quintero and Erica Monteith to partner... Furia Rubel Communications adds presentation strategist Valerie Madamba and law firm leader Meghan Warren to its international faculty.
Paramount Skydance has named Ted Lehman, senior VP and head of US public policy and government affairs.
Mairead Lynn, who served as communications director for former Pennsylvania Democratic Senator Bob Casey, joins Frontwood Strategies as a principal.



