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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.


Evan Shenkman, who has 25 years of law firm experience, is now a partner at professional services firm Baretz+Brunelle. He helped design and implement the first generative AI product for legal professionals.
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Bospar hires veteran technology, cybersecurity and healthcare sector journalist and content creator Doug Olenick as tech and healthcare content director... The Huntington National Bank appoints Ameesh Vakharia as EVP and chief marketing and digital products officer, a newly created role... SDA International, a Honolulu-based strategic communications firm, promotes Cassie Kim to SVP.
Burson Brussels chief client officer Ruud Wassen has moved to Consello to open its outpost in the headquarters city of NATO and the European Union.



