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| Marya Hernandez Bergman |
Corporate PR pro Mayra Hernandez Bergman has signed on as a senior advisor at August, strategic communications shop.
She has more than 20 years of experience in the energy, aerospace, industrial and consumer sectors.
Bergman has handled high-stakes communications connected to mergers, crises, restructurings and other reputational challenges.
She worked in top PR jobs at Exelon’s Pepco utility unit, Lockheed Martin’s rotary & missions systems operation, Campbell's Soup and GE Power.
Founder & CEO of Crisis+ Strategies in the metro Philadelphia region, Bergman will counsel August clients on crisis and reputation management matters.
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