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| Jennifer Cruickshank |
Jennifer Cruickshank will join General Motors' global public policy organization on Feb. 2 as executive director, state and local.
She will lead the automaker’s policy initiatives, advocacy, and engagement with communities across the US.
During her five-year stint at Amazon, Cruickshank was director, public policy responsible for the northeast and midwest US regions. She also handled community engagement in New York and a few other states.
Earlier, Cruickshank worked nearly eight years at Coca-Cola and rose to the VP-US East region PA, communications & sustainability.
She has first hand political experience gained from working a five-year span as director of state affairs for Boston mayor Thomas Menino.


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