Healthcare, government and nonprofit agency Crosby Marketing Communications has appointed Bridget Stockdale to the role of director and senior strategist.
 Bridget Stockdale |
Stockdale joins Crosby from Edelman’s Washington, D.C. outpost, where she was vice president of digital. Prior to that she was with public affairs firm DDC Advocacy, which she joined in 2011 as a senior interactive strategist before ultimately being named associate VP of client relations. She was previously a senior client services director of TIG Global and also held stints at The Herald Group and the Anne Arundel Medical Center.
As director and senior strategist, Stockdale will head brand planning and analytics initiatives at the Annapolis, MD-based agency. This includes Crosby’s work for Military OneSource, the U.S. Department of Defense’s online resource that provides support, counseling services and information for service members and their families. Crosby in April was appointed the OneSource account to provide social media support, outreach and online marketing.
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