Susana Castillo, shown above, has been appointed Director of Communications in the Executive Office of the Mayor (EOM) in Washington, D.C.. Castillo began her career working at the Latin American Youth Center where she focused on positive youth development, media literacy, and substance abuse prevention for DC youth. She then joined the mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs where she focused on building relationships with nonprofit organizations and conveying the mayor’s priorities to the local Latino community. In 2016, Castillo joined the mayor’s Communications Office as Deputy Press Secretary. In January 2019, she was promoted to Press Secretary, helping to manage the day-to-day media presence and public relations of the mayor and several government agencies during the District’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Castillo most recently served as Deputy Communications Director, overseeing the EOM press, graphics, digital, and messaging team.
Jacqueline Policastro has been appointed Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communications at American Hotel & Lodging Association. In her new position, states a release, “she will be responsible for driving the development and execution for all of the association’s internal and external communications and increasing visibility for the vibrant hotel industry in and outside the Beltway.” Previously, the release adds, “Policastro was Washington Bureau Chief of Gray Television since 2014, growing the operation from a one-woman shop to the largest local broadcast news bureau in Washington, D.C.”
Shashi Bellamkonda has joined SoftwareReviews as a Principal Research Director. In his new position, he will be a member of a team in the software marketing space whose top goal is to drive measurable results for clients – delivering research content and advisory services on Marketing Strategy, Business and Marketing alignment, Marketing Opportunity and Segmentation, AI and Emerging Marketing Technology targeting the technology-provider market. Previously, he was Vice President Marketing/Head of Marketing at
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