Desiree Peterkin Bell's stellar work in New York was recognized across the Hudson by then-Mayor Corey Booker. She left New York to join Booker and served as the youngest senior official appointed to his team as Director of Communication. She built an award-winning 21st Century communications network that propelled the mayor’s robust social media presence. Within four years, Booker was engaging with 1.1 million followers. Her work was recognized by the New Jersey League of Municipalities, naming Newark’s Office of Communications as the “Best City Office of Communication in New Jersey.” Desiree took her experience and success in New York and New Jersey to Philadelphia to work for then-Mayor Michael A. Nutter. She served in two appointed positions for the City of Philadelphia: Director of Communications and Strategy and City Representative. As Director of Communications, she was responsible for creating and leading local, regional, national, international, traditional, and non-traditional media strategies. She also crafted the first-ever social media policy for the City of Philadelphia and built an award-winning online presence for the city. As City Representative, Desiree was the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the country’s largest Fourth of July event, the multi-day, citywide Wawa Welcome America festival, produced by Wawa Welcome America, Inc. The event aired nationally on cable network VH-1 and regionally on Philadelphia’s premier broadcast source, 6ABC. She was the only African American Female Race Director in the U.S. for the city’s award-winning GORE-TEX Philadelphia Marathon Race Weekend activities. She also worked as Executive Producer of The Philadelphia Collection, a week-long series of fashion and style-related events that functioned as the city's principal marketing campaign to support Philadelphia’s fashion design and retail industries and its renowned fashion education institutions. https://www.prnewsonline.com/mentorship-sponsorship-pr/ https://desireepeterkinbell-nj.com/interview-with-desiree-peterkin-bell/