 (April
2, 2015 - MIAMI) The Beacon Council announced today that Susan Greene
has been chosen to be the new Chief Marketing Officer of Miami-Dade
County's official economic development partnership.
"I
am pleased to announce that after a long and thorough search, we have
selected Susan Greene to serve as Chief Marketing Officer for The
Beacon Council," The Beacon Council President & CEO Larry K.
Williams said. "Susan is intimately familiar with our community's
history, leaders and institutions and she brings decades of experience
in marketing, strategic planning and communications, branding, and
public relations. She has extensive knowledge of Miami-Dade County and
The Beacon Council."
Greene
has served as Marketing Director for Becker & Poliakoff, one of South
Florida's largest and most well-respected law firms, for the last 21
years. Alan Becker, the firm's founding shareholder, served as Chair of
The Beacon Council and currently serves as Vice Chair of Enterprise
Florida, the state's economic development
organization.
She
worked closely with Becker throughout his tenure at The Beacon Council
and in his current role at Enterprise Florida. Greene brings in-depth
knowledge of The Beacon Council's mission and goals. Becker said,
"We really hate to lose Susan at the law firm, but there is no
better place to share her talents with the community than through her
new role at The Beacon Council."
Greene
also comes with experience in state and federal government having
served in political positions with the National Governors Association,
U.S. Senate and Florida Legislature. She earned her Bachelor of Arts
degree from Pennsylvania State University, and has a Business Coaching
Certificate from Florida International University. She is also a long
time resident of South Florida and a graduate of Miami-Dade County
Public Schools.
About
The Beacon Council
The Beacon
Council, Miami-Dade County's official economic development partnership,
is a not-for-profit, public-private organization that focuses on job
creation and economic growth by coordinating community-wide programs;
promoting minority business and urban economic revitalization;
providing assistance to local businesses in their expansion efforts;
and marketing Greater Miami throughout the world. For more information,
visit www.beaconcouncil.com.
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