莎拉Vellozzi Senior Vice-President and Partner, Fleishman-Hillard, NY
A specialist in integrated global communications programs with seven years of international experience, she provides strategic counsel on issues, reputation and crisis management to clients across the Fleishman Hillard network.
Ms. Vellozzi’s core clients include the Brazilian Secretariat for Social Communication of the Office of the Presidency (SECOM), The USA Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015, the 沙特阿拉伯n General Investment Authority (SAGIA) and Siemens 健康care. 除了, she has provided support to the Government of South Korea, the World Innovation Summit for 教育 (WISE) / Qatar Foundation, the Corporate Council on 非洲 (CCA), the UN Undersecretary on Innovative Development Financing, 黄页协会, the National Center for 亚太经合组织 (NC亚太经合组织) and Visa International.
These opportunities have afforded Ms. Vellozzi a broad range of industry knowledge and technical expertise including, but not limited to: global diplomacy and regulatory bodies (UN, 国际货币基金组织和世界银行), 区域伙伴关系(金砖四国), 亚太经合组织, CEMEA), 可再生能源, climate change and carbon emissions, sustainable forest management and Amazon protection, 医学影像与放射学, healthcare information technology, diagnostics and clinical chemistry, 定向媒体, 本地搜索, small and medium-sized business advertising, electronic payment technology and online fraud mitigation.
Ms. Vellozzi’s work on behalf of SECOM – a sub-set of the Brazilian Office of the President charged with managing global media relations on behalf of the federal government – included spearheading opportunities with Dr. Fareed Zakaria for 美国有线电视新闻网 and Newsweek, Thomas Friedman of The New York Times, Christian Amanpour at 美国有线电视新闻网 International and other senior editors at The Wall Street Journal, 华盛顿邮报》, 金融时报》, 全球视点网络, AP, 路透, 彭博, 英国广播公司世界, 美国有线电视新闻网, 《皇冠体育》, 《皇冠体育官网》, 和赫芬顿邮报.
代表SECOM. Vellozzi was also a party delegate to the last six UN Climate Change negotions, from COP15 in Copenhagen in December 2009 through COP21 in Lima, 2014年秘鲁, serving as a strategic communications advisor and press officer for the senior members of the Brazilian negotiation team and other scientific advisors to the delegation.
Prior to joining the corporate affairs group, Ms. Vellozzi spent two years in the New York healthcare practice where she helped Novartis launch the world’s first and only once-yearly postmenopausal osteoporosis treatment, Reclast®. 在这个角色中, she helped Novartis navigate data and FDA milestones before successfully leading a year-long consumer launch campaign that integrated third-party partnerships, 名人代言, web开发, traditional and new media outreach, grassroots marketing and physician and patient ambassadors. 在此期间. Vellozzi also managed an integrated awareness and support program for patients with interstitial cystitis on behalf of Elmiron® for Johnson & Johnson - Ortho Women’s 健康 & 泌尿外科.
Ms. Vellozzi joined the New York office following five years at Fleishman-Hillard’s affiliate in Cairo, Egypt – Trans-Arabian Creative Communications Services (TRACCS) – where she was assistant managing director of Egypt and regional group editor. 在TRACCS, she played an instrumental role in helping to transform the agency from a small boutique operation to a regional powerhouse. Her chief responsibilities included leading the client service department, 领导业务发展, and directing several key local and regional accounts including Visa International CEMEA, 安联集团埃及公司, 凯悦国际酒店集团 & 埃及旅游胜地, 英国天然气, 主人的食物, 伊莱克斯集团, Bristol-Myers Squibb Baraclude and the Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay, 等.
Ms. Vellozzi received numerous awards for her work including being named to PRWeek’s prestigious “40 Under 40” list in 2013 as well as eight industry awards for her work for Brazil. She is the co-chair and founder of the communications advisor board to the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright program.
在TRACCS, her awards included Visa CEMEA’s Best Writer, 最佳创意写作, 和最佳编剧奖, and international recognition from 英国天然气 for Best Community Outreach Program.
Before entering public relations, Ms. Vellozzi held a series of research and editing roles in Egypt, including copy editor at 中东 Times newspaper; senior editor at the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, a USAID Legacy Endowment recipient; and research editor at Morgan Stanley-affiliate, HC经纪.
While working and living in Egypt, she also co-authored the Egypt Almanac: The Encyclopedia of Modern Egypt.
Ms. Vellozzi graduated from Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature with focus on the Arabic language and Middle Eastern history, 文学与文化.
She is a ‘world citizen’ with experiences living in Japan, 沙特阿拉伯, 埃及和美国, and has travelled extensively in Europe, 非洲, 中东, 东亚, North America and the Caribbean.