Desiree Peterkin Bell
President and CEO
Award-winning brand builder, political and public affairs strategist, and best-selling author, Desiree Peterkin Bell’s work history speaks for itself. With over twenty years of experience serving in a myriad of roles within various local government administrations, she understands what it takes to build a successful brand. Desiree is the Founder of DPBell & Associates, a full-service public relations firm with clients all over the world. She and her team specialize in public relations, brand management, development, and positioning, strategic counseling, crisis communications, media training, digital organizing, event production, political consulting, content development, and strategic partnerships.
Professional Background
Current status
Employed・Not open to opportunities
Profession
Marketer
Fields
Public Relations
Work experience
More than 15 years (More than 15 years relevant)
Management
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Skills
brand managmentcrisis communicationbrand developmentbrand positioningpolitical counselingstrategic counselstrategic partnershipsmedia trainingcontent developmentvideography and photography
Languages
English・Native or Bilingual
Highest level of education
Master
Job search preferences
Desired job type
Full time・Not interested in working remotely
Desired positions
President and CEO
Desired work locations
New York, NY, USA
Freelance
Non-freelancer
Work Experience
President and CEO
January 2016 - Present7 yrs6 mos
Desiree Peterkin Bell is the President and CEO OF DPBell and Associates a boutique Public Affairs Firm. Serving clients nationally and internationally DPBell and Associates is a full service firm that focuses on brand development; crisis communications; strategic counsel; high-level, high impact events and convenings and strategic partnerships. Desiree Peterkin Bell has been honored as one of industry's best and brightest in the country by PR Week's 40 under 40; a Shorty Award' winner recognized by the Philadelphia Tribune as, One of Philadelphia's Most Influential African-American Women; and recognized by Black Enterprise Magazine as a triple threat.Lecturer
January 2017 - February 20192 yrs2 mos
Greater Philadelphia Area Developed an Urban Communication program, syllabus and lecture series, a first for the University OF Pennsylvania's Annenberg School of CommunicationCommunications and Strategy/City Representative
Michael A. Nutter, Office of the Mayor
November 2012 - January 20163 yrs3 mos
City of Philadelphia Led communications, social media, political strategy and big events for the City of PhiladelphiaSenior Advisor
July 2012 - November 20125 mos
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Led successful Communication strategies, tactics and messaging for President Obama's re-election campaign in PennsylvaniaSenior Director/VP of Government Affairs
New York City Marketing Development Corporation
January 2004 - June 20062 yrs6 mos
City of New York, Mayor Michael BloombergSupervising Legislative Representative
New York City Marketing Development Corporation
July 2002 - January 20041 yr7 mos
Legal Supervising Assistant
June 2000 - July 20011 yr2 mos
Worked closely with Partners in the Antitrust Division on the following cases : UST; Christies and Sotheby's price fixing case. Managed a small team of legal assistants.
Education
National Urban Fellows Scholar
Master of Arts (MA)・Public Administration and Public Policy
2001 - 2002
