WASHINGTON, D.C. (1/28/2008) - Hyde Park Communications, a strategic public affairs firm, announced today the hiring of Kevin Nix and Alex Rosenthal. Nix will serve as an Account Supervisor in the Washington DC office, while Rosenthal joins the New York office as an Account Coordinator.
Nix will supervise accounts in the firm's health care communications business as well as manage public affairs issues. Rosenthal will support health care and financial communications.
"Kevin brings strategic and tactical communications experience to the firm," said Jeffrey M. Sandman, CEO of Hyde Park Communications. "His background in public affairs and hands-on experience in politics and government will bring considerable value to our firm's clients," Sandman said.
"We are also pleased to welcome Alex Rosenthal who will help support our clients' communication goals," Sandman added.
Kevin Nix joins Hyde Park after serving as director of research for Turner Strategies Public Relations, where he provided message development and media strategy to public affairs clients. Nix's experience also includes providing communications counsel on ballot initiatives, as a research analyst for the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, and as an account executive at Burson-Marsteller.
A native Texan, Nix received his M.A. in American Government from Johns Hopkins and his B.A. from Tulane University.
Rosenthal holds a B.A. from Binghamton University, the State University of New York where he served as publisher of the Free Press student newspaper.
Hyde Park Communications provides public affairs and public relations services to Fortune 500 companies, leading foundations, non-profits and financial institutions, particularly in the areas of health care, financial and investor relations and litigation. Hyde Park's clients include Pfizer Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, United Rentals, ACA Capital, the International Bottled Water Association and the Prevent Cancer Foundation.