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    Sonya Bessalel

    By July 28, 2020 |

    Telling stories, including diverse perspectives and advancing equity in education are central to everything Sonya Bessalel does. Her multicultural upbringing in an Indian Muslim and Argentine Jewish family inspires Sonya to build bridges and find common ground across communities.

    As an Assistant Account Executive at GMMB, an Omnicom agency, Sonya provides bilingual communications and account support for education and automotive clients. Her education work includes supporting equity in distance learning and school reopening, writing op-eds and securing earned media for the Council of Chief State School Officers, KIPP Foundation, The Hewlett Foundation and NAF. She also manages Spanish-language and digital outreach for Check To Protect, a nationwide campaign with the National Safety Council and automakers to raise awareness about vehicle safety recalls. Sonya is active in GMMB’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion work, including producing weekly firm-wide anti-racism newsletters and coordinating events for women of color in communications through ColorComm.

    Sonya’s prior experience spans the corporate, agency and nonprofit sectors, including positions with Glover Park Group, WeatherBug, and Discovery Education, where as a T. Howard Foundation intern, she helped launch Spanish-language health and wellbeing programs in Latin America. Sonya’s liberal arts education from Wesleyan University in humanities, Spanish and creative writing informs her oral and written communications, deep analytical skills, and cross-cultural savvy.

    Outside of GMMB, Sonya performs as an alto soloist in the Washington, D.C.-based, award-winning a cappella ensemble, The Capital Hearings, for whom she also serves on the Board of Directors and as Communications Director.

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