People On The Move

Dawn Davis joined Atria Publishing Group, a division of Simon & Schuster, as vice president and publisher of a yet-to-be-named imprint.

David J. Johns was appointed to executive director on the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans.

Kenyan-born Ory Okolloh is trying to make a difference. She's Google's policy manager for sub-Saharan Africa and she is also the founder of Ushahidi, a revolutionary crowd sourcing utility which enables citizen journalists and eyewitnesses all over the world to report incidences of violence through the Web, mobile E-mail, SMS and Twitter. All of this is why Okolloh is considered one of the most influential women in global technology.

Lee Hayes of LAGRANT COMMUNICATIONS was named senior vice president/chief client officer.

Former Essence Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt Murray launches CocoaFab.com, a celebrity news site that covers urban pop culture.

Verchele Wiggins knows a thing or two about branding. In 2007, she became the v.p. of global brand communications for the Holiday Inn. 

When Susan Akkad took an internship at Estée Lauder when she was 21, she probably never imagined she would one day be the Senior Vice President, Local and Cultural Relevancy at The Estée Lauder Companies. Her goal is to identify and expand business opportunities to increase relevancy to Black and Brown markets globally. The Network Journal got to chat with her.

Olivia Scott-Perkins, former chief marketing officer at Carol's Daughter, has launched marketing consultancy firm Omerge Alliances.

Every school teaches reading, writing, math and a basic understanding of science. But how many schools teach students valuable, survival skills?

Jacquie Lee puts the busy in busy. She just wrapped a successful stint as Strategic Partnerships and New Business Development Consultant via Front Row Productions for the most recent Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire. Now, the marketing visionary and brand strategist has just embarked on a whole new venture.