Behan Communications Adds Marketing Professional

Behan Communications Adds Marketing Professional As Firm Expands in Capital Region

ALBANY, N.Y., February 7, 2012 — Behan Communications, Inc., the leading public relations, marketing and crisis communications firm in New York’s Capital Region, has appointed Anthony Salerno as the Marketing Assistant for its expanded downtown Albany office.

Salerno most recently served as Executive Assistant to the Communications and Marketing department at the Healthcare Association of New York State, where he assisted the department in its various communications and marketing efforts.

“I am very excited to join Behan Communications, Inc. and have the opportunity to work side-by-side with some very talented and knowledgeable professionals. I know that working here will provide me with the guidance to learn more and grow as a young professional in this ever-evolving industry,” Salerno said.

“We are pleased to have Anthony as a member of the Behan team as we expand our public affairs practice in New York State and beyond,’’ said Sarah Boggess, vice president of Behan Communications and leader of the Albany office. “Anthony will perform client work and assist with business development efforts.”

Salerno earned a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the State University of New York at Cobleskill and is beginning his MBA at Sage of Albany this spring. A native of Colonie, he now resides in Albany.

The Albany office of Behan Communications is in the historic Harmanus Bleecker Library Building at 19 Dove Street, at the intersection of Washington Avenue.

Behan Communications provides communications strategy and advice to senior management in major corporate and non-profit organizations in New York and New England. The firm’s services include media and community relations; public affairs and issue advocacy; crisis communications; and brand, corporate and institutional marketing. The firm also develops and produces videos and commercials for broadcast and the web, handles a broad spectrum of social media, and offers website design and development.

Behan Communications is the Capital Region’s leading public relations firm by billings, according to 2010 data compiled by the Capital District Business Review. Since 2002, the firm has won more than 145 major national and regional awards for its work in the manufacturing, energy, health care, higher education, financial services and economic development sectors.