VALDOSTA — The Metropolis of Valdosta has named Sharah’ Denton as its new group relations and advertising and marketing supervisor.
Denton, a local of California, has made Valdosta her residence for the previous 16 years, metropolis officers mentioned in a press release. In 2010, she led the constitution of the Valdosta-Lowndes Metropolitan Part of NCNW and served because the part president from 2010-16.
In August 2016, Denton was elected because the interim state coalition of NCNW Georgia president, and in 2017, she was elected as the primary official state president of Georgia NCNW. She served as NCNW’s nationwide third vice chair of younger adults and faculty college students from 2016-20. Throughout her time as state president, Denton led the state internet hosting its second convention in Valdosta which hosted leaders all through Georgia and nationwide leaders of affiliated organizations of NCNW.
Denton has greater than 13 years of communications, public relations and advertising and marketing expertise by means of her time as a reporter and worker within the nonprofit and small enterprise sectors.
“The Metropolis of Valdosta welcomes Sharah’ to the position of group relations and advertising and marketing supervisor. She’s going to make an incredible addition to our staff and making certain our group is absolutely knowledgeable and engaged,” mentioned Mark Barber, Valdosta metropolis supervisor.
Denton served because the dad or mum and group relations specialist for Brooks County Colleges for almost 5 years and most just lately labored because the HIV prevention program supervisor for the Division of Public Well being, South Well being District.
“I’ve labored with Sharah’ in varied capacities and through her time at Brooks County Colleges, she did an incredible job retaining the group knowledgeable about all issues Brooks County Colleges,” Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson mentioned.
Denton is a member of the Valdosta Junior Service League and was named the 2012 Valdosta Lady of the Yr, 2013 Valdosta Metro One 4 Beneath 40 recipient, 2013 Georgia Development Journal 40 Beneath 40 Finest and Brightest recipient, 2012 Management Lowndes graduate, Class of 2017 Georgia Ahead: Younger Recreation Changers.
Denton launched her personal PR Session Companies in 2016, Go4It Communications the place she supplies communication and social media branding consulting for nonprofits and small companies and hosts a podcast, The GreatHER Function Podcast which is on a number of platforms. She is the mom of two youngsters, son Jalen and daughter Laila.