| Hilary JM Topper, MPA
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Hilary's Story
Hilary JM Topper, MPA, has nearly 30 years of public relations, advertising and marketing experience. In March 1992, Hilary founded HJMT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, the Public Relations, Event Planning, Social Media & Graphic Design Agency. Before HJMT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Hilary was the Director of Public Relations and Development at Professional Service Centers for the Handicapped, Inc. (P.S.C.H.). In 1989, Hilary joined Ruder Finn Public Relations where she was the account executive for Kinder-Care Learning Centers Inc., Jell-O and GLAD Wrap Bags. On the GLAD account, she managed a 15-market special events program and placed stories in local and national media. She also represented clients on broadcast media and implemented a grassroots fundraising campaign in local markets.
Prior to that, Hilary was the Director of Public Affairs at Altro Health and Rehabilitation Services. She was responsible for all the day-to-day public relations, marketing and fundraising activities. In 1985, Hilary worked at Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc., Public Relations as an account executive. There, she handled the PRESTONE II antifreeze account, coordinating a national radio promotion. In addition, she managed The National Community Gardening Contest, sponsored by the American Community Gardening Association. She also trained spokespeople for the media and placed them on national and regional television.
Before that, Hilary worked at Ogilvy & Mather Public Relations. There, she worked on Dove Beauty Bar, Quadro (a children's construction kit) and FMR magazine. Hilary wrote press releases, pitch letters and booked media tours in local markets. Before that, she worked at CLAIROL, Inc. publicizing hair care products and at Public I Publicity, promoting musicians and music books.
Hilary has received numerous awards and honors for her accomplishments within the industry from PRWeek, Long Island Business News, Newsday, Girl Scouts of Nassau County, The Communicator, International Association of Business Communicators, Long Island Center for Business and Professional Women, Diversity Business.com, and The Stevie Awards.
She has given numerous speeches and seminars across the country and is a distinguished author. Hilary wrote a book on Social Media that was published in 2009, titled Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Social Media, but were afraid to ask... She is a writer for BlogCritics.org, The New York Enterprise Report and has her own blog, HilaryTopper.com. Hilary received her Bachelor of Science degree from Hunter College and her Masters in Public Administration from Baruch College. |
