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Van Dyke Horn Public Relations Announces Georgella Muirhead as CEO | The Michigan Chronicle

Van Dyke Horn Public Relations (VDH), Michigan’s largest minority-owned public relations agency, recently announced that Georgella Muirhead, APR, has been selected to serve as the agency’s interim CEO. Muirhead is heading up a central role in VDH’s leadership team to replace Peter Van Dyke, who ended his term as CEO around early March to venture … Continued

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