Sarah Metzgar Boggess Joining Behan Communications as Vice President

ALBANY, N.Y. (01/03/2011)(readMedia)-- Sarah Metzgar Boggess, whose Capital Region professional career has spanned journalism, marketing, government relations, non-profit management and resource development, will join Behan Communications, Inc., as a Vice President, effective Jan. 4.

Boggess has served as Vice President of Hudson Valley Community College in Troy and President of the Hudson Valley Community College Foundation since 2003. Before joining Hudson Valley in 1999, she served as a press officer for the New York State Senate and covered New York State government for the Times Union of Albany. She also worked as a journalist for The Daily Gazette of Schenectady and The Saratogian.

She joined Hudson Valley as Director of Communications and Marketing and was promoted to Vice President for Institutional Advancement.

"Sarah's deep network of professional contacts, her skills as a communicator and her understanding of the people and issues in state government and the Capital Region business community are an ideal combination for our clients and our firm," said Mark L. Behan, president of Behan Communications. "She's a very effective advocate who's well-known and widely respected. We're very fortunate to have this opportunity, and we're eager to welcome Sarah to the Behan team."

Behan Communications, with offices in Albany and Glens Falls, N.Y., provides comprehensive public, media, government and community relations and marketing communications to leading corporate and institutional clients throughout New York State and the Northeast. The firm's in-house creative services include graphic, Web and advertising design and video production for television, the Web and for corporate presentations. Behan Communications has won more than 120 national and regional communications awards.

Boggess will lead the Behan firm's Albany office.

"I am thrilled to join such a well-regarded firm," Boggess said. "I'm looking forward to lending my expertise to the major Capital Region businesses and institutions that Behan already represents and to assist new clients."

Boggess joins Mik Bondy, John Brodt, Troy Burns and Joan Gerhardt as vice presidents at Behan Communications. Brodt and Burns also are partners in the firm.

Boggess holds a bachelor's degree in economics and government from Dartmouth College and a master's degree in business administration from Union Graduate College. She is president of the Dartmouth Club of Eastern New York.

She lives in East Greenbush, N.Y., with her husband, Steven, and two children.

Posted Monday January 03, 2011 at 12:31 pm by Behan Communications, Inc.
Last Updated Tuesday January 04, 2011 at 09:25 am