Kevin Smothers

Vice President, Engagement @Young Communications Group, Inc

Los Angeles, CA, US

Key player on senior leadership and business development team for one of California\'s top multicultural communications agencies, specializing in transportation, health equity, social issues, environmental justice, community engagement, creative arts and cultural institution client work. Lead and strategically advise multiple account teams and projects across practice areas, in addition to overseeing proposal development and budget planning. Clients include the Los Angeles Public Library, California Science Center, Metro Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, First 5 Los Angeles\' African American Infant and Maternal Mortality (AAIMM) initiative and the California Department of Public Health\'s inaugural \"TakeOnALZ\" Alzheimer\'s campaign. Key past projects include the following:• Oversee multicultural community engagement messaging and outreach efforts for Metro Los Angeles\' Sepulveda Transit Corridor and Mobility Wallet programs• Spearhead community outreach and engagement for Los Angeles Public Library, focused on multicultural events & initiatives, branch programming and highlighting LAPL\'s multicultural offerings• Oversaw event management and media relations for the \"Topping Out\" of the forthcoming Samuel Oschin Air & Space Center, which will house Space Shuttle Endeavour, at the California Science Center. • Directed media relations efforts for the 2024 opening of \"Leonardo Da Vinci: Inventor. Artist. Dreamer\" and the 2023 opening of \"MAYA: The Exhibition\" at the California Science Center.

University of Oklahoma

BA