Climate Tech Communications Agency, Mission Control, Taps Connie Zhang, Kate McIlroy as it Expands to Meet Global Startup Demand
SAN FRANCISCO and PHILADELPHIA, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Control Communications (mc²), a global climate tech communications agency, announced it has promoted Connie Zhang to senior vice president after two years as vice president leading the agency's North America expansion. Kate McIlroy, whose career includes experience at UNICEF USA and FINN Partners, joins the leadership team to build out the agency's growing public affairs practice. The two serve at the helm of North American programs and operations, providing strategy, branding and integrated communication programs to Mission Control's base of award-winning climate tech clients.
- After tenures at high-tech agencies like The Hatch Agency, managing accounts like Oracle, Connie joined Mission Control in 2020.
- During the past three years, she helped guide the firm through Covid, implementing progressive workforce programs for Mission Control's now 100% remote team.
- Connie's departure from tech to climate tech anticipated the trend we see today - talented people pivoting to work with mission-based companies.
- With Connie and Kate at the helm, we're poised to help climate tech pioneers - in Silicon Valleys all around the globe - bring their innovations to an in-need world."