LEAH DEMING JAWORSKI has joined Strategic Communications as public-relations content specialist. She is a digital public-relations professional with almost a decade of experience in the industry. Most recently, Jaworski served as a senior digital-marketing manager and people lead at Terakeet, where she managed a team of 12 digital-outreach specialists and wrote content for clients in the health care, finance, lifestyle, and wellness industries. She also previously held the role of digital-marketing manager at Trainor Associates. In her new role, Jaworski will write content for a variety of mediums, including press releases, media pitches, blog posts, website content, interview talking points, speeches, and social media posts. She will also provide public relations coordination for Strategic Communications clients, including assisting with media outreach activities and project management. Jaworski earned her bachelor’s degree in public relations from Utica University,

SHAWN FREED has been appointed to assistant VP of engineering, defense systems, and technologies at SRC, Inc. In this role, he will serve as a senior leader, providing overall strategic direction, management, and oversight of the engineering group, including staff, equipment, and facilities. Freed has nearly 20 years of operational and functional leadership experience at SRC, serving in a broad range of technical and managerial roles. In his previous role as director of firmware and software engineering, Freed led a team of more than 100 engineers, supervisors, and managers, and provided technical support for various programs. Prior to this role, he was manager of digital engineering for radars and sensors. Freed holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Taylor University and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University.