ROKK Solutions Promotes Genevieve Wilkins to Executive Vice President of Creative

ROKK Solutions, a bipartisan public affairs firm at the nexus of policy and politics, is pleased to announce the promotion of Genevieve Wilkins to Executive Vice President of Creative.

Wilkins previously served as Senior Vice President of Creative at ROKK Solutions. With over 20 years of experience in design and creative direction, Wilkins has worked for creative powerhouses including Grey Advertising and Arnold Worldwide. No stranger to public affairs, Wilkins also served as Managing Director of Creative at DCI Group for eight years. She brings an ambitious, creative vision for expanding ROKK’s creative capabilities into platforms including video, mobile, and emerging social channels.  

“Genevieve is changing the way Washington D.C. thinks about creative and we are fortunate to have her as part of our team,” said Co-founder and Partner Rodell Mollineau. “Her creative vision has led to award-winning content for ROKK clients and also strengthened the firm’s brand. This promotion is well-deserved.”

“At ROKK Solutions, we firmly believe that having a clear creative vision is critical to communicating effectively in the current media environment,” said Partner Kristen Hawn. “Genevieve has led the effort to create a best-in-class creative team that is essential to our success, and we are excited she will be taking on this expanded role as we continue to grow the company.”

The ROKK creative team at ROKK Studio has a disciplined focus on integrated campaign creative, especially in digital channels. With Wilkins at the helm, the firm is poised to grow its capabilities in line with her vision of a team of highly creative visual storytellers.

“Martin Luther King Jr. said ‘If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl. But by all means, keep moving.’ I’m thrilled and honored to be moving forward as the Executive Vice President, Creative Director at ROKK Solutions,” said Wilkins. “It isn’t every day that you get to grow with a team that strives for excellence and integrity in all facets of strategic communications and business. I’m so excited to share that today is that day.”

Wilkins earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her portfolio includes work with brands including, but not limited to, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Swissotel, Verizon, DoorDash, and Exxon. Her work has been recognized by the Communicator Awards, the Hermes Awards, and the International dotCOMM Awards, among others. 

In 2022 alone ROKK was recognized by a wide variety of organizations for its excellence in communications and public affairs, including winning two PRovoke SABRE awards, a Platinum dotCOMM award and a Hermes Gold award.

Some state attorneys general are continuing a conservative backlash against investment strategies that emphasize social responsibility with a challenge to two corporate advisory companies.

ROKK Chief Development Officer Lindsay Singleton discussed how the skepticism of ESG investing often led by Republicans shows they do not understand it and explained why companies benefit from efforts that address ESG issues in The Well News, here.

WASHINGTON – ROKK Solutions, a bipartisan public affairs firm at the nexus of policy and politics, is pleased to announce the promotion of Lindsay Singleton to the newly created role of Chief Development Officer.

In her new role, Singleton will focus on the overall growth and expansion of the firm, help shape the company’s business vision and build and maintain strategic relationships and partnerships. She will also continue as Chair of the Social Impact Communications Practice.

“Lindsay has been a foundational part of our success in meeting our client’s toughest communications challenges,” said Co-Founder and Partner Ron Bonjean. “We are excited she is taking on this new role. Her relentless energy and drive will provide us with the strategic focus to achieve our vision of growth.”

“Lindsay has been an integral part of the strategic growth of ROKK over the past several years, and we are excited for her to assume this new role as we continue to provide first class service for our clients. Her knowledge in the area of social impact will also be critical as we help our clients navigate a new time of divided government in Washington,” said Partner Kristen Hawn.

“I knew when I joined ROKK five years ago, I would be contributing to something extraordinary,” said Singleton. “Fast forward to today, I am just as excited about what comes next and am thrilled to be part of the team making it happen.”

Singleton previously served the ROKK team as Managing Director where she assumed responsibility at the highest level for client relationships and account management within the agency, ensuring best-in-class strategy as well as building internal infrastructure as the firm grew and diversified its offerings.

With Singleton’s support, ROKK’s strategic development has resulted in double-digit growth and a 360-degree integrated suite of capabilities across areas including but not limited to policy
communications campaigns, paid media, digital strategy and social impact.

Lindsay’s career has spanned over fifteen years of international government and private sector
communications roles, including six years as a foreign service officer serving throughout Latin
America and successive responsibilities in the private sector as an expert on Corporate Social
Responsibility. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University, is fluent in Spanish and Italian and is proficient in Russian.

In 2022 alone ROKK was recognized by a wide variety of organizations for its excellence in
communications and public affairs, including winning two PRovoke SABRE awards, a Platinum
dotCOMM award and an Hermes Gold award.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is playing offense by putting early pressure on Senate Democrats running for reelection in red states to back proposals being passed out of the GOP-controlled House. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) must decide how much political cover to give members of his caucus running for reelection in states such as West Virginia, Montana and Ohio, with control of the chamber on the line in 2024. 

Schumer has taken shots at McCarthy and House Republicans in recent days, accusing them of pushing an “extreme” agenda, but McCarthy is punching back, hitting Democrats in states that former President Trump carried in 2016 and 2020. 

ROKK co-founding partner Ron Bonjean spoke to The Hill on how McCarthy’s moves will now help “define the national media environment” heading into the 2024 election. Get the full story here.  

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Erickson recently sat down with Campaigns & Elections’ Sean Miller and shared his insights on website design trends, advocacy design, and how his military background informs his current work. Read the full piece here.

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) are set to test each other’s mettle as they battle over the debt limit, government funding and the 2024 election. The two leaders don’t have much of a personal relationship, according to congressional aides and strategists, and their working relationship is off to a rocky start, with Schumer accusing McCarthy and his House GOP colleagues of pushing an “extreme” agenda that would undercut women’s health care and cut Medicare and Social Security benefits.  

Despite the shots, Schumer is hoping to develop enough rapport with McCarthy to avoid a government shutdown and to pass a debt ceiling hike that would prevent a downgrading of the nation’s credit rating — or worse.

ROKK co-founding partner Rodell Mollineau shared his thoughts with The Hill on the situation and spoke on what this means for the Democratic party, here.

Democrats are increasingly worried that the controversy surrounding the classified documents found at President Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware home and at his former office will loom large over his expected reelection campaign. While Democrats say they remain confident that Biden can overcome the problem, they say the disclosure of numerous batches of classified documents complicates matters for the president ahead of his campaign launch.  

It also gives Republicans a leg up by complicating Democratic attacks on former President Trump over the FBI’s search of his Florida residence, where classified documents were seized in August 2022. 

ROKK co-founder and partner Rodell Mollineau took to The Hill to explain that the situations of former President Trump and President Biden are dramatically different. Read his thoughts here.

In the final hours leading up to Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s election to the position of Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, ROKK Co-Founder and Partner Ron Bonjean sat down with ABC News and discussed what the situation regarding the nomination means for Kevin McCarthy and the Republicans. Watch the first segment now and continue watching here.

The tumultuous, protracted speaker debate has offered a rare opportunity for brand-new and lesser-known lawmakers to highlight their biographies and display oratory gravitas. And they’re doing it in a room packed with colleagues — after an end to proxy voting — and before a national audience. The speeches have fueled speculation about future leadership ambitions and runs for Senate and have given the GOP a chance to spotlight the emerging diversity in its ranks. 

ROKK co-founding partner Ron Bonjean spoke with Roll Call on why the nominating speeches give a real opportunity to showcase one’s potential star power, here.

A faction of House Republicans who have spent days blocking Rep. Kevin McCarthy from gaining the speaker’s gavel is facing intense arm-twisting in Washington from their own party, but its members are unlikely to encounter much pressure back home.

Mr. McCarthy’s opponents—about 20 House members—exposed divisions in the GOP between mainstream leaders seeking to gain the reins of power in Washington and those in the party who want power to be less concentrated. The holdouts have made various demands related to committee assignments, chamber rules and desired issue votes. 

ROKK co-founding partner Ron Bonjean spoke with the Wall Street Journal on why the Republican holdouts are unlikely to face political blowback for their actions back home, here.