North 6th Agency, Inc. (N6A), an award-winning brand communications and social media agency based in New York City and Toronto, today announced the promotion of Nina Velasquez to Senior Vice President of Talent Development. In her new role, Velasquez will report directly to Executive Vice President Daniela Mancinelli.

Velasquez joined N6A as an Account Director in 2012, and has played an instrumental role in N6A's growth. She was subsequently promoted to Vice President and Senior Vice President, a position she has held since 2016. Under her leadership dozens of N6A employees have been promoted, and clients have benefitted from world-class public relations programs.

In her new position, Velasquez will be responsible for building, managing and implementing a variety of programs to support N6A's talent development. Her new role will include oversight of recruiting, culture, internal training, professional development, marketing, and customer service best practice initiatives across N6A's offices in New York City and Toronto.

"Nina has been with N6A since our early days, and has been an exemplary leader at every step of the way," said Matt Rizzetta, CEO of N6A. "Nina's dedication, attitude, and positive spirit have set the precedent for countless N6Aers through the years. We are incredibly fortunate to have Nina in the N6A family, and I couldn't think of anyone who is better suited for this role than her."

N6A's "Compete and Care" culture and "Embrace the Pace" atmosphere have been lauded as one of the most rewarding, collaborative and unique in the agency world by Forbes, Monster.com, New York Post, Chief Learning Office Magazine, Entrepreneur, and others. N6A was named a finalist for Digiday's Most Innovative Culture Award, and as one of the 50 Most Powerful Agencies by the New York Observer.

For more information on N6A please visit www.n6a.com. For more information on N6A's "Compete and Care" culture, programs and perks, visit www.competeandcare.com.

ABOUT NORTH 6TH AGENCY, INC. (N6A):
North 6th Agency, Inc. (N6A) is an award-winning brand communications and social media agency based in the heart of SoHo in New York City and Toronto's financial district.

N6A's client roster includes emerging, mid-sized and enterprise brands from more than 30 industries. N6A has been awarded several prestigious industry recognitions, including ranking in the Top 50 in more industry categories than any agency in the United States, the #1 Fastest-Growing Firm ranking in O'Dwyer's in 2016, NY Observer Power Agency List, Digiday "Most Innovative Culture" Award finalist, and has been selected as one of the "coolest spaces at the hottest PR firms" by the New York Observer.

N6A's "Compete and Care" culture and "Embrace the Pace" atmosphere have been lauded as one of the most rewarding, collaborative and unique to the agency world by Forbes, Monster.com, New York Post, Chief Learning Office Magazine, Entrepreneur, and others. For more information on N6A, visit www.n6a.com, and for more information on N6A's "Compete and Care" culture and perks, visit www.competeandcare.com.