ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NACS has added six new hires to its growing team.

Raei Tesfazghi joined NACS December 2 as research and education solutions coordinator. In this position, Tesfazghi is the customer-facing sales and support representative for NACS research products, including the State of the Industry Report and Talent Insights Dashboard. Prior to joining NACS, she was at Pinkston, where she served as a research associate involved extensive in research, survey creation and delivering insights to clients such as Amazon and the Office of Women’s Health. Tesfazghi earned a B.A. in English literature from the College of William & Mary.

Michael Carter joined NACS on Jan. 27 as the new instructional designer for the Education Department. In this new position, Carter will work closely with members and e-learning partners to create impactful training for our industry. He holds a Master of Education from Queen’s University in Kingston, ON, and has worked in various roles at the Centennial College School of Business. Most recently he served as an instructional designer at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA).

Esmeraldo Orozco joined NACS on February 3 as grassroots manager for the Government Relations Department. Orozco will lead member engagement in grassroots programs that include the NACS In Store congressional store visits, NACS Day on the Hill, legislative calls to action on vital industry issues and some targeted member fly-ins to visit members of Congress.  She previously served as the scheduler to the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and was the cabinet surrogates director for Harris for President. Orozco earned a B.A. in political science from California State University, Fullerton.

Kiley Hylton joined NACS on February 3 as marketing manager, events. Most recently she was marketing manager at Merritt Group where she drove strategic marketing plans for Microsoft federal and corporate accounts. Hylton earned a B.B.A. and B.Com. from the University of Alabama.

Jaden Shemesh joined NACS on February 10 as meetings & events coordinator. He is a recent graduate of from Tufts University, earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology and minoring in entrepreneurship.

Alison Wong joined NACS on Feb. 17 as marketing manager, products & services. Most recently, she was at Gartner Digital Markets where she served as senior product marketing specialist. She is a graduate of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, where she majored in marketing and operations & information management Systems.