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Whitney Magnuson is now Senior Director of Social Marketing at Northwestern Mutual

Whitney Magnuson, previously the Head of Social Media for Hilton, has recently joined Northwestern Mutual and their SocialMedia.org roster as Senior Director of Social Marketing. Congrats, Whitney!

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