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Hank Sheinkopf is a public relations powerhouse and master of communications strategy. An early creator of integrated strategic campaigns using all forms of media – Sheinkopf has won national and international awards for his radio and TV productions. Sheinkopf worked as a meat cutter and a police officer before being introduced to political consulting as a union organizer. Sheinkopf founded Sheinkopf Communications Ltd., a strategic communications firm, in 1981. Over the course of his career, Sheinkopf has contributed to more than 700 political campaigns across the United States and around the world. Sheinkopf’s political clients have included former Democratic President Bill Clinton, former Independent Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg and former President of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernandez. His corporate and nonprofit clients have included Van Wagner Communications, Teamsters Local 237, Verizon, Elections Systems and Software, Sovereign Bank, Home Depot, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and the New York Restaurant Association.