Zakkyya Williams assumed the role of community relations coordinator for Lawrence + Memorial and Westerly Hospitals in 2021. In her previous position as marketing coordinator, she supported the hospitals’ key marketing and growth efforts, including the opening of the Uncasville Health Center at Mohegan Sun, the “Greatest of Care” marketing campaign and other community events such as American Heart Association Heart Walk and the Hartford Marathon Foundation’s Summer Stride. Zakkyya has more than 10 years of marketing and communications experience working in corporate and non-profit sectors. She is a member of the National Association of Health Services Executives Connecticut Chapter, serves on the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Trust Fund Board of Trustees. She holds a master’s degree in management from the University of Redlands, San Diego, and a bachelor’s degree from Paul Quinn College, Dallas, TX.