Here's an update on David Adams

David B. Adams, a Beacon Journal reporter from 1986 until 1999, is now Assistant Director of Global Risk Advisory Services for Ernst and Young in Cleveland.

After leaving the Beacon Journal website (www.Ohio.com) as an Online Content Producer, Adams spent 2.5 years being in charge of internal and external communications for Huntington Bank's Northern Ohio Region (including more than 60 bank branches), a Northern Ohio headquarters, a processing center and a private financial group center).

In January, 2007 Adams joined Ernst & Young's Global Risk Advisory business consulting practice in their communications, markets and business development team.

“Basically,” Adams writes, “”our team helps develop consulting solutions, educates both internal and external clients about those services, which range from climate control and anti-fraud, to internal control, internal audit, business performance improvement, IT security and enterprise resource applications (such as SAP).”

The practice has more than 14,000 employees in more than 40 countries.

“I'm running marathons, doing triathlons, spending loads of time with my two wonderful kids (Molly 9, and Charlie 7), thinking about writing a book, working on a blog, and even a fun column for a specialty publication (nothing salacious, mind you!)” Adams writes. “So, while now out of journalism, it still is the backbone of almost everything I do, and still powers my passions toward such endeavors as being a board member and communications committee chairman for the Cleveland Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.”