OUR MISS BROOKS: Myisha Brooks has been upped to VP Publicity for Republic Records by label SVP Publicity Jay Wilson. Brooks will devise, implement and supervise media campaigns for the label’s artist roster. As the label's Director of Publicity since 2009, Brooks has secured exposure on television, the Internet and in print publications for artists including Jessie J, Amy Winehouse, Kelly Rowland, Melanie Fiona, Nas & Damian Marley, Mayer Hawthorne, James Blake, Kid Cudi, Nelly and more. After graduating from California State University Long Beach with a B.A., Brooks began her career as an intern at Arista Records, where she was promoted to executive assistant and eventually Coordinator of West Coast Publicity. In 2008, she served as a marketing/PR associate at Warner Bros. Records, then was a Senior Account Executive at Simone Smalls PR, handling media for the likes of Usher, Grammy-nominated songwriter Claude Kelly and The View co-host and actress Sherri Shepherd. (7/17p)