Steven Kramer, who was senior VP at the National Association of Home Builders’ Home Builders Institute arm, has moved to the National Restaurant Assn.’s Educational Foundation, for the VP-communications slot.

The NRAEF offers scholarships and runs program to develop talent at the high school level on up for careers in the restaurant/foodservice business, which has more than 13M people working at about 1M establishments.

Rob Gifford, executive VP-philanthropic initiatives for NRAEF, said communications plays a vital role in supporting the organization’s mission.

He believes Kramer will be “a strong leader who can drive our messaging and awareness to new heights and help us reach new milestones.”

Kramer has Big Agency experience gained via stints at Weber Shandwick, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, Ketchum and Burson-Marsteller.

At the builders’ group, he handled programming that received more than $13M in funding.