Chandler Smith, communications director to Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV), has booked the VP of communications slot at the American Hotel & Lodging Association.
Smith, who starts Sept. 8, will be focused on promoting the hotel industry trade group's government relations and advocacy efforts, as well as the industry's contributions to jobs and econommic impact.
AH&LA CEO Katherine Lugar said Smith was hired as Congress returns to work and elections loom, "a vital time for our industry to be front and center."
FleishmanHillard alum Rosanna Maietta joined AH&LA in June as SVP, comms. & PR.
Smith was campaign spokeswoman and communications for Heller's 2012 Senate campaign after serving as his press secretary the previous year. Earlier she was a press deputy to Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) and press secretary to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Smith also worked the PR front for the ONE Campaign and Pinkston Group.
Husch Blackwell Strategies has added FleishmanHillard alum Michael Slatin as a principal in its public affairs group.
Rory Cooper, a veteran Republican operative and policy specialist, has joined Teneo’s Washington office as senior managing director in its strategy & communications practice.
Brian Fallon, who served as national press secretary for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential run, is signing on next month as Vice President’s Kamala Harris’ campaign communications director.
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Public Strategies Washington has added Abbie Sorrendino, a former aide to now Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
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