James Rogers will join the US Conference of Catholic Bishops Feb. 18 as executive director of PA, a new position.
He'll be in charge of strategy and communications messaging.
Most recently, the 20-year PR veteran was executive director of PR for Blue Cross Blue Shield Assn.
Earlier, he opened the Washington office for Kaiser Permanente and held the communications secretary job at the Jesuit Conference.
The USCCB testified Feb. 11 before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Secretary in opposition to bills that would criminalize undocumented people and religious organizations that provide services to them.
Sherrie Mazur will join the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation as managing director, of communications on Feb. 14. 
Independent Diplomat, the nonprofit that promotes democracy by organizing opposition movements and activists, has trained its sights on Venezuela.
Robert Tappan has joined the International BioMetrics + Identity Assoc., the trade group for the identity technology industry.
Tiffany Haverly, who was at Finsbury Glover Hering, has joined the Internet Association as director of communications.
BGR Government Affairs represents the American Chamber of Commerce in South China as economic and political tensions between the two countries escalate.
Have a comment? Send it to 
No comments have been submitted for this story yet.