Denise DunckelDenise Dunckel, a veteran of the private and public sectors, is joining The Beer Institute on Sept. 14 to handle the trade group's PA efforts aimed at policy makers, media and various stakeholders of the business that claims it makes a $250B economic impact in the US and employs 1.8M people.

Most recently, Dunckel served as senior VP-external affairs with Blackstone's Invitation Homes operation that rents single-family residents.

Earlier, she was chief communications strategist at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, where she led rebranding efforts; DC business leader of global corporate communications at Visa Inc., and PR staffer at the Depts. of Education and Housing and Urban Development.

Jim McGreevy, TBI chief, said Dunckel's "unique experience in both the public and private sectors and her hands-on experience working with the federal government will be an invaluable asset."