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Washington, D.C.-based Finn Partners subsidiary Widmeyer Communications has made several key promotions in that agency’s flagship education group.
Marina Stenos has been promoted to senior vice president and partner. Stenos, who joined the agency since 2011, is a STEM communications expert who was previously director of the Center for Public Awareness, Leadership and Diversity at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Prior to her tenure at ASME, Stenos served as executive vice president and senior producer at New Vision Communications.
Stenos will now provide strategic counsel within the Finn Partners network for colleagues who work with clients focused on education advocacy, and will elevate Widmeyer’s profile among New York-area stakeholders and clients focused on education issues, particularly in the areas of STEM and equity. She will also continue managing Widmeyer’s New York PreK-12 team.
Rachel Zaentz has been promoted to the role of vice president. Previously an assistant vice president in the agency’s PreK-12 education practice, Zaentz is an expert in early childhood education communications. Zaentz, who joined Widmeyer in 2010, was previously a member of the education team at communications firm GMMB.
Zaentz will now serve an expanded role in new business acquisition, especially as it relates to expanding Widmeyer’s education work on the West Coast and within the philanthropy sector. She will also continue to expand upon Widmeyer’s early childhood portfolio and will guide the team’s issue-based expertise in that space.
Full-service agency Widmeyer, which holds offices in Washington D.C. and New York, specializes in education, public affairs and health. The agency in 2013 was acquired by New York-based independent Finn Partners. Widmeyer that year reported net fees of $9.8 million.
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