Mary Hagan, managing director of agriculture-focused agency Osborn Barr, has moved to the National Corn Growers Association as VP of communications.
The association said the appointment is part of an "elevated focus" on telling its story. NCGA president Chip Bowling said the trade group's new strategic plan includes a focus on improving consumer trust. "Mary's work helping counter negative perceptions and uniting diverse groups is exactly the type of experience and leadership we need to help us strengthen our relationship with customers and consumers," he said.
Corn has been a particularly hot topic in several sectors of late including food (corn syrup), economics (commodity prices) and politics (ethanol).
Hagan was a senior VP for Leo Burnett in Chicago and directed the McDonald's Europe account at Creata Promotion in the UK. She is also a former manager for Arthur Andersen & Co.
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.
TikTok is nothing more than a Chinese propaganda tool that poses “a grave threat to America’s national security and, in particular, impressionable children and young adults,” say two Congressmen who want the platform registered as a foreign agent.
Public Strategies Washington has added Abbie Sorrendino, a former aide to now Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
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