On The Move: North 6th Gets Moxie's Valerie Leary; Pace University Enrolls Jerry McKinstry as PA Director; Clarity PR Appoints YouTap's Jason Stark CFO
Fri, Oct. 11, 2019
By Steve Barnes
North 6th Agency hires Valerie Leary as director of demand generation. She joins from computer software company Moxie... Pace University in Westchester County names Jerry McKinstry as PA director. McKinstry was director of strategic communications at Harrison Edwards PR in Armonk & deputy communications director for ex-Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino... Clarity PR appoints YouTap's Jason Stark as CFO.
Steve Burns, who has been BCW’s west coast public affairs lead since 2014, has moved over to Mercury Public Affairs, where he will be managing director of the firm’s Sacramento office.
APCO Worldwide adds China-Britain Business Council's Jeff Astle as managing director in Shanghai... Arthur W. Page Society elects Charlene Wheeless chair of board of trustees. She's the principal VP of global corporate affairs at Bechtel Corp... Cooksey Communications ups Joel Rowe to creative director.
Avisa Partners snags Eric Bovim as CEO of its US operations. He joins Avisa from Signal Group, where he was managing director.....Phoenix Suns net Dean Stoyer for chief marketing & communications spot. He was VP-brand communcations at Under Armour... Hall+Co. tap Ashlee Dubreuil VP-luxury brands and Ivan Liu VP-business development.
Ink & Roses hires Zeno Group's Janine McCargo as VP, healthcare... Osborn Barr | Paramore raids Gunpowder Inc. and hires Tim Lindstedt for client services director... Oak Street Funding hires Iliana Williams as chief marketing officer. Williams comes to Oak Street from utility company National Grid.
Ogilvy has appointed Rachel Caggiano as group managing director for its DC office. Caggiano comes to Ogilvy from fellow WPP firm VMLY&R... Inspire PR Group of Columbus, OH, has hired Marisa Long as executive VP. She was at the U.S. Green Building Council... The Stevens Group has brought on Greg Sherry, president of Sherry Communications Consultants, as an affiliate associate... D S Simon Media has promoted Mike Bako to VP, content and media strategy... North 6th Agency has promoted Jim Morris to chief financial officer. 
Edelman COO Matthew Harrington became the third global president of Edelman today, which is the 67th anniversary of the founding of the independent firm.
ReviveHealth has named Lindsey Thompson executive VP, communications. Thompson was previously group senior VP at Marina Maher Communications, handling Johnson & Johnson and Novo Nordisk... 360 PR+ has named Victoria Renwick and Mike Rush equity partners and executive VPs... The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has hired Luella Chavez D’Angelo as chief marketing and communications officer. D’Angelo joins the organization from Centura Health.
Ketchum names Jeffrey Moran managing director of its consumer packaged goods industry offering. He was VP-PR & marketing services for Ketchum client, Pernod USA... FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education) hires Steve Danon as senior VP-external affairs. He joins from the National Restaurant Association... Nanotronics taps Ogilvy's Mary Cunney as chief communications officer.
Maggie Malek has been named CEO of Houston-based advertising, branding and communications agency MMI Agency.
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has expanded the roles of global presidents Richard Millar and Lars Erik Grønntun... Markstein ups senior VP Keelie Segars to CEO... Development Counsellors International hires Beth Miller as VP-media relations. She was at Skansa real estate development/construction outfit... BoardroomPR has elevated executive VP Todd Templin to equity partner.
Aaron McLear, who once held director of central comms spot at Uber, is promoted to U.S. chair, public affairs at Edelman.
Sam Myers, who held communications posts in the Depts. of Education and Commerce during the Obama administration, has joined Direct Impact as president. DI is the grassroots arm of WPP's BCW.
Sharp Communications hires Edelman's David Ellis as senior VP, digital & social media... User1st picks up Raegan Bartlo for VP-marketing & communications post. She was executive speechwriter at Mortgage Bankers Assn... Gearbox Software creates chief communications post for Dan Hewitt of Entertainment Software Assn.
W2O has appointed Lucie Harper (Weber Shandwick alum) and Kate Hawker (Ogilvy, B-M, Penny Ryder Vet) as global practice leaders in its London office... Red Havas puts Rachael Sansom in charge of London and ups Natasha Carroll and Mark Campbell... GMMB recruits Politico's Kimberly Hefling as VP.
Fender has promoted Christina Stejskal to VP, communications. She's a veteran of DKC and PMK•BN... March Communications has hired Kelby Troutman as VP. He joins March from Nuance Communications, where he led global PR... R&J Strategic Communications' Dan Johnsonhas been named PR chair of Urban Land Institute Northern New Jersey’s advisory board... Perry Communications Group has brought on Kelley Rooney as VP. She was at North State Solutions and Cornerstone Solutions
Rick Murray, who has led National PR’s Toronto operations for the past five years, is moving to Shift Communications, where he will be managing partner.
Hill+Knowlton Strategies promotes Maria Kuzkina to CEO of PBN H+K, which serves clients in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other countries of the former Soviet Union... Amendola Communications ups Marcia Rhodes to VP... Signal Group names Charles Cooper;MD/chair of the firm’s advocacy group and Elizabeth Northrup and John Procter MDs/co-chairs of its communications arm.
Former Condé Nast chief communications officer Cameron Blanchard has joined Charter Communications as senior vice president, communications.
Lee Applbaum, former marketing chief for spirits giant Bacardi Limited, has joined global cannabis company Surterra Wellness, where he’s been named CMO.
Hotwire has promoted Lindsay Riddell to the role of senior vice president, corporate and executive communications.
Current Global appoints Eddie Garrett executive VP, planning. He joins from strategy consulting firm 18 Coffees... Crosby Marketing Communications promotes Gillian Pommerehn to senior VP and Bridget Stockdale to VP... Silverline Communications puts Ellen Backus and Joey Marquart in charge of new outposts in Chicago and Salt Lake City. (1 reader comment)
Streetsense names Edelman's Zach Tindall managing director, west coast... The Conference Board hires Univision Communications' Chiqui Cartagena as chief marketing officer... Omnicom PR Group recruits Erin Lanuti from Publicis Groupe. She's a chief innovation officer... G&S Business Communications has upped senior VPs Caryn Caratelli, and Stephanie Moore shareholders, managing directors.