 Ramsey Cox |
The Beer Institute has named Ramsey Cox as director of media relations and PA.
Most recently, Cox was communications director for Washington Congresswoman Suzan DelBene and a reporter for The Hill covering the Senate.
BI chief Jim McGreevy said Cox’s job is to tell the stories about how the nation’s brewers and beer importers support the US economy and contribute to the manufacturing sector.
The trade group has been critical of President Trump’s decision to slap a 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum, which it calls a $347M tax on its membership, that could lead to the loss of 20K jobs.
It will lobby the administration for an exclusion, saying that aluminum imported for beer cans is not a threat to national security.
Roger Bolton plans to step down as CEO of Page, the association of strategic communicators, at the end of the year following a 13-year run.
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.
