 Randy DeValk |
The Glover Park Group has brought on Randy DeValk as managing director. DeValk comes to GPG following almost 30 years, of public service, having held several positions within the Obama Administration, including counselor to the White House Office of Legislative Affairs, and counselor to Secretaries Geithner and Lew at the Treasury Department. At GPG, DeValk will focus on such issues as taxes, trade, appropriations, financial services, cryptocurrency and national security. “If someone has played a key role in more public policy issues over the last few decades, I haven’t met him or her,” said Joel Johnson, managing director and head of GPG’s Government Relations division.
 Dariel Y. Curren |
Development Counsellors International has promoted Dariel Y. Curren to executive vice president. Curren joined DCI in 1995 and has served as director of the company’s economic development division since 2010, creating programs that integrate high-profile media exposure for clients with websites and other digital strategies. She has also developed community branding and marketing strategies and serves as the agency’s media training specialist.
 Cathy Gillen |
PRR, Inc., has hired transportation communications veteran Cathy Gillen as a senior project director. Founder of The Gillen Group, a firm focused on transportation safety communications, Gillen has also held public affairs positions with the Governors Highway Safety Association, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. She will work with PRR’s Baltimore, MD team, led by Traceé Strum-Gilliam, PRR’s East Coast director of transportation.
 Andrew Stoltzfus |
Mobile PR network Spry has hired Andrew Stoltzfus as vice president of audience strategy & growth. Stoltzfus comes to Spry from Porter Novelli, where he led West Coast digital services. In his new post, he is responsible for creating digital strategies to recruit PR pros and journalists to join the Spry workforce, and growing Spry’s clients. “Andy embodies the start-up spirit and understands the importance of using data and digital channels to reach our audiences,” said Angie Schneider, founder and CEO of Spry.
Evan Shenkman, who has 25 years of law firm experience, is now a partner at professional services firm Baretz+Brunelle. He helped design and implement the first generative AI product for legal professionals.
Accenture brings on Emma Chalwin as CMO, effective Oct. 1. Chalwin joins Accenture from Workday, where she also served as CMO, with responsibility for building the brand and driving customer demand in markets around the world... The Vitamin Shoppe appoints Kimberley Gardiner EVP, chief marketing and growth officer. She joins from Tractor Supply Company... Fluent, a provider of commerce media solutions, names Jeanniey Walden as CMO.
maslansky + partners, a specialist consultancy within Omnicom Public Relations, names founding partner Keith Yazmir president of the firm... The National Football League Players Association names Matt Taylor chief communications officer, effective Sept. 8... Repay Holdings Corporation, a provider of bill payment solutions, appoints Charles Nabhan as head of investor relations.
Bospar hires veteran technology, cybersecurity and healthcare sector journalist and content creator Doug Olenick as tech and healthcare content director... The Huntington National Bank appoints Ameesh Vakharia as EVP and chief marketing and digital products officer, a newly created role... SDA International, a Honolulu-based strategic communications firm, promotes Cassie Kim to SVP. 
Burson Brussels chief client officer Ruud Wassen has moved to Consello to open its outpost in the headquarters city of NATO and the European Union.
