 Karen Amster-Young |
Sabrina Levine Communications has added Karen Amster-Young to its strategic advisory team. Amster-Young was previously the founder and president of Amster-Young Public Relations, where she worked with Levine on campaigns for such brands as FIJI Water, The Wallpaper Council and Federated Department Stores. Before launching her agency, Amster-Young was an account executive with Ketchum Public Relations. In her new post, she will focus on new business development for the agency and provide senior counsel for select clients.
 Matt Herrick |
The International Dairy Foods Association has named Matt Herrick to the new position of senior vice president, executive and strategic communications. Herrick comes to IDFA from The Rockefeller Foundation, where he was managing director, communications. Prior to that, he was senior vice president with DC-based public affairs firm Story Partners. He also served in the Obama administration as press director and spokesperson for the U.S. Agency for International Development, and communications director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this new role, Herrick will be responsible for leading all of IDFA’s communications and reputation management activities.
 Kristen Levine |
French/West/Vaughan has appointed Kristen Levine president of its pet and veterinary practice, FWV Fetching. Levine had previously served as the division’s senior vice president. She founded Fetching Communications, a marketing and public relations agency dedicated solely to the pet industry, in 2003. Fetching acquired news distribution service PetPR.com in 2013. Both were acquired by FWV in 2017 to form FWV Fetching. Before starting up Fetching, Levine served as PR director for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Tampa Bay. She is also creator of the online platform Kristen Levine Pet Living.
Actum has hired Cecelia Prewett, who was president of DC Public Affairs at SKDK during a nearly 13-year run, as senior managing director in its Washington office.
Franz Paasche, who was most recently EVP for public affairs and communications at Columbia University, will join Verizon as EVP, corporate affairs, effective Nov. 10.
Horizon Family Brands, which includes Horizon Organic and Wallaby Organic yogurt, hires Andrew Springate as CMO... Wake Tech, a Raleigh, NC community college that serves over 70000 adults annually, brings on Lisa Marie Ferrell, who previously led North America communications at Lenovo, as VP of communications and marketing... Golin brings on executive creative director Meg Farquhar in Chicago, and EVPs of strategy Tom Howells (Western Region) and Martin Coomber (New York).
Hotwire Global appoints Burson global chief digital & intelligence officer Grant Toups as global CEO, effective in January.
Bader Rutter, which works with clients in the agriculture, food, beverage and pet care sectors, appoints Demar Anderson as CMO... Acceleration Community of Companies appoints Michael Moschella to lead its new insights division, ACC Intelligence... Luminate, a London-based shop focused on infrastructure and energy sectors, hires Osman Dervish as director—head of development... The Alpine Group promotes Alison Graab to principal from SVP.
