 Sam Goldstein |
Marino has brought on Sam Goldstein as director of land use and public policy. Goldstein was a founder of the Helicopter Tourism & Jobs Council, an advocacy organization that represents the Air Tour industry in New York City. He has also served as director of government relations for Selfhelp Community Services, a senior housing and social service organization, and was a principal at Kivvit Public Affairs. “Sam will be a tremendous asset in helping to grow the agency’s thriving land use and advocacy practice,” said Marino president John F. Marino. Marino’s client roster has also included McDonald’s, Walmart, The Home Depot and One World Trade Center.
 Brigid Parr |
Zapwater Communications has promoted Brigid Parr to vice president in its Chicago office, one of 10 recent promotions at the agency. Parr has been with Zapwater since 2011, most recently serving as group director. She leads some of the agency’s largest consumer and lifestyle accounts, and has a strong hand in internal management. Parr is also on the Publicity Club of Chicago’s board of directors. The other promotions include Erika von Borcke and Stephanie Reay, both of whom are now group directors in the Chicago office. Before coming to Zapwater in 2018 as an account director, von Borcke was a director at Weber Shandwick. Reay, who was also previously an account director, works on several of Zapwater’s restaurant and hotel accounts.
 Colson Hillier |
Customer experience solutions firm Alorica Inc. has hired Colson Hillier as chief marketing officer, with responsibility for driving strategic planning, product development and execution of Alorica’s global marketing and communications initiatives. Prior to joining Alorica, Hillier held several senior leadership roles at Verizon Wireless, focusing on new product development, big data analytics and digital marketing. “Colson has a strong track record of packaging technology and digital platforms to build profitable business operations on a global scale,” said Alorica chief operating officer Greg Haller.
FTI Consulting CEO Steve Gunby, 68, has changed his mind about stepping down in 2027, according to a report in the Financial Times.
Stagwell brings on David Olesnevich as chief growth officer, owned media and Drew Schutte as chief revenue officer, owned media... Spectrum Science names Lisa Talbot president of Spectrum Science Communications. Talbot was most recently chief client officer at MSL, where she oversaw healthcare, consumer and corporate practices... IHS, a global information provider, names Stephanie Buscemi as SVP and CMO, a newly created role....Red Shoes Inc., a woman-owned, marketing firm in Appleton, WI, promotes Reagan Fritts, Mia Hermansen, Katie Much, Jennifer Thurlow and Carly Tiedt to new roles. 
Former deputy undersecretary of agriculture Darci Vetter joins berry producer Driscoll's as VP, public affairs.
The International Dairy Foods Association brings on 
INFINITE appoints Eric Wiedeke as head of talent, a newly created position intended to strengthen the firm’s people strategy and global growth ambitions... Anomaly promotes Kira Montgomery to executive strategy director, head of communications strategy, expanding her remit from the agency’s Toronto office to its full North American business... The Jackson Laboratory, which focuses on genetics and genomic medicine, appoints Steven Holstein as SVP of external affairs.
