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| Abbie McDonough |
Abbie McDonough, who was communications director for North Dakota’s Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp, has joined WPP’s Breakwater Strategy as VP.
She also served as national press secretary for Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia and communications director for Congressman Paul Kanjorksi of Pennsylvania.
McDonough also did a stint at RF|Binder, repping Wines of Chile, Dunkin’ Donuts and Bank of America Foundation.
Heitkamp lost her re-election bid in 2018 to Kevin Cramer.
Arik Ben-Zvi, a co-founder of WPP’s Glover Park Group, launched Breakwater in April to offer crisis management, executive positioning, corporate reputation, advocacy and campaign services with offices in DC and New York.
Max Gleischman, a GPP veteran and communications director for former UN ambassador Samantha Power, heads the Big Apple outpost.
Cornerstone Government Affairs has inked a $25K monthly pact with Qatar to advance the relationship of the Arab state and the US.
Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy has teamed up with a crew of Republican heavy hitters to launch Watchtower Strategy, a public affairs firm that will focus on advocacy, strategy and strategic communications.
The National Association of Manufacturers has named Alexa Lopez VP of communications & public affairs, a newly created position. She was at the Transportation Security Administration.
