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| Savannah Schaefer |
CompTIA, technology trade assn., has brought on Savannah Schaefer as senior director. Before joining CompTIA, Schaefer was policy counsel at the Telecommunications Industry Association, where she worked on cybersecurity issues facing the telecommunications industry as well as other security issues. She has also served as a fellow at the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Competition Bureau. In her new role, Schaefer will focus on the development and advocacy of CompTIA’s policy positions on cyber and supply chain security and other tech and telecom issues at the federal and global levels.
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| David Knaus |
Seven Letter, the firm that resulted from the merger of Blue Engine Message & Media and JDA Frontline, has hired David Knaus as a director, as well as Justin Krakoff and Alfonso Hidalgo as content specialists. Knaus was previously a senior campaign aide to former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner. He has also served as a senior project director at Luntz Global and a field coordinator for the Colorado Republican Committee. In his new post, Knaus will be working with clients on services spanning brand management, crisis communication and issue advocacy. Krakoff previously served as digital organizer for the 2018 congressional campaign of Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV). Hidalgo was at the New England Council, a non-partisan organization formed to promote economic growth and high quality of life in the New England region.
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| Harriet Ullman |
LaVoieHealthScience has brought on Harriet Ullman as a senior consultant, product communications and Emmie Twombly as a media relations specialist. Ullman was previously vice president in the healthcare practice at Ogilvy PR/Feinstein Kean Healthcare. She has also served as segment marketing manager for the senior living division at Philips Healthcare, was director of marketing at Copley Pharmaceutical, Inc. and public relations manager at Charles River Associates Incorporated. At LHS, Ullman provides clients with integrated communications support in such areas as branding, product communications, advocacy relationship management and media relations. Twombly has been a contributing writer at HuffPost for over 10 years and has helped organize such events at the Women in the World Summit. Jessica Morris and Hannah Mongeon have also joined LHS as account coordinators.
Seven Letter hires Allie Raffa, who was most recently White House correspondent for NBC News, as a senior director... Points of Light, an organization founded by President George H.W. Bush that is dedicated to volunteer service, names Jeff Zanelli as CMO... Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company, appoints Nora Shepard as VP of communications.
Alcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.
Longacre Square Partners has named Humza Vanderman partner and head of its London outpost as the financial communications firm expands into Europe.
FGS Global adds former Pfizer EVP and chief corporate affairs officer Sally Susman to its global executive board as an independent member, effective April 1... Codeword brings on Kim Baffi, who was previously Salesforce VP and creative director, as executive creative director... Amperity, an AI-powered customer data cloud, appoints Bridget Perry as CMO.
MOIA America, a Volkswagen Group of America subsidiary that develops and tests autonomous, all-electric ride-pooling vehicles, names Marcus Gamo head of U.S. communications... Continental Strategy brings on Francisco Petrirena as VP in its Miami office. Petrirena was previously chief of staff to former Miami city manager Art Noriega... MSQ Sport + Entertainment brings on Lauren Weil as EVP, Max Hirsch as VP of sponsorship, and Brooke Losee as VP.
