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| Laura Gingiss |
Baretz+Brunelle brings on Laura Gingiss as senior managing director in its Chicago office and Wayne Kessler as managing director in its New York office. Gingiss was previously head of business marketing communications at Deloitte Consulting. Before that, she served as vice president, corporate communications at Sterling Talent Solutions and director of PR and communications at Wolters Kluwer. Kessler joins B+B from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, a New York legal firm where he led communications efforts. He previously managed the communications functions for three Am Law 100 firms (Paul Hastings LLP, Heller Ehrman LLP and Pillsbury Winthrop LLP) and oversaw global communications efforts for the American Arbitration Association. Both Gingiss and Kessler will play key roles leading the PR, marketing and business development efforts for Baretz+Brunelle’s roster of legal industry clients.
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| Alan Feldenkris |
Spirit of America, a nonprofit citizen service organization that supports the safety and success of U.S. troops and diplomats serving abroad, hires Alan Feldenkris as its first chief marketing officer. Feldenrkis was formerly managing director, global brand marketing and strategy, for The Nature Conservancy. He also served as executive director of marketing and branding at NPR and spent several years as vice president, interactive marketing at AOL. In his new post, Feldenkris will be responsible for generating revenue and raising the visibility of Spirit of America, as well as overseeing the development and marketing & communications teams. “He brings the marketing, communications, and branding know-how that Spirit of America needs to expand our reach, engage more citizens in our work, and dramatically grow our revenues," said Sprit of America CEO Jim Hake.
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| Madeleine Beck, Sabrina Ostrowski |
Crosby Marketing Communications promotes Madeleine Beck to vice president, integration management, and Sabrina Ostrowski to vice president, contracting & financial management. Beck has been with the agency since 2009, overseeing national public education campaigns and highly targeted behavior-change programs. Ostrowski joined Crosby in 2015, and has been responsible for all contract administration for the firm’s government practice. Crosby president and CEO Raymond Crosby said that Beck and Ostrowski “have been instrumental in supporting our growth and are strong leaders who embody our collaborative culture.”
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.
