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| Nadia Damouni |
Prosek Partners promotes Nadia Damouni to partner. Damouni has been with the firm since 2017, most recently serving as a managing director. She has represented clients in M&A transactions and leads a numer of high-profile equity engagement for the firm. Before coming to Prosek, Damouni was a senior vp in Edelman’s financial communications and capital markets division. She has also worked as a journalist, including a stint at Thomson Reuters as corporate board correspondent and team leader for M&A. “Nadia’s client counsel at the board and CEO levels is exceptional,” said Prosek Partners founder and managing partner Jen Prosek. “Her journalist background and network have been instrumental in building our strategic media relations and special situations capabilities.”
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| Katrell Lewis |
Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, the government relations arm of international law firm Cozen O’Connor, hires Katrell Lewis as a principal in its New York office. Lewis was VP of government and community partnerships for Habitat for Humanity in New York City and Westchester County. He will manage and advance client priorities for Cozen O’Connor in Albany and NYC. “Katrell’s background as a nonprofit leader also makes him uniquely qualified to support and advise our many nonprofit clients,” said Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies New York co-chair Rose Christ. “He’s proven that he knows how to navigate through the budget and regulatory challenges and get important projects across the finish line.”
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| Frank Tortorici |
Marketing Maven promotes Frank Tortorici to VP, media relations. Tortorici has been with the agency since 2015, previously serving as director of media relations. Before coming to Marketing Maven, he was a director at Steinreich Communications, director of public and media relations at The Conference Board and senior account supervisor at Edelman. In his new position, Tortorici will continue to lead and enhance Marketing Maven’s relationships with top tier media, working from the agency’s East Coast office. He will also work more closely with Marketing Maven’s data research and marketing departments, contribute to the firm’s business development initiatives, and mentor junior staffers. “His media knowledge has informed our management team and enables us to compete aggressively for top-tier accounts,” said Marketing Maven president and CEO Lindsay Carnett.
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.
Global Counsel managing director Benedict Brogan is joining FTI Consulting as a senior managing director within its strategic communications segment.
