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| (L-R) Jessyca Sheehan, Travis Taylor |
Lucas Public Affairs, a Sacramento-based public affairs firm and subsidiary of Public Policy Holding Company, names Jessyca Sheehan and Travis Taylor as executive vice presidents. Sheehan, who leads LPA’s work in energy and climate, joined the agency in 2019. She was previously a VP at Keadjian Associates and was director and North America lead for APCO’s energy and clean tech practice. Taylor, who heads LPA’s business development team, has been with the agency since 2018. He was previously an EVP at Fineman PR and served as a senior communications advisor in the office of Hawaii’s lieutenant governor. They will now manage the firm alongside CEO Donna Lucas and president Cassandra Pye, with a focus on driving agency growth and innovation to enhance client strategy, business development and talent management. “Our corporate, nonprofit and government clients rely on us to help them navigate many of California’s toughest public policy challenges, and Jessyca and Travis have delivered time and again,” said Lucas.
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| Brian Cowart |
The Colorectal Cancer Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the disease, brings on USO chief development and marketing officer Brian Cowart as CDO. Before coming on board at the USO, Cowart was CDO at Disabled American Veterans, and he has also held executive marketing positions at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and CARE. In his new post, Cowart will spearhead the Alliance's development and fundraising initiatives, cultivating relationships with donors and partners to secure vital resources. The Alliance has also hired Marc Mason, who has 30 years of expertise in data strategy, intelligence, technology, and business operations, to serve as SVP of data intelligence & technology. "Their expertise in their relative fields and shared passion for our mission to eradicate colorectal cancer make them vital assets as we work to expand our impact," saud Colorectal Cancer Alliance CEO Michael Sapienza.
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| Sheila McAneny |
Agital, a digital marketing agency, promotes Sheila McAneney to division president. McAneny was one of the first five employees at Exclusive Concepts, an ecommerce-focused agency that was founded in 1997 and rebranded as Agital when it was acquired by Trinity Hunt Partners in 2023. Sheila was instrumental in scaling Exclusive Concepts into a multimillion-dollar business with over 100 employees. As Agital’s division president, she will drive revenue and end-to-end services for ecommerce clients across a variety of channels and platforms, including paid and organic search, paid social, email, SMS, marketplaces, programmatic advertising and more. She will work closely with Exclusive Concepts founder Scott Smigler, who was recently named vice chairman of Agital. “Sheila has decades of exceptional leadership experience, deep industry knowledge, and unwavering commitment to our clients and team members. Coupled with her strong business acumen, Sheila was the clear choice to lead this division forward,” said Agital CEO Jeff Reynolds.
Lionsgate, which brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, promotes Laurel Pecchia to SVP, corporate communications... Anonymous Content, a New York-based film production and management company, recruits former Showtime/MTV executive vice president Liza Burnett Fefferman as chief communications and marketing officer, a newly created position... Legacy Motor Club brings on Ryan Grab as VP, marketing and communications.
Stagwell has named Lena Petersen, a veteran of MediaLink, Starcom MediaVest and Leo Burnett, chief brand and communications officer.
Carrie Healey has joined the National Association of Broadcasters as VP communications. Most recently, she was program lead at Purple Strategies.
HAVAS Red names Adeena Fried EVP health & wellness, based in New York... Genius Sports Limited, a provider of real-time sports data, names Tony Marlow as CMO... Deerfield Group, which works with clients in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, promotes Bill Veltre to chief media officer... The Public Affairs Council brings on Monica Day as senior manager in its political affairs practice, Deanna Wisniewski as senior manager of communications and Sam Kasner as manager of events. 
Imre names Paulina De la Riva chief strategy officer. De la Riva joins the agency from Ogilvy Health, where she most recently served as EVP, strategy for North America... FNK IR, a strategic investor relations firm focused on smaller cap companies, brings on Greg McKinley as director, investor relations... Bear Icebox Communications, a Chicago-based firm, promotes Sean Wille to VP, strategy + operations... Abode Worldwide, a specialist firmthat works across hotels, short-term rentals and the wider serviced living sectors, appoints Kerry Wilson as chief operating officer.
