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| (L-R) Amanda Finney, Betsy Ralston |
Avoq has recruited Amanda Finney, who was PA director at the Dept. of Energy, as a VP in its New York office.
As part of the reputation management team, she will handle strategic communications, PA, media relations and digital outreach.
Finney also was chief of staff and special assistant to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.
She joined the Biden/Harris administration from Sidewalk Labs, where Finney worked as associate director of policy & communications at the Alphabet unit. She also held marketing & communications posts at Microsoft.
Washington-based Avoq also hired Betsy Ralston as VP & group creative director in New York.
She was executive creative director at Omnicom’s Organic agency, and creative director at WPP’s VML.
Avoq CEO Nicole Cornish said her firm is gaining momentum in New York as clients seeks access to senior executives with crisis, reputation and creative experience.
Actum has hired Cecelia Prewett, who was president of DC Public Affairs at SKDK during a nearly 13-year run, as senior managing director in its Washington office.
Franz Paasche, who was most recently EVP for public affairs and communications at Columbia University, will join Verizon as EVP, corporate affairs, effective Nov. 10.
Horizon Family Brands, which includes Horizon Organic and Wallaby Organic yogurt, hires Andrew Springate as CMO... Wake Tech, a Raleigh, NC community college that serves over 70000 adults annually, brings on Lisa Marie Ferrell, who previously led North America communications at Lenovo, as VP of communications and marketing... Golin brings on executive creative director Meg Farquhar in Chicago, and EVPs of strategy Tom Howells (Western Region) and Martin Coomber (New York).
Hotwire Global appoints Burson global chief digital & intelligence officer Grant Toups as global CEO, effective in January.
Bader Rutter, which works with clients in the agriculture, food, beverage and pet care sectors, appoints Demar Anderson as CMO... Acceleration Community of Companies appoints Michael Moschella to lead its new insights division, ACC Intelligence... Luminate, a London-based shop focused on infrastructure and energy sectors, hires Osman Dervish as director—head of development... The Alpine Group promotes Alison Graab to principal from SVP.
