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| Michelle Timoni |
MAD Global Strategy brings on Michelle Timoni as director. Timoni comes to MAD Global form MikeWorldWide, where she served as a senior account director, coordinating and executing government affairs, PR and public affairs strategies. She has also worked as chief of staff to New Jersey assemblyman Roy Freiman, and press secretary in the New Jersey assembly’s majority office. At MAD Global, Timoni will be focused on government affairs and public affairs for clients in sectors including labor and healthcare. She will also be part of MAD Global’s Trenton lobbying operation. “From her experience on the campaign trail to the State House, Michelle understands the messages and tactics our clients need to communicate to breakthrough,” said MAD Global CEO Mike DuHaime.
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| Blair Taylor |
Seven Letter, a bipartisan communications firm with offices in DC and Boston, promotes Blair Taylor to partner. Taylor has been with Seven Letter since May 2023, serving as managing director. Before that, she served as communications director for former Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), and then for the Senate Appropriations Committee. “Seven Letter was founded on the idea that creating client teams with senior level practitioners leads to deeper client relationships and better outcomes – and Blair is a perfect fit,” said Seven Letter CEO and founding partner Erik Smith. The firm’s research division, Seven Letter Insight, has promoted Jessa Scott-Johnson to managing director. In addition, Annie Pfifer (part of the Insight team) and Macsonny Onyechefule were upped to director in the Boston office and Robin Calleja is promoted to director in the DC office.
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| Mark Neschis |
Newsweek appoints Mark Neschis as SVP of communications. Neschis was most recently head of corporate communications at G/O Media, a digital media company with holdings that include Kotaku and The Root. He was previously SVP of public relations at WE tv (AMC Networks), head of corporate communications at Wenner Media and EVP at Robinson Lerer & Montgomery (now FGS Global). In his new role, Neschis will oversee Newsweek’s internal and external communications strategy, elevate its brand presence across platforms, and strengthen relationships with media, readers, advertisers, and industry partners.
Breakwater Strategy, a strategic insights and communications consultancy, brings on former CNN justice correspondent Jessica Schneider as a VP... Stratacomm, a DC-based firm, names Darren Scher chief operating and integration officer. Scher comes to the agency from Adfero, where he was most recently managing director... Dreamday hires Veronica Gauthier as SVP of growth... TextNow appoints Bonnie Herche as VP of marketing. Herche joins the company from Crain Communications
DCI Group has hired Will Stevens, who has more than 20 years of
Imre names Fred Hickman EVP, group account lead. Hickman joins Imre from Klick, an agency that works with life sciences companies... Residence, a global network of creative companies, brings on Julian McBride as head of communications, a newly created role... Sherlock Communications, which has offices in Bogotå, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Santiago, appoints Bianca Boucault, Maria Amelia Costa and Patricia Zylberman as managing directors.
Nick Mammano, who was president/CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, has rejoined Mercury Public Affairs as a managing director in its Saddle Brook office.
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.
