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| Taylor Mason |
Stateside Associates, a state and local government relations firm, brings on Taylor Mason as VP. Mason was most recently director of government affairs at Unite Us, a military veteran founded platform that integrates health and community-based care. He has also been VP of public affairs at KPM Group DC and manager, media initiatives at Nahigian Strategies. He has developed and led the execution of 50-state legislative and executive branch strategies, managed agency engagement and procurements, overseen lobbyist relationships and built partnerships across nonprofits, health systems and private industry. Stateside SVP and principal Jonathan Lozier said that Mason "will be leveraging Stateside's broad services to small organizations just standing up their government affairs teams to the largest firms who are optimizing their political and policy strategies."
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| Andrew Jerome |
The International Dairy Foods Association promotes Andrew Jerome to SVP of strategic communications. He will also assume the role of executive director of the IDFA Foundation, effective March 16. Jerome has been with the organization since 2020, most recently serving as VP, communications. Before joining IDFA Jerome was director at Michael Torrey Associates and communications director for the National Farmers Union. In his new role, Jerome will oversee the development and execution of IDFA’s communications strategy to promote, enhance, and protect the image of dairy and the association. As executive director of the IDFA Foundation, he will guide its strategic direction and philanthropic initiatives. “He has been instrumental in positioning IDFA as the authoritative voice of the dairy industry,” said IDFA president and CEO Michael Dykes. “He brings strategic clarity and a strong understanding of policy, media and business landscapes.”
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| Thomas Dievart |
USA Ninja Challenge, which offers obstacle-based fitness experiences for children across the United States, names Thomas Dievart as CMO. Dievart was previously CMO at World Gym International. He also held senior marketing roles at such fitness and sporting goods brands as Wilson Tennis, Ironman Triathlon and Technogym. In his new role, Dievart will focus on strengthening marketing foundations across the system, supporting new openings and ensuring franchise owners are equipped with consistent, high-quality tools as the brand scales.
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
