Gordon Bronson, an Obama White House associate and Colorado political aide, has moved to Sewald Hanfling Public Affairs in Denver as director of strategic communications.
The firm is branching out from public affairs and lobbying to strategic communications and PR as it staffs up to seven.
Bronson had been running his own Denver shop, GoodAgency, and was previously director of political partnerships for Democracy.com. At the White House, he worked on presidential appointments in the energy and environmental sectors.
Sewald Hanfling was co-founded by R.D. Sewald, a senior advisor to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, and Josh Hanfling, a veteran Colorado PA operative. It has also promoted three-year staffer Shannon Fender to senior associate, state and local affairs, to handle clients in cannabis, transportation, tech and higher ed, among others.
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