 Karen Addis |
GLA Communications recruited Karen Addis from Van Eperen for the senior VP slot responsible for raising the visibility of the shop in Washington and nationwide. She'll also look for opportunities to form strategic partnerships and provide senior-level strategic counsel and service.
 Jennifer Brantley |
MP&F Public Relations named Jennifer Brantley, one-time student intern, partner. Brantley, who became senior VP in 2011 has has worked with clients BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, West Tennessee Healthcare, Colonial Pipeline and national home décor retailer Kirkland’s. “Jennifer’s deep knowledge and contacts within the community have made her a valuable and productive member of our team,” said David Fox, MP&F managing partner.
Ambassador Chicago, a boutique hotel managed by Journal Hotels, hired Elvira Skomorowska as director of sales and marketing. Skomorowska comes to the Ambassador from Chicago hotel The Blackstone, where she was associate director of sales. In her new role, she will be responsible for sales strategy, marketing, public relations and managing the hotel’s brand positioning.
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.
