 Amy Travieso |
Amy Travieso is leaving the US Chamber of Commerce to join the American Hotel & Lodging Assn. as VP-government affairs, responsible for regulatory/legislative affairs on technology, innovation and other policy matters.
She had been the lead liaison to Democrats at the CoC’s technology engagement center.
Prior to the CoC, Travieso was deputy of chief of staff for Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar, co-chair of the Blue Dog coalition.
Brian Crawford, incoming senior VP-government affairs at ASHLA said Travieso will be instrumental in building relations and elevating the industry’s message on Capitol Hall and with the White House.
The AHLA represents hotel owners, bed & breakfasts, management companies and suppliers who represent $1.1T in annual revenues and employ 8M people.
Travieso will join the D.C-based organization on Jan. 2.
USTelecom has named Jeremy Pederson, who was senior manager of federal affairs at Frontier Communications, VP-government affairs.
The Association for Applied Sport Psychology has named New York-based PR agency The Rosen Group agency of record.
Mark Olson, who opened a San Francisco outpost for Max Borges Agency in 2014, has moved to Lewis as a VP to oversee its PR practice in that city.
Vox Solid Communications has been named agency of record for the Las Vegas chapter of the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International.
Magazine industry trade group MPA announced that Linda Thomas Brooks has been appointed its newest President and CEO.
