Agency Updates: News from Narrative Strategies, Avoq and Curley Company

D.C.-based Narrative Strategies announced its expansion into New York and named Caleb Barnhart and Graham Newhall to lead the office. According to a release, Barnhart and Newhall, shown above, bring extensive experience in public affairs, reputation management and financial communications to the firm. “Narrative’s fastest-growing client base has been in financial services, life sciences, and technology, with the vast majority of those clients headquartered in New York,” said Narrative CEO and Founding Partner Ken Spain. This marks Narrative’s third office location, following the opening of an office in West Palm Beach, Florida, 

Avoq announced that Jeff Levey, “a seasoned tax policy expert with more than three decades of experience advising global companies on legislative and regulatory issues,” has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor on the Government Relations team.  According to a release, Levey brings a distinguished career in Washington, D.C., and internationally, where he has guided financial institutions, multinational corporations and industry coalitions through complex tax policy challenges. His expertise spans U.S. and global tax reform, international corporate taxation, financial services policy and regulatory engagement. Levey has led multi-company coalitions on critical tax-related issues and policy.  Most recently, Levey served as an Executive Director at Ernst & Young’s Washington Council (WCEY), where for nearly 16 years before retiring, he advised global companies on federal and international tax policy matters.

Curley Company named Heather Knox executive vice president to lead its Seattle expansion and, states a release, strengthen the firm’s expertise in technology, AI and innovation communications. “With Heather joining our leadership team, we’re jump starting the next chapter of Curley’s evolution as an agency,” said Jennifer Curley, founder & CEO of Curley Company. “Expanding to Seattle has been a long-time goal of mine, to create a natural bridge between West Coast innovation and Washington influence. Heather’s global and technology experience ensures we continue to scale with intention while staying true to the people-first values that define us.”