MPAA Adds Emily Lenzner as Executive VP of Global Communications and Public Affairs Capitol Communicator July 17, 2019 Bottom Left Sponsored, People, PRThe Motion Picture Association of America has appointed veteran public relations executive Emily Lenzner as its executive VP of global communications and public affairs, reports Variety. Variety added...
Angus McQueen, Longtime CEO of Ackerman McQueen, Dies at 74 Capitol Communicator July 17, 2019 Agency, People, Top Right SponsoredAngus McQueen, longtime CEO of Ackermann McQueen, Oklahoma City's largest and oldest advertising agency, died Tuesday after battling cancer. He was 74. According to The Oklahoman, "Over more than 30...
Vandana Sinha Named Editor-in-Chief of Washington Business Journal Capitol Communicator July 11, 2019 Media, People, Top Center SponsoredVandana Sinha, who joined the Washington Business Journal in 2006 as a reporter, ultimately ascending to the role of managing editor over the course of a decade, has been named the paper’s editor-in-chief,...
Debra Silimeo Departs Hager Sharp to Launch the Silimeo Group Capitol Communicator June 28, 2019 Agency, People, PRDebra Silimeo, EVP at D.C.-based Hager Sharp, has left the firm and launched her own consultancy, the Silimeo Group. “It’s been a wonderful, amazing, challenging and fulfilling 18-plus years at Hager...
Survivor/Photojournalist Paul Gillespie Seeking Donations for “Journalists Matter: Faces of the Capital Gazette” Jeff Davis June 27, 2019 Bottom Left Sponsored, Media, PeopleAfter enduring a targeted shotgun attack inside the newsroom of The Capital last June 28 that claimed the lives of five co-workers, photojournalist Paul W. Gillespie has focused his talents on a project to...
Nike Hires Kathy Baird, Group Managing Director of Ogilvy’s D.C. Office Capitol Communicator June 24, 2019 Agency, People, Top Center SponsoredKathy Baird, Group Managing Director of Ogilvy’s D.C. office, has been hired by Nike as senior director of editorial and experiences in the global employee communications team. Baird will move to Portland,...
On the Move in D.C.: Matthew Bennett, Tim Doyle and Amy Bobchek Capitol Communicator June 24, 2019 People, Upper Left SponsoredMatthew Bennett joined American University as vice president and chief communications officer and he will lead the division of University Communications and Marketing which oversees a...
D.C. Newsmakers: Jarrod Agen, Kirsten Seckler and Julie Chase Capitol Communicator June 18, 2019 Bottom Left Sponsored, General, PeopleBethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corp. reportedly hired Vice President Mike Pence’s communications director Jarrod Agen, shown above, reports Washington Business Journal, which added that CNN and The...
Washington Post Global Opinions Editor Karen Attiah Named NABJ 2019 Journalist of the Year Capitol Communicator June 13, 2019 Awards, Media, PeopleThe National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) named Washington Post Global Opinions Editor Karen Attiah its 2019 Journalist of the Year. “Karen has courageously used her commitment to her craft to...
Steve Pacheco Named President and CEO of AAF Capitol Communicator June 8, 2019 Advertising, People, Upper Left SponsoredThe American Advertising Federation, based in D.C., named Steve Pacheco as its new president and CEO. He succeeds James Edmund Datri, who announced in October 2018 his plans to step down after 10 years of...
