D.C.-Area Updates: Widmeyer, ThinkFun and Cornerstone Communications
Widmeyer Communications promoted Rachel Zaentz to vice president. Zaentz, one of the youngest VP’s in Widmeyer history, joined the company in 2010 from GMMB and, stated a release, is recognized as a subject matter expert in early childhood education communications. In addition, Lindsay Broyhill, was promoted to account supervisor.
ThinkFun, Inc, added Jennifer Viau as director of public relations at its Alexandria, Va, headquarters. She joined ThinkFun, Inc after a career with the U.S. Department of State, serving most recently as outreach officer the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. She also was deputy spokesperson for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, and served on the Secretary of State’s media events team. ThinkFun, Inc, works internationally in educational games.
Cornerstone Communications, LTD, of Rockville, MD, was selected by Parkifi as its North American public relations and marketing strategy agency of record. Cornerstone was awarded the Parkifi contract because of its significant expertise in the technology, traffic, parking, municipality, and property management verticals. Headquartered in Denver, Parkifi is a technology company focused on providing real-time parking data. This real-time, spot-level data enables parking managers to run their operation more efficiently and drivers to find a parking space faster.
