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# Recognition and Appointments: Appel and Chardavoyne
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/recognition-and-appointments-appel-and-chardavoyne/
- Published: 2019-01-24T21:40:07.000Z
- Updated: 2019-07-11T11:28:35.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: People, PR, Agency, #wp-top-right-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:50

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**Kristen Appel, the Director of Marketing for BARE International**, a global customer experience and market research firm, has been accepted into **Forbes Communications Council**, an invitation-only community for executives in communications, marketing and public relations. BARE International is a provider of customer experience research, data, and analytics for companies worldwide. Founded in 1987, BARE is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia with ten offices around the world.

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The recently opened DC office of **Markstein**, a Birmingham, Alabama based full-service marketing communications agency, today announced the appointment of **Nicole Chardavoyne as vice president, Mid Atlantic in its Washington, D.C. office**. Chardavoyne joins Markstein’s D.C. team as the firm continues to expand its corporate, issues/crisis and advocacy work.Chardavoyne specializes in corporate reputation, issues management, media training and social impact. Prior to joining Markstein, she spent nearly 15 years at Qorvis Communications/MSL where she led award-winning campaigns for clients including UPS, the National Safety Council, Firestone, Constellation Brands and Beam Global Spirits & Wine (now Beam Suntory). Chardavoyne also ran Qorvis’s media training practice, working with clients including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), TruGreen and a leading defense company.