
Yes& promotes Debbie Bates-Schrott to chief marketing officer
Yes& promoted Debbie Bates-Schrott to chief marketing officer. She has served as the agency’s SVP since 2021. In this new CMO

Chris Albert, marketing and communications exec at D.C.-based Nat Geo, exits after more than two decades
Longtime National Geographic marketing and communications exec Chris Albert, is leaving the company after more than two decades. reports Variety. Variety states that Albert

Hal Shoup, former Executive Vice President of the AAAAs, dies at 94
Harold (Hal) Shoup, former Executive Vice President of the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) in D.C., died at age 94. While at

Thomas Sanchez, CEO and co-founder of D.C.-based Social Driver, named Board Chair of The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project announced the election of Thomas Sanchez, CEO and Co-Founder of the digital agency Social Driver, as Board Chair. According to

Alex Wallace, who has overseen the D.C. bureau of NBC News, leaving the network
Alex Wallace, a 10-year veteran of NBC News, is leaving the network. As senior vice president, Wallace has overseen NBC Nightly News as

Lisa Gartner joins WaPo as a deputy editor on the long-term investigative team
Lisa Gartner is joining The Washington Post as a deputy editor on the long-term investigative team. She comes to The Post from the

MPT promotes Terri Carpenter to managing director
Maryland Public Television (MPT) promoted Terri Carpenter to managing director, Corporate Support, at the statewide public TV network. Carpenter supervises two account executives and

Crosby promotes two to Associate Vice President
To better support its continued growth of healthcare organizations and major nonprofit clients, Crosby Marketing Communications has promoted two senior staff to the position

D.C.-based Adlumin adds Vikram Ramesh as CMO
Adlumin, based in D.C., announced that Vikram Ramesh joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Ramesh, states a release, brings over two

WaPo adds Dominique Hildebrand as Climate & Environment Photo Assignment Editor
Dominique Hildebrand is joining The Washington Post as Climate & Environment Photo Assignment Editor. According to The Post, she was most recently a photo

Ben Geldon named executive producer of CNN’s “Inside Politics with Dana Bash”
Ben Geldon has been named executive producer of CNN’s “Inside Politics with Dana Bash.” Most recently, Geldon served as the supervising producer for

People in the news: René Carbone Bardorf joins AeroVironment as VP of Marketing and Communications, Matt Daigle joins SEMA and Britt Swartzlander promoted to Communications Manager at Frederick County, MD, Office of Economic Development
René Carbone Bardorf, shown above, joined AeroVironment as Vice President of Marketing and Communications and will lead AV’s global strategic marketing and oversee

Yes& launches Yes& Federal
Andy Blenkle appointed President to expand government practice Independent agency Yes& consolidated its federal government business in a new subsidiary, Yes& Federal

Anne Buckley joins University of Maryland as vice president for marketing and communications
The University of Maryland named Anne Buckley as vice president for marketing and communications, effective September 4. In this role, states a release, Buckley

WaPo promotes Robert Miller to Director of Photography
Robert Miller has been promoted to Director of Photography at The Washington Post and, states The Post, will lead a “team of talented, award-
