
Christina May, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Illumine8 Marketing & PR, Recognized as a 2019 DMN 40UNDER40 Honoree
Christina May, founder and chief marketing officer of Illumine8 Marketing & PR in Frederick, MD, has been recognized as a 2019 DMN 40UNDER40 honoree.

Peter D. Greenberger Named Publisher of The Hill
Politics and policy publication The Hill has named former Twitter and Google executive Peter D. Greenberger its publisher, reports MediaPost. The MediaPost post added

WUSA9 Reporter Peggy Fox Joins Dominion Energy as Media-Communications Manager for Northern Virginia
WUSA9 reporter Peggy Fox announced on Facebook that she’s leaving the D.C.-based station and “starting a new adventure!” She added that

On the Move in D.C.: Anna Bager, Roland Varesko and Tom Cochran
The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) named Anna Bager, Executive Vice President of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), as its new

Washington Capitals VP of Communications Wins $1 Million Playing Powerball
Washington Capitals Vice President of Communications Sergey Kocharov won a $1 million prize playing Powerball, reports The Washington Post. The Post’s post added

Recording Industry Association of America Names Brendan Daly its Chief Communications Officer
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has named Brendan Daly, former chief spokesman to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, its chief communications

Ironmark Promotes Matt Marzullo to President
Ironmark, an image company and leader in business communications services, announced that Matt Marzullo, who has served as Senior Vice President of Sales and

Van Eperen’s Emily McDermott Named a 2019 VIP by The Daily Record
Van Eperen, a PR and strategic communications agency based in Maryland, announced that The Daily Record has named account supervisor and project manager Emily

MPAA Adds Emily Lenzner as Executive VP of Global Communications and Public Affairs
The Motion Picture Association of America has appointed veteran public relations executive Emily Lenzner as its executive VP of global communications and public affairs,

Angus McQueen, Longtime CEO of Ackerman McQueen, Dies at 74
Angus McQueen, longtime CEO of Ackermann McQueen, Oklahoma City’s largest and oldest advertising agency, died Tuesday after battling cancer. He was 74. According

Vandana Sinha Named Editor-in-Chief of Washington Business Journal
Vandana Sinha, who joined the Washington Business Journal in 2006 as a reporter, ultimately ascending to the role of managing editor over the course

Debra Silimeo Departs Hager Sharp to Launch the Silimeo Group
Debra Silimeo, EVP at D.C.-based Hager Sharp, has left the firm and launched her own consultancy, the Silimeo Group. “It’s been

Survivor/Photojournalist Paul Gillespie Seeking Donations for “Journalists Matter: Faces of the Capital Gazette”
After enduring a targeted shotgun attack inside the newsroom of The Capital last June 28 that claimed the lives of five co-workers, photojournalist

Nike Hires Kathy Baird, Group Managing Director of Ogilvy’s D.C. Office
Kathy Baird, Group Managing Director of Ogilvy’s D.C. office, has been hired by Nike as senior director of editorial and experiences in

On the Move in D.C.: Matthew Bennett, Tim Doyle and Amy Bobchek
Matthew Bennett joined American University as vice president and chief communications officer and he will lead the division of University Communications and Marketing which
