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This Thursday, CNBC will be airing a special entitled "The Oprah Effect."
The show, hosted by Carl Quintanilla will devote an entire hour to the
influence Oprah Winfrey has on viewers and how she encourages them to
buy new products, read a book or try something new.
I'm sure many of you can agree that getting someone on Oprah is not easy - this show will also examine how to get on Oprah. (PR Newser)
I know there are a lot of public affairs-type-of-people in Washington looking for jobs and I wanted to bring a great blog to your attention. It's the DC Public Affairs & Communications Jobs blog.
Jeff Nelligan recently began as the new Senior Director for Strategic Communications at Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM). JHM includes the physicians and scientists of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with the health professionals and facilities that make up the broad Johns Hopkins Health System and Hopkins’ healthcare international facilities. Neligan is in charge of the institution’s overall communication strategy and positioning. Before joining JHM, Nelligan was the spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) in the Bush administration. Previously, Nelligan was Managing Director of Public Affairs at the Government Accountability Office, and worked on Capitol Hill as Press Secretary for U.S. Rep. Bill Thomas (R-CA) and Director of Communications for the House Transportation Committee under Chairman Bud Shuster (R-PA). Earlier in his career, Nelligan was Speechwriter at U.S. Agency for International Development during the Bush 41 administration. (PF tipster)
Roll Call's Shop Talk is reporting that the DNC has hired their regional press team.
Campaign & Elections’ Politics magazine today announced the 2009 Rising Stars. One of the most prestigious honors in politics, the award goes to
people 35 or under who have already made a significant mark in political
consulting or advocacy. The magazine chose 10 Democrats, 10 Republicans and
seven nonpartisan leaders this year out of a pool of several hundred
nominees.
“Capping off an historic election year, we received a record
number of nominations for this year’s Rising Stars,” said James Klatell,
managing editor of Politics. “With so many exceptional young people working in
politics today, this was an exceedingly difficult process.”
The Rising
Stars will be honored on June 12 during our 26th annual training seminar, The
Art of Political Campaigning. Past Rising Stars have included David Axelrod,
Paul Begala, Donna Brazile, James Carville, Alex Castellanos, Rahm Emanuel, Ed
Gillespie, Alexis Herman, Karen Hughes, Laura Ingraham, Celinda Lake, Jim
Pinkerton, Ralph Reed and George Stephanopoulos.
This year's
winners:
DEMOCRAT
Brent Blackaby, 34, is
a co-founder of Blackrock Associates, an online marketing, fundraising, and
strategic consulting firm in California. His clients include Sens. Barbara
Boxer, Dick Durbin, Patrick Leahy, and Chuck Schumer, and Gen. Wesley
Clark.
John Del Cecato, 34, is a partner at AKPD in New
York City. He wrote, directed and produced many of the television ads for Barack
Obama’s presidential campaign.
Daniel Gotoff, 34, is
the director of Lake Research Partner's New York City office. Since joining LRP
in 1996, he has worked for candidates at all levels of the electoral
process.
Julie Greene, 29, is the head of the AFL-CIO’s
member communications program. She is a veteran of the direct mail firm MSHC
Partners.
Jessica Grounds, 28, is a vice president at
Stones’ Phones, the president of Women Under Forty Political Action Committee
(WUFPAC) and the associate director of Running Start, a non-profit that educates
young women about serving in political office.
Nicole
Harburger, 33, is a vice president at GMMB in Washington. She has been
a press secretary on Capitol Hill and the communication director for the
Democratic Governor’s Association.
Robert E. Jones, 32,
is the political director of Annie’s List in Texas. He has helped nine
Democratic women win seats in the Texas legislature.
Amy
Leveton, 33, is senior vice president and managing director of Penn
Schoen & Berland Associates in Washington. She led research for Hillary
Clinton’s presidential campaign.
Todd Rogers, 31, is
the founding executive director of the Analyst Institute, which uses the tools
of behavioral science to help progressive groups increase the impact of their
voter contact.
Tanya Tarr, 29, is a political research
analyst at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. She
has worked for Al Gore’s presidential campaign, the Democratic National
Committee and the AFL-CIO.
REPUBLICAN
Tucker Bounds, 30, is
partner at Quinn Thomas Public Affairs in Oregon. He was the deputy
communications director for John McCain’s presidential
campaign.
Shannon Burns, 33, is the CEO of Victory
Solutions, which provides unique VOIP phone banking technology to Republican
campaigns.
Jessica B. Colón, 34, is the founder of
Colón & Company, a consulting firm in Houston. She serves as the chair of
the Young Republican National Federation and appears frequently on Fox
News.
Danny Diaz, 33, launched his own consulting firm,
Diaz Communications LLC, this year. A senior member of John McCain's 2008
campaign, he was previously the communications director at the Republican
National Committee.
Josh Ginsberg, 26, is a vice
president at Mercury Public Affairs in California. He is a veteran of George W.
Bush’s 2004 campaign and Mitt Romney’s 2008 campaign.
Katie
Harbath, 28, is the director of DCI Digital for the DCI Group. She has
worked on Rudy Giuliani’s 2008 campaign and for the Republican National
Committee.
Alex Lundry, 31, is vice president and
director of research at Target Point Consulting in Virginia. He helped pioneer
new micro-targeting techniques for Mitt Romney’s 2008
campaign.
Christopher N. Malagisi, 28, is the founder
of the Young Conservatives Coalition. He has worked in young adult voter
outreach for the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush, Fred Thompson and
John McCain. He is also director of political training at the Leadership
Institute in Arlington, Va.
Brian Nick, 33, is the
director of strategic development and communications for Strategic Perception in
Washington. He is a veteran of former Sen. Elizabeth Dole’s office and
campaign.
Ryan Waite, 31, is the president of NextDoor
Politics and executive vice president of Connell Donatelli, an online
advertising and marketing firm in Virginia. He handled the online advertising
for John McCain’s presidential campaign.
NONPARTISAN
Adam Conner, 24,
opened Facebook's Washington D.C. office, where he oversees the company's
political and governmental outreach and directed the company’s 2008 election
efforts including voter registration and get out the vote
tools.
Rob Engstrom, 34, is a vice president for the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, responsible for the group’s day-to-day political and
grassroots operations.
Steve Grove, 31, is the head of
News and Politics at YouTube. A former journalist, he partnered with CNN to
develop the CNN/YouTube debates during the 2008 Election.
Irina
Pruidze, 32, is the deputy international secretary of the New Rights
Party, which advocates for limited government and free enterprise for Georgia in
Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia.
Jordi Segarra, 30, is a
board director of the European Association of Political Consultants and
multiple-time Pollie winner. He has consulted for parties and leaders throughout
Europe and Latin America.
Tom Serres, 27, is the
entrepreneur behind Piryx, a social commerce platform aimed at empowering the
little guys of the political world with online tools.
Brian
Williams, 28, is vice president in charge of product strategy and
design at Aristotle, the political technology firm in Washington. He has worked
on Capitol Hill and on races across the country.
Chris Perrin, former chief operating officer at public affairs firm Adfero
Group, joins David All Group (DAG) as managing director, DAG President David All
announced today.
“The addition of Chris to our team shows our continued growth as a leader in the emerging Web 2.0 market,” said All. “Chris is a battle-tested executive who is ready to take on any challenge in our fast-paced, expanding operation, and the team is excited to have him on board.”
Perrin strengthens the firm’s growing list of talented online political
operatives and communicators and continues to build on the leadership position
DAG has established in the conservative modern media field. He will ensure the
smooth execution of all internal company operations of the company and the
successful implementation of high-quality products and services produced by
DAG’s team of account managers and executives. Perrin will provide senior
leadership to the DAG team and oversee the completion of client initiatives.
“Chris brings to the table a strong sense of direction,” said All. “He
knows how a company should function in order to maximize productivity, and as
the company grows, he will ensure the proper execution of top-rate service that
DAG prides itself on providing.”
Perrin previously ran day-to-day
operations at Adfero Group. He was also a special assistant at the U.S. Small
Business Administration; served former Congressman J.C. Watts, Jr. (R-OK) as a
vice president at the J.C. Watts Companies; and was the director of operations
for the House Republican Conference.
“This is an exciting opportunity to
work with David and the rest of the DAG team to help build a strong and growing
company that plays an important role in shaping conservative online politics and
modern media strategies,” said Perrin.
Healy E. Baumgardner, a former White House Press
Official, Energy Department Press Secretary, and Deputy Communications Director
for Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s Presidential campaign, and Suzette Raines, a leading energy and media strategist who has
worked with Fortune 500 companies and public officials, launched Capital
Communications Group (CCG) – an issue and expert-based public relations and
government affairs firm - with locations in Washington, DC and Charleston, WV.
CCG’s expert public relations and government affairs practice groups include Litigation Communications, Issue Advocacy and Public Affairs, Crisis Communications and Energy and Environment Communications, among others.
In
addition to Raines who serves as President of Public Affairs for CCG, other
senior team members include Senior Strategy Advisor Robert “Booter” Ryan, Esq., a top litigator and defense attorney on
the national scale; Alyson Austin, a
former Senior Bush Administration Energy Official and National Association
Executive as Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives; and, Eric Ochmanek, a former Bush
Administration Press Representative as Managing Director for Digital and
E-Media. (PF tipster)
Tina Kreisher has joined the staff of U.S. Rep. Glenn
Thompson (R-PA), as Communications Director. Kreisher was Director of Communications
for the Interior Department. She
previously held the same position for the EPA and the Senate Energy and Natural
Resources Committee. (CQ’s “People on the Move” column)
Tom Fazzini has
been hired as Press Secretary for U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE). Fazzini was Deputy Communications Director for
Indiana for the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. He was previously the Deputy
Press Secretary for Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR).
(CQ’s “People on the Move” column)
Erin Donar has
been hired as Press Secretary for U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI). Donar was Communications
Director to Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH). Before that, she was Deputy Press Secretary
for the House Small Business Committee.
(CQ’s “People on the Move” column)
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