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Who’s Who Where – July/August 2024

Who’s Who Where – July/August 2024

July/August 2024

Your public affairs peers are making career moves. Keep track of who’s doing what where.

Christina Baworowsky, formerly senior policy advisor, federal policy, Tesla; now vice president of policy and advocacy at Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions

Megan Bloomgren, formerly senior vice president, communications, American Petroleum Institute; now Partner, DCI Group

Joel Burke, formerly artificial intelligence fellow, Sen. Mike Rounds’ (R-S.D.); now senior public policy and government relations analyst, Mozilla

Shannon Burke, formerly senior director, American Bankers Association; now vice president, BUILD-PAC, National Association of Home Builders.

Dustin Carmack, formerly policy director and senior adviser for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis; now director of public policy, Meta

Jessica Carter, formerly chief of staff, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.); now head of U.S. federal government affairs, Ford

Allyson Gale, formerly senior director of political affairs, America’s Credit Unions; now director of federal government affairs, Equipment Leasing and Finance Association

Molly Griffin, formerly assistant director of government affairs, The Hartford; now federal government affairs, Geico

Abby Gunderson-Schwarz, formerly deputy chief advocacy officer for congressional relations, America’s Credit Unions; now director of government relations, H&R Block

Mark Hayes, formerly vice president of communications, Farm Credit Council; now vice president of global communications, Futures Industry Association

Colton Hotary, formerly director of government affairs, Autos Drive America; now director of government affairs, LG Electronics

Ed Kaleta, formerly senior vice president, global government affairs, 3M; now senior vice president, external affairs, UnitedHealth Group

James Lai, formerly director and head of the solar and storage practice, The Vogel Group; now senior adviser of North American government affairs, Syensqo

Jeff Le, formerly director of government affairs, Conduent; now vice president for global government affairs and public policy, SecurityScorecard

James Manser, formerly president, Pantheon Strategies; now vice president, global government relations, Johnson Controls

Diana Marin, formerly deputy communications director, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.); now vice president and public affairs communications manager, JPMorgan

Corry Marshall, formerly senior director of government relations, American Public Power Association; now head of federal affairs and policy, Mitsubishi Electric

Maryam Mujica, formerly director of U.S. and international government affairs, Booking Holdings; now global head of public policy, General Catalyst

Charlotte Pineda, formerly health policy director, Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.); now vice president of health policy and advocacy, American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Amelia Suermann, formerly senior adviser for congressional and political advocacy, American College of Surgeons; now director of federal government affairs, Otsuka Pharmaceutical

Zorie Valchev, formerly senior federal government affairs manager, Novartis; now director, sustainability and government affairs, AstraZeneca

Jasmine Vasquez, formerly manager of government affairs and public policy, YouTube; now head of U.S. public policy, Pinterest

Shawn Whyte, formerly federal government affairs manager at Walmart; now government relations manager, Diageo

Elise Wingate, formerly senior director, advocacy and strategic alliances, PhRMA; now senior manager, alliance development, Pfizer

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