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Who’s Who Where – October 2023

Who’s Who Where – October 2023

October 2023

Your public affairs peers are making big career moves. Keep up with who’s going where and what they’ll be doing.

Bess Anderson, formerly consultant, The Ingram Group; now director of government relations, stakeholder engagement, Tractor Supply

Elizabeth Carpenter, formerly president, Avalere Health LLC; now executive vice president, policy and research, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

Kelvin Chen, formerly managing director, head of regulatory affairs, Barclays U.S. Consumer Bank; now senior executive vice president, head of policy, Consumer Bankers Association

Jake Chervinsky, formerly chief policy officer, The Blockchain Association; now chief legal officer, Variant

Kelly Cushman, formerly vice president of domestic policy, National Pork Producers Council; now vice president of political affairs, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Allison DeRoberts, formerly manager of government affairs, Inspire Brands; now director, public affairs, The Wendy’s Company

Becca Durr, formerly principal, Public Strategies Washington, Inc; now director, federal government affairs, Novartis Corporation

Ryan Jackson, formerly government, political affairs, National Mining Association; now vice president, federal affairs, American Chemistry Council

Erica Klinger, formerly senior director of marketing, Association for Accessible Medicines; now vice president marketing, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

Luther Lowe, formerly senior vice president for public policy, Yelp; now head of public policy, Y Combinator

Blaire Luciano, formerly director of public affairs, The Wendy’s Company; now head of government relations, Planet Fitness

Natalie Maciolek, formerly senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary, Kohler Co; now chief legal, government affairs officer, Molson Coors Beverage Company

Neil McKiernan, formerly chief of staff, Rep. Joe Courtney; now vice president for government affairs, American Defense International

Edward Smith II, formerly managing partner, DLA Piper; now senior vice president, public policy, government affairs, T-Mobile U.S., Inc

Caroline Stewart, formerly PAC director, Wells Fargo; now PAC manager, Discover Financial Services

Shelly Stoneman, formerly senior vice president, government relations, BAE Systems; now senior vice president, government affairs, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Lauren Williams, formerly director, government relations, American Bakers Association; now associate vice president, government relations, National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors

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