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Center for Democracy & Technology adds Samir Jain, ex-Jones Day, as director-policy; and Ari Goldberg from Bipartisan Policy Center as director-communications ... Facebook hires civil rights attorney Roy Austin from Harris Wiltshire to start "civil rights organization" as vice president-civil rights and deputy general counsel ... NPR CEO John Lansing hires Leora Hanser from U.S. Soccer Foundation to join NPR Feb. 1 as chief development officer.
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New Arizona Corporation Commission Chair Lea Marquez Peterson (see this section, Jan. 12) appoints to her office Daniel Schwiebert as policy adviser and Madison Doyle for deputy policy adviser; Schwiebert advised then-Commissioner Andy Tobin before he joined the Arizona Department of Administration and then continued with Marquez Peterson through her transition when she filled Tobin's seat; Doyle also had worked for Marquez Peterson.
Angela Navarro sworn in to Virginia State Corporation Commission after being appointed by Gov. Ralph Northam (D) to complete unexpired term of Mark Christie, who just became a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member; Navarro was deputy secretary of commerce and trade under Northam; other two SCC commissioners are Jehmal Hudson, who took office in July, and Chair Judith Williams Jagdmann; SCC commissioners serve six-year terms, and both new appointments face General Assembly confirmation during its 2021 session.
Univision Communications names Pierluigi Gazzolo, ex-ViacomCBS, to newly created job of president-chief transformation officer; and Luis Silberwasser, ex-Telemundo Networks, to new post of president-Univision Television Networks Group; Donna Speciale, ex-WarnerMedia, becomes president-advertising sales and marketing; Friday Abernethy promoted to executive vice president-content distribution and partnerships; Adam Shippee elevated to newly created job of executive vice president-corporate development, strategy and transformation; and Amy Tenbrink promoted to executive vice president and associate general counsel-revenue/business development, expanding responsibilities "across the Digital business"; Tenbrink and Glenn Dryfoos also elevated to co-interim general counsel.
Gryphon Networks taps Showpad’s Carthey Van Dyke as vice president-client services ... Best Buy taps Chewy Chief Financial Officer Mario Marte for its board ... Satellite Industry Association elections and moves include new posts for these executive committee officers for 2021: Audrey Allison of Boeing as chair; Ross Vincenti from Intelsat as vice chair; and Ananda Martin at Spire Global as treasurer; and for these working group co-chairs: at Space Cybersecurity Working Group, Jennifer Manner, EchoStar, and Donna Bethea Murphy, Inmarsat; at Earth Observation Forum, Nathan Johnson, Planet; at Government WG, Jon Bennett, SES; and at Regulatory WG, Cindy Grady, Intelsat.