Tollgrade Communications names board member Edward Kennedy chairman … New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Chief of Staff Daniel Mayfield resigned Wednesday to seek a seat on the Santa Fe County Commission.

Andy Start, ex-BAE Systems, becomes Harris Corp. president, RF communications international business …

Former FCC Commissioner Tyrone Brown becomes Media Access Project president, effective April 1, succeeding Andrew Schwartzman, who will continue as senior vice president and policy director …

Mike Wendy, ex-Computing Technology Industry Association, becomes Progress & Freedom Foundation vice president, press and external affairs … Candace Anderson promoted by E.W. Scripps to TV division’s vice president of human resources … Leonard Moss, ex-ATK Systems, becomes Integral Systems vice president, security.

Jonas Mattsson, ex-SES New Skies, joins O3b as chief financial officer … Shirley Franklin, ex-mayor of Atlanta, becomes senior adviser to Alliance for Digital Equality …Talton Gibson, ex-American Women in Radio & Television, hired by Women in Cable Telecommunications as vice president of communications … Added to Arbitron Radio Advisory Council: Erik Hellum, Gap Broadcasting; Frank Osborn, Qantum Communications; Craig Jacobus, South Central Communications; Dan Savadove, Main Line Broadcasting; John Fullam, Greater Media; Deon Levingston, Inner City; Jeff Liberman, Entravision; Gary Stone, Univison Radio; Amy Vokes, Radio One; Deb Esayian, Emmis Interactive; David Landau, Dial-Global; and Bill Davis, Southern California Public Radio.

Marty Beard, Sybase 365, wins special election to CTIA board, replacing Raine Bergstrom, AOL, resigned … New Society of Satellite Professionals officers: Chairman Clayton Mowry, Arianespace; President Keith Buckley, ASC Signal; Vice President-Corporate Sponsorship Mark Quinn, Willis Inspace; Vice President-Education Chris Stott, Mansat …Scripps Networks moves Lisa Owens to senior vice president of digital media.

; it also promoted Colleen Rooney to vice president, internal communications …

Comcast promotes Sena Fitzmaurice to vice president of government communications …

Doug Krile becomes Arkansas Broadcasters Association executive director April 1, replacing Jim McCall, who'll become consultant to the group … Randa Minkarah promoted by Fisher Communications to senior vice president of business development …

Mark Ellison, ex-National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, becomes partner at Patton Boggs …