Changes at Intel: Robin Colwell, formerly National Economic Council, joins as senior vice president of government affairs; Annie Weckesser, ex-SambaNova, becomes senior vice president and chief marketing and communications officer; James Chew, ex-MJM Associates, named vice president of Intel Government Technologies; Pushkar Ranade adds interim chief technology officer to his role as chief of staff … Telecom professional services firm HNM Systems names Todd Crick, formerly Searchlight Cyber, as president, a new position.

Incompas adds Olivia Igbokwe-Curry, Amazon Web Services, to its board … The Wireless Infrastructure Association taps Anthony Carlson, Array Digital Infrastructure, for its board … The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation promotes Mary Collins to executive director, effective Jan. 1, a new position … Self-regulation organization BBB National Programs, elects to its board Kathryn Farrara, replacing Luis-Xavier Hernandez, both of Unilever; Lydia Parnes, replacing Maureen Ohlhausen, both of Wilson Sonsini; and Justin Thomas-Copeland, American Association of Advertising Agencies, replacing Michele Totonis, Lego; and reelects Bob Liodice, Association of National Advertisers.

Comtech Telecommunications appoints Mary Jane Raymond, formerly with Coherent Corp., to its board … John Howes, ex-Competitive Carriers Association, launches Magis LGA, a legal and government affairs firm.

The Maryland Public Service Commission promotes Ransom Davis to general counsel, replacing Miles Mitchell, retiring Jan. 1.

Changes at the Media Institute: Richard Kaplar steps down as president Jan. 31 after 44 years; the board elects Mike O’Rielly, former FCC commissioner, to replace him.

Changes at NAB: Chief Technology Officer Sam Matheny and Vice President of Advanced Technology Tariq Mondal lead the group's new Broadcast Positioning System team as executive vice president and vice president of BPS, respectively; Executive Vice President April Carty-Sipp leads new industry affairs and innovation department; Senior Vice President of Emerging Technology John Clark adds chief innovation officer to title, new position ... The Fiber Broadband Association names Lukas Pietrzak, formerly NTIA, as public policy director and Jeanne Le Delaizir, ex-Capitol Hill Consulting Group, as a policy fellow, both new positions ... The U.S. endorses Jennifer Warren, Lockheed Martin, for election as the Americas’ candidate for the ITU’s Radio Regulations Board … Changes at connectivity products supplier Graybar: Chief of Staff Dennis DeSousa retires April 1; Ellen Rebne, senior vice president for sales, retires Jan. 1; Andy Ipson, senior vice president for supply chain management, expands role to senior vice president for sales and service; Regis Ganley promoted to vice president for market development; Paul Steckler promoted to vice president for investment and inventory management; and Russell Wood promoted to vice president for category management, all effective Jan. 1.

Hogan Lovells promotes George John to partner in its global regulatory practice … The Media Institute elects Kathleen Kirby, Wiley, and Heidi Raphael, Beasley Media Group, to its board of trustees.

Changes at Apple: Jennifer Newstead, ex-Meta, joins as senior vice president in January and becomes general counsel March 1, replacing Kate Adams, who retires late next year; Lisa Jackson, vice president for environment, policy and social initiatives, retires in late January, with her team moving under Adams and then Newstead … Broadband investment firm Grain Management names former FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks to its board of senior advisors.

Tom Sawanobori retires as CTIA senior vice president and chief technology officer in February; a nationwide search for a replacement is underway ... Free State Foundation taps Joseph Kennedy, ex-Mitre, as director of policy studies and senior fellow, effective Jan. 1, replacing Seth Cooper, who remains as adjunct senior fellow … Wireless access firm Aviat Networks appoints Andrew Schmidt, ex-Sientra, as CFO and senior vice president, replacing interim CFO Andrew Fredrickson, who remains vice president of corporate finance ... Iridium names Louis Alterman, Stratix Corp., to its board.

Changes at Paramount: BET President of Media Sales Louis Carr adds network group president to his title, succeeding Scott Mills, who’s departing; Paramount global public policy and government relations head DeDe Lea departs Jan. 5, no replacement named … Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) appoints Jordan Arnold, formerly Office of the Chief of Staff in the Biden administration, as director of the Washington State Broadband Office, replacing interim Director Joseph Williams, effective Jan. 2 ... ISP tech provider Plume appoints Lorie Boyd, ex-Turo, as chief people officer, replacing Iman Abbasi, who joins Veracode … Telecom registry management provider Somos taps Elissa Barrett, formerly Henry Meds, as chief people officer ... Enterprise cloud firm Hivelocity names David Brolsma, ex-Smarsh, CFO.