Job Tracker is a roundup of the latest job changes in the lobbying world, from turns of the revolving door to moves between firms. Send information about new hires by e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to Influence at (202) 457-0718.
| Name | From | To | Notes |
| David Asselin | American Academy of Environmental Engineers | National Association of Manufacturers | The former head of the engineer group joins as executive director of NAM’s council of manufacturing associations. He has also headed the Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association. |
| Amelia Blackwood | Alexander Strategy Group | Polaris Government Relations | The former Alexander Strategy Group lobbyist follows former co-worker Daniel Gans and many former ASG clients to Gans’ new shop. |
| Philip Bond | Monster Worldwide Inc. | Information Technology Association of America | Monster’s former senior vice president of government relations will become chief executive of the technology trade group next month. |
| Scott Carter | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Chwat & Co. | The former legislative affairs staffer at NOAA, who worked closely with the National Hurricane Center, joins as vice president of Chwat’s weather, oceans, and commerce group. |
| Mark Esper | Office of Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) | Aerospace Industry Association | Frist’s former director of national security and former deputy assistant secretary of defense joins the association as executive vice president of defense and international affairs. |
| Daniel Gans | Alexander Strategy Group | Polaris Government Relations | The former lobbyist from the scandal-shuttered shop starts an operation of his own. His first client: the Association of Kentucky Fried Chicken Franchisees. The issues: minimum wage and avian flu. |
| Ryan Henry | Office of Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) | The National Group | Carter’s former chief of staff jumps downtown to approps shop. |
| Chris Komisarjevsky | Burson-Marsteller | APCO Worldwide | The former Burson CEO, who was also president and chief executive of Hill & Knowlton’s European operations, joins APCO’s management team and will work out of its New York office. |
| George Nichols III | New York Life | New York Life | Nichols moves from the insurance giant’s Tampa, Fla., office to assume the reins as the company’s top lobbyist in Washington. |
| Shawn Sullivan | Department of Defense, Office of Legislative Affairs | International Republican Institute | The former Pentagon legislative affairs staffer and Bush/Cheney ’04 politico joins as regional director for Latin American and Caribbean programs. |
