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 |
Kathleen Abernathy | Federal Communications Commission | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | Former commissioner joins as partner in the communications and information technology practice. |
Anita Barrera | US Airways | U.S. Chamber of Commerce | Former managing director of sales development joins as vice president for business information and development. |
Burney Huber | U.S. Department of Justice | Collier Shannon Scott | Former senior trial attorney in the department’s Antitrust Division joins as of counsel in the firm’s antitrust practice group. |
Josh Mathis | Bockorny Petrizzo | Washington2 Advocates | Former vice president joins as senior associate. |
Susan Meade | J.P. Morgan Chase | Phillips Oppenheim | Former senior vice president of government affairs group will head new public policy, government, and association affairs practice. |
Penelope Naas | International Trade Administration | Citigroup | Former director of the Office of European Union joins as vice president of global government affairs and chief of staff. |
Sam Patten | Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) | Marsh Copsey + Associates | Former speech writer joins as director of international ventures and senior associate for domestic political accounts. |
Thomas Quinn | Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-Ind.) | Van Scoyoc Associates | Former legislative director/appropriations associate joins as associate vice president. |
Jim Schumann | Department of Homeland Security | Akerman Senterfitt | Former director of Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate at the department’s Office of Legislative Affairs joins as of counsel. |
E. Ashley Wills | U.S. Trade Representative | WilmerHale | Former assistant U.S. trade representative for South/Southwest Asia joins as senior international business adviser. |
Melissa Wojciak | U.S. House of Representatives | Monster Worldwide | Former staff director for the House Government Reform Committee joins as director of federal affairs. |