FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski hires Renee Wentzel, ex-Wiltshire & Grannis, as legal adviser, and names Charles Mathias, an acting aide, special counsel … AMC Networks promotes Jennifer Caserta to IFC president-general manager … Crown Media Family Networks moves Chad Harris to senior vice president-business development, new position; hires Rob Perna, ex-Universal Music Group, as vice president-financial planning and analysis … Cox Enterprises elects Christopher Williams, Williams Capital, to board … Internet2 hires: Danielle Rodier, ex-NTIA, named director-government relations; Erin Moore, ex-Booz Allen Hamilton, hired as an attorney … Comverse Technology hires Philippe Tartavull, ex-Hypercom, as president, CEO and director of its Comverse Inc. business … DirecTV promotions: Tony Goncalves to run new Digital Entertainment Products organization as senior vice president; Paul Guyardo adds to duties in also running traditional ad sales and new addressable and digital platforms, named executive vice president-chief revenue and marketing officer.

Entravision Chief Operating Officer Philip Wilkinson resigns, effective May 31, remains on board … Lumos Networks changes: Timothy Biltz, ex-iPCS, hired as CEO, replacing James Hyde who had been interim CEO and will remain a director; Michael Moneymaker retiring as a director and as president … CTAM Educational Foundation board elections: John Lansing, Scripps Networks, chairman; David Watson, Comcast Cable, vice chairman; Bob Benya, In Demand, and Jill Campbell, Cox Communications, new directors.

Federal Emergency Management Agency promotes Tony Russell to superintendent of its Emergency Management Institute, effective May 6 … NAB radio board adds Erik Hellum, Townsquare Media … PBS NewsHour hires Tom Kennedy, multimedia consultant, to head online news operations as managing editor of digital news … Lobbyist Registrations: Alcatel-Lucent, Mayer Brown, effective March 1 … Huawei, Canyon Snow Consulting, effective April 2. … Turner Broadcasting System promotes Jason DeMarco to vice president of strategic marketing and promotions for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim.

FCC details Assistant International Bureau Chief David Strickland to House Communications Subcommittee through April 8, 2013, to advise Democrats on communications and technology issues … Turner Broadcasting System hires Raghunadh Polavarapu, ex-consultant to the cable programmer, as vice president of digital operations for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies, new position.

DuJuan McCoy, Bayou City Broadcasting, appointed to NAB TV board, effective in June, replacing Madelyn Bonnot Griffin, National Communications, remaining co-chairman of small market TV advisory committee … CommScope appointments as part of reorganization: Kevin St. Cyr, ex-Berk-Tek, hired as senior vice president of enterprise solutions; Morgan Kurk changes positions to senior vice president of wireless; Ric Johnsen remains senior vice president of broadband.

RealNetworks Chief Legal Officer Tracy Daw resigns, plans unknown … Integra Telecom hires Ken Smith, ex-Serviam, as executive vice president of sales, new position … Gannett hires Jeremy Gaines, ex-MSNBC, as vice president of communications, effective May 21 … Lobbyist Registrations: Apple, Bernstein Strategy Group, effective April 13 … Netflix, Greenberg Traurig, effective Feb. 13 … National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Greenberg Traurig, effective March 9 … Huawei, Strategic Federal Affairs, effective April 20 … Hughes, Spangler Strategic Advisors, effective Dec. 3 … Alliance for Main Street Fairness, Barbour Griffith, effective March 15 … Dish Network, Brownstein Hyatt, effective Jan. 17.

Dish Network hires Hadass Kogan, ex-House Commerce Committee, as associate corporate counsel … Univision promotes Antonio Roman to senior vice president of national sales for the TV station group, effective May 11 … Land Mobile Communications Council board elections: Douglas Aiken, IMSA, president; Donald Vasek, Utilities Telecom Council, vice president; and Mark Crosby, secretary-treasurer; newly formed T-Band Working Group is chaired by Ralph Haller, FCAA.

Viacom names digital ad sales executives for music and entertainment brands of cable channels: Melanie DiMemmo and Sarah Iooss to lead it, with Sharon Silverstein running West Coast business, and all three named senior vice president; Tim Carroll continues in Midwest region as vice president … CBS Interactive hires Rosabel Tao as senior vice president of communications … FTTH Council Europe elects Karin Ahl, Rala Infratech, president; Matthias Nass, ECI, treasurer; and directors including Eric Festraets, Alcatel-Lucent; Pastora Valero, Cisco; and Pär Cedergren, Ericsson … HSN hires Anne Martin-Vachon, ex-Nordstrom, as chief merchandising officer, effective May 14 … Lobbyist registrations: Verizon, Brownstein Hyatt, effective March 1.

Jason Oxman departs CEA as senior vice president-industry affairs, becoming CEO of Electronic Transactions Association, global trade group of the payment processing industry, effective May 7 … Edward An leaves Time Warner Cable, where he was a vice president of legislative affairs, effective June 30 … Lobbyist Registrations: Qualcomm, Lugar Hellmann Group, effective March 6 … CEA, Lugar Hellmann Group, effective March 6 … Bill Schrier retires as Seattle chief technology officer effective May 2, to be replaced on acting basis by Deputy Director Erin Devoto of Department of Information Technology.

Discovery Channel hires Jason Hyde, ex-Scripps Networks Interactive, as vice president of research … Euridice Ventura rejoins Spanish Broadcasting System, named vice president of affiliate marketing for consolidated operations … Tellabs names Andrew Szafran, ex-APAC Customer Services, chief financial officer and executive vice president.