USTelecom hires Amy Schatz, ex-Politico, as vice president-media affairs, succeeding Karn Dhingra, hired by the Victoria Advocate in Texas ... Charter Communications hires David Ellen, ex-Cablevision, which Altice bought last month, as senior executive vice president ... Kelley Drye promotes: to partner Kristi Wolff, Advertising and Marketing practice, whose work includes wearables and privacy; and to special counsel: Sarah Cronin, Litigation and who works on entertainment and intellectual property issues; Jeffrey Hunter, Government Relations and Public Policy and who works on FCC political broadcasting; Christopher Loeffler, Advertising and Marketing and who works on privacy, data security and other consumer protection issues; and Marisa Lorenzo, Litigation and representing communications service providers.
California promotes Amy Tong to director, California Department of Technology, where she was acting director ... Wireless Telecom Group hires board member Timothy Whelan, ex-consultant, as CEO, succeeding Paul Genova, named president-chief operating officer ... Calix hires Michael Weening, ex-Salesforce.com, as executive vice president-global sales ... Harland Clarke hires Grant Fitz, ex-Xerox Technology Business, as chief financial officer, Valassis ... Birch Communications hires Shawn Murray, ex-EarthLink, as senior vice president-chief sales officer ... E.W. Scripps hires Adam Chase, ex-Nexstar, as vice president-general manager, KERO-TV Bakersfield, California, where he previously worked, effective July 11.
Glen Echo Group hires cybersecurity/communications expert Matthew Ballard, ex-House Homeland Security Committee, as senior associate ... Discovery Communications hires Mark Edwards, now superintendent of North Carolina’s Mooresville Graded School District, as senior vice president-digital learning, Discovery Education, effective in August ... Microsoft hires for Washington, D.C., office: Michelle Patron, ex-special assistant to President Barack Obama and National Security Council energy/climate expert, as director-sustainability policy, new position; Audrey Jackson, graduate of Georgetown University who interned for ex-Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., as project coordinator; and to same post Conor Magee, ex-Contemporary Staffing Solutions ... Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission promotes Richard Kanaskie to director-Investigation and Enforcement Bureau, succeeding Johnnie Simms, retired.
Arizona State University hires Julia Wallace, retiring from Cox Media Group at year's end, for Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication to take the Russell Chair for the Business of Journalism, with her teaching starting in January, succeeding Tim McGuire, retired in May ... Space Foundation promotes Bryan DeBates to vice president-education ... Sprint hired Jim Hyde, ex-nTelos Wireless, as president, Sprint Prepaid Group, succeeding Dow Draper, named CEO, Virgin Mobile USA ... Frequency hires Ian Aaron, an adviser to the cloud-based internet video service and ex-Gemstar TV Guide International, as president ... Lobbyist registration: TCOM, maker of surveillance aerostat systems, HBW Resources, effective May 24.
Starz signs new contract through 2020 with CEO Chris Albrecht, adding president title ... Cozen O’Connor said it added from Feldman Gale for Intellectual Property Department: in Florida are Jeffrey Feldman and James Gale, named co-chairmen of the department's newly formed Intellectual Property Litigation Group; as partners Samuel Lewis, Susan Latham, Thomas Dye, Victor Castellucci and Javier Sobrado; and as associates Gene Lang, Robert Weaver, David Stahl, Matthew Horowitz and Jonathan Gale; Lawrence Gordon joins San Francisco office as partner; and Ashley Kessler to New York office as associate ... CSG hires Christine Mellon, ex-Oracle, as chief human resources officer.
Patent and Trademark Office hires Greg Dodson, ex-Air Force, to run new Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Administration, helped by Information Technology Administrator Glen Brown and Information Technology Legal Administrator Tanya Amos ... Alion Science and Technology hires Kevin Cook, leaving Booz Allen, as chief financial officer, effective July 5 ... View hires Brian Harrison, ex-GlobalFoundries, as chief operating officer ... Hearst Television promotes Justin Antoniotti to president-general manager, WPTZ Plattsburgh, New York, and WNNE Hartford, Vermont, succeeding Kyle Grimes, previously promoted (see 1605090032).
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn names Claude Aiken, ex-Office of General Counsel, wireline legal adviser, succeeding Rebekah Goodheart, hired by Jenner and Block and starting there later this summer ... Commissioner Robert Pickett elected chairman, Regulatory Commission of Alaska ... ICANN names Adjunct Ombudsman Herb Waye ombudsman, effective July 28, succeeding Chris LaHatte, whose contract ends and will be a consultant to Waye for three months after the change ... Edison Electric Institute promotes Scott Aaronson to executive director-security and business continuity, new position ... Meredith Local Media Group hires Adrienne Roark, ex-KOIN Portland, Oregon, as vice president-general manager, KPTV Portland and KPDX Vancouver, Washington, succeeding Andy Delaporte, left to pursue other opportunities.
Universal Service Administrative Co. hires Joelle Tessler, ex-NTIA, as manager-stakeholder engagement, High Cost Program ... Santa Clara University names Tom Lavelle, technology lawyer most recently in private practice, managing director, High Tech Law Institute ... Ubiquity hires Jonathan Kalbfeld, ex-Jukin Media, as chief technology officer.
Starz promotes Jeffrey Hirsch to chief operating officer and David Weil to chief legal officer, with expanded duties including oversight of human resources ... International Trade Commissioner Irving Williamson elevated to chairman, for a second stint, after outgoing Chairwoman Meredith Broadbent’s term expired June 16; she remains a commissioner ... New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) names state Chief Information Security Officer David Weinstein as the state's first chief technology officer, overseeing New Jersey Office of Information Technology ... Shulman Rogers hires lawyer Jennifer Smith, ex-LexisNexis Health Care IT, as shareholder, working on data use, privacy and protection issues.
SoftBank Group Representative Director, President and Chief Operating Officer Nikesh Arora moves to advisory role, effective July 1 ... Altice USA, which completed buy of Cablevision (see 1606210026), said it names executive team that includes: Chief Content Officer Michael Schreiber, Chief Accounting Officer Victoria Mink, President, News 12 Networks Patrick Dolan, President-Media Sales Ed Renicker, Head-Optimum Operations Pragash Pillai, Head-Suddenlink Operations David Gilles, President-Business Services Kevin Stephens, Chief Technology Officer Terry Cordova, Head-Residential Sales Gregg Graff, Chief Marketing Officer Matthew Lake, Chief Information Officer Keith Sherwell, and Head-Human Resources and Talent Development Colleen Schmidt ... MTN hires Rob Shuter, now at Vodafone, as group president-CEO, effective no later than July 1, 2017, and Godfrey Motsa, ex-Vodacom, as vice president-South and East Africa, effective July 1, and adds to board, effective Aug. 1 Paul Hanratty, Old Mutual; Stan Miller, Capital Group and MTS; and Nkunku Sowazi, KTH.