Google has searched out a new manager of global communications and public affairs for its Washington office. 

Cano, 29, is from Corpus Christi, Texas, and she admits that she was a precocious policy wonk.  "I've always been interested in politics and [its] intersection with [the] press," she says.  "Most kids would come home from school and have their snack and watch Saved by the Bell or whatever, but I used to come home and watch the White House press briefings."  She went on to earn a degree in political communication at George Washington University.

Cano worked for pollster Stan Greenberg at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner.  She was press secretary for John Kerry's presidential campaign in Pennsylvania, a job that involved a lot of traveling around the Keystone State.  Outside of work, Cano says, she's a foodie who burns off the calories by running. (Gregg Sangillo, National Journal)

Howlett, a former reporter for The Star-Ledger of Newark, was hired for the $137,500-a-year job last year.  She succeeded Anthony Coley and Ivette Mendez.

Susan Markham

The Campaign Workshop was started in May of this year by Joe Fuld, a former partner at MSHC Partners.  Joe has spent over 20 years managing and consulting on campaigns for candidates, ballot measures and advocacy groups, including over six years at MSHC Partners.  The Campaign Workshop produces direct mail, Internet and print advertising for political and advocacy clients. We also do training and strategic consulting work.  We've done work on a variety of projects, including work for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the California Nurses Association, DC Vote and many others. (PF Tipster)

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is seeking to fill a newly-created position, Vice President, Communications.  The principal objective of this position is to enhance AEI’s mission by promoting the dissemination of AEI ideas and learning among public policy makers, journalists, academics, and the business community.  The person selected for this position will be a part of AEI’s executive team, with the lead responsibility for developing an institutional communications strategy and supervising a multidisciplinary set of publicity and digital media activities.

The position requires excellent writing, interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills.  The ideal candidate will have significant experience with public policy, marketing, and a variety of communications tools.

The specific tasks to be performed by the person in this position include, but are not limited to:

• Work with AEI scholars, executives, and managers, and relevant support staff to devise marketing plans for AEI scholars’ products.
• Develop opportunities at the intersection of public policy and AEI scholarship where creative and timely efforts could make a difference in assimilation of a product.
• Where appropriate, deploy low-cost, high-value communications mechanisms to reach broader audiences.
• Evaluate and implement new communications and publicity tools to supplement or replace more traditional approaches.
• Identify and provide training to address gaps in scholar/fellow communication skills.
• Develop metrics to measure success in AEI’s communications efforts.
• Ensure internal coordination of communications activities and message and shape a master Institute-wide communications schedule.
• Enhance training for all relevant staff to support communications functions.
• Identify and manage external promotional resources with specific expertise as appropriate.
• Provide communications products to support AEI fundraising efforts. 

Qualified applicants should submit their resume and a brief statement of interest with their on-line application.  Applications for this position will be accepted through Friday, September 11, 2009.  To apply, please visit: http://jobs.aei.org/about/jobapp2.asp

RAINN’s national spokesperson, actress Christina Ricci, is headed to D.C. on September 9th to headline a special benefit for RAINN and help launch a new public awareness campaign. Several leading members of Congress will also be in attendance and this bi-partisan event.

Tracy Sefl, SVP at Navigators Global and co-chair of the event alongside UN Foundation's Katherine Miller, says, “I'm proud to be a longtime supporter of RAINN in their work to combat violence and offer critical help to its victims. Our event in the nation's capital will bring together supporters from across the political spectrum, as sexual violence knows no borders. We all share a commitment to help RAINN continue and to honor the champions who do its critical work.”

While in D.C., Ricci will join Scott Berkowitz, RAINN’s president, and Evelyn Fortier, RAINN’s vice president for public policy, for a day of meetings with members of Congress. They will be lobbying Congress to fully fund the Debbie Smith Act, which expands the use of DNA in rape investigations, and for measures to improve services for victims of sexual violence.

To purchase tickets (yep! it's tax-deductible) or become a member of the event host committee, click here.

USEC Inc. announced today that

Most recently, Ciccone was vice president of government relations for Honeywell International, Inc.  She has also worked for Senator Warren Rudman, the Senate Appropriations Committee, and was a special assistant to the President for legislative affairs at the White House.  (PF Tipster)

U.S. Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) today 

Hunt will be based in Sen. Johanns’ Lincoln office.  Hunt joins Ann Marie Hauser, who was named Director of Communications in July.  He previously served as Communications Manager for Windstream Communications, handling internal and external communications in Nebraska and other western states.   Prior to that, Hunt was a News Anchor and Reporter for KOLN-TV in Lincoln.  Hunt has a Bachelor’s of Science in Communications.  He is married with a daughter. (PF tipster)

Longtime Democratic flack Matt McKenna was profiled ("McKenna hasFront Row Seat to History") in his hometown paper, the Bozeman (MT) Daily Chronicle today.

McKenna has worked for now Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-MT) during his ill-fated 2000 senate campaign, on a campaign in Georgia in 2002, for former Gov. Tony Knowles (D-AL) during his unsuccessful run for Senate in 2004, and then for Jon Tester's winning Senate campaign in 2006.  After the victory, McKenna moved in Washington, DC to work as Tester's Communictions Director, only to leave to become thetop spokesman for former President Bill Clinton based at his office in New York through the 2008 Presidential campaign.

Now based back home in Bozeman, MT, McKenna has launched his own firm and he continues to consult for President Clinton.

Over the past three years, the firm has experienced a 90.5 percent revenue growth. Overall, Adfero is ranked 3,032 on the Inc. 5000, having seen its total revenue increase from $2.9 million in 2005 to $5.5 million in 2008.  Adfero Group was recently named a finalist for "Small PR Firm of the Year" by PR News as one of six firms from around the country whose programs, campaigns or initiatives are considered to be the "best in PR."