David Toomey, ex-aide to Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., named deputy director, FCC Office of Legislative Affairs … Gordon Smith gets five-year extension as NAB president-CEO, through 2016 … Michael McEwen, ex-Media Asset Capital, becomes director general, North American Broadcasters Association, effective March 26 … Cablevision names Gregory McCastle, ex-AT&T, president-media sales … Bruce Weston promoted to Ohio Consumers’ Counsel … Adam Dolgins, ex-Fractured Hip Productions, named truTV senior vice president-original programming … Colleen Fitzpatrick promoted to Nickelodeon Group vice president-music … Nicol Turner-Lee, ex-Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies, named president-CEO, National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications.
ATIS names Fred Kemmerer, Genband, chairman of its Technology & Operations Council … Internet Society names Paul Brigner, ex-MPAA, regional bureau director-North America … Madison Square Garden Co. promotes Beth Collins to senior vice president-business development … Univision promotes Rene Morales to vice president-general manager radio stations in Las Vegas.
FCC’s Lyle Elder moves from Media Bureau to office of Chairman Julius Genachowski, to advise on media and consumer issues … C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb to step down, remain executive chairman and continue hosting his weekly Q and A interview program; Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain promoted to co-CEOs … Michael Copps, ex-FCC, joins Common Cause board … Holly Fechner promoted to co-chair, Covington & Burling government affairs practice … Radha Subramanyam, ex-Yahoo, becomes Clear Channel Media and Entertainment executive vice president-sales and marketing research … John Morabito, ex-NTIA, joins Internet2 as vice president-general counsel … Barry Mayo resigns as Radio One president-radio … Univision names Michael Rodriguez, ex-Telemundo, vice president-general manager, Univision and TeleFutura affiliates in Miami.
Samih Elhage, ex-consultant and ex-Nortel, becomes Siemens Networks chief operating officer … Shaw Communications names Jim Little, ex-RBC, chief marketing officer … New American Cable Association board members: Kate Adams, James Cable; John Conrad, Liberty Cablevision; and Dave Keefe, Atlantic Broadband … Lobbyist Registrations: HTC America, Kountoupes Consulting, effective Feb. 1.
Lobbyist Registrations: Airvana, Downey McGrath Group, effective Jan. 30 … Time Warner Cable, Stuart Murray Group, effective Jan. 1 … Univision promotes Jeff Browning to senior vice president for network sales.
ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee adds Rod Rasmussen, Internet Identity … Leonard Suchyta, ex-Verizon, joins Hunton & Williams as counsel in Washington working on intellectual property issues … Susan Saadat, ex-Orbcomm, hired by satellite and radio technology developer Thrane & Thrane as vice president of Americas … National Hispanic Media Coalition adds to board: Gloria Tristani, ex-FCC; Henry Fernandez, Center for American Progress; Beth McConnell, Media and Democracy Coalition.
Disney changes: Robert Iger adds title of chairman; Orin Smith becomes independent lead director … RIAA promotions: Michele Ballantyne to executive vice president-public policy & industry relations; Jonathan Lamy to executive vice president-communications.
Cablevision promotes Yvette Kanouff to executive vice president-engineering, software design … Univision promotes Laura Molen to executive vice president-network sales, replacing Maelia Macin, leaving the company … Bravo Media names Andrew Wang, ex-Alloy Entertainment, vice president, scripted development and production, new position … Samsung Telecom America names Teri Daley, ex-1 Degree PR, senior director-public relations … Univision promotes Luis de la Parra to senior vice president-Innovation Marketing Team; Mark González, ex-McCann Erickson, becomes vice president-creative director in the IMT … Lobbyist Registrations: Facebook, Steptoe & Johnson, effective Feb. 29.
Todd Park, ex-Department of Health and Human Services, named U.S. chief technology officer … Jenn Toner promoted to vice president, Turner Broadcasting ad sales and sports business communications; Nate Smeltz, ex-ESPN, named vice president of Turner Sports content communications … Lobbyist Registrations: Tracfone Wireless, former Rep. Jon Christensen, R-Neb., effective March 7.
NTIA names staffer Dereck Orr to Technical Advisory Board for First Responder Interoperability … Andy Miller, Highland Capital Partners, joins Weather Channel board.