Lobbying World: Consumer Brands Association regroups as CEO departs

The Consumer Brands Association (CBA) announced a number of new hires and promotions after former CEO David Chavern departed for his new role as president and CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers.

The CBA added Jonathon Bridgeman as manager of member programs, Jennifer Smith as digital communications specialist, Olivia Cipriano as member development specialist and Erin Raden, most recently senior director of state government affairs for the Toy Association, as senior director of state affairs.

The trade association also promoted Sarah Gallo from vice president of product policy to senior vice president of product policy and federal affairs and John Hewitt from vice president of packaging and sustainability and state affairs to senior vice president of packaging and sustainability and state affairs.

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) added Adam Garnica as senior director of acquisition policy. He was most recently in the office of the under secretary of Defense for research and engineering and previously served as the director of the acquisition intelligence division and as the special assistant to the assistant secretary of Defense for acquisition.

Logan Dobson is now the executive director of Stand with Crypto, the Coinbase-backed cryptocurrency advocacy nonprofit. Sabrina Siddiqui also joins as a communications adviser. 

Dobson was previously a senior aide to former Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), and Siddiqui was communications director for Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and spokesperson for the Treasury Department during the Obama administration.