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Forbes Tate Partners Adds Health Policy Expert Dr. Christy Gamble

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WASHINGTON – Forbes Tate Partners (FTP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (PPHC.L), announced today the addition of Dr. Christy Gamble as Senior Vice President to lead the firm’s Research and Policy Analysis department. Dr. Gamble brings tremendous experience in strategic policy research to Forbes Tate and has done extensive work on Capitol Hill and across the country to reduce health and economic disparities for marginalized communities.

“We are thrilled to have Dr. Gamble’s insights and expertise, and we welcome her to the team,” said FTP Founding Partner Jeff Forbes. “Our research department is an integral part of our team, providing the latest information we and our clients need to successfully advance important policy objectives. She is a strong leader who brings with her the tools needed to provide our clients every advantage possible in a very complicated legislative landscape.”

“I’m looking forward to joining the talented team at Forbes Tate Partners in their Government Relations practice and leading the firm’s Research and Policy Analysis division,” said Dr. Gamble. “Advancing our client’s policy priorities requires creative solutions and an exceptional understanding of the political and policy dynamics impacting not just Capitol Hill and the administration, but also statehouses across the country. That’s why I’m excited to contribute my unique background and experiences to support and amplify the strategic goals of our clients in today’s political environment.”

Prior to joining Forbes Tate Partners, Dr. Gamble served as the Director of Research, Policy, and Practice at HUED, a startup focused on connecting marginalized patients of color to culturally competent medical providers in their communities. Dr. Gamble also worked as the Head of Policy and Strategy for two non-profits aimed at advancing health equity for marginalized communities. She has served as the Democratic Health Counsel for the then Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

She was also selected as a National Minority Quality Forum’s 40 Under 40 Leader in Health, deemed an expert with the Allies for Reaching Community Health Equity Expert Network, and named the Duquesne University School of Law 2016 Recent Graduate of the year. Additionally, Dr. Gamble has written several op-eds that were featured in U.S. News and World Report, ABC News, The Hill, Rewire, and TruthOut.

Dr. Gamble earned her JD from Duquesne University School of Law; she also holds a DrPH in epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and an MPH in epidemiology and biostatistics from Eastern Virginia Medical School. She received a BS in microbiology from North Carolina State University.

Seven Letter Launches ESG Practice, Enhances Financial Communications Capabilities

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Five Hires Bolster New Offerings and Expand Creative Capabilities in Washington and Boston Offices

WASHINGTON, DC – (March 10, 2022) – Seven Letter, a full-service strategic communications firm with offices in Washington and Boston, today announced the launch of an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practice that will focus on developing and implementing ESG strategies that align with and support existing business and reputational objectives. Additionally, the firm has expanded its corporate communications offering to support both public and private companies in their efforts to reach existing and prospective investors, sector analysts and the financial media in the form of financial communications and investor relations.

The addition of two new partners, Scott Deitz and Meaghan Hohl, along with Christian Rodriguez, Macsonny Onyechefule and Jesse Rogers, will be integral to the expansion of the firm’s offerings.

“A commitment to ESG has become table-stakes for our clients – it is no longer an exception, but the rule,” said founding partner and CEO Erik Smith. “Our clients demand communications strategies that deliver on their commitments to their customers, their shareholders, policymakers and other stakeholders. Establishing this ESG practice is a natural expansion for our firm. Aligning our clients’ external communications with their business goals is central to every one of our engagements. Our new colleagues know the importance of this moment in our industry and they bring tremendous experience and talent to our team.”

Scott Deitz, a 30-year corporate communications veteran and certified ESG Practitioner joining the firm as a Partner, is working alongside the firm’s senior leadership to grow its corporate communications practice and launch the ESG practice. Also joining the firm as a Partner to support this growth is Meaghan Hohl, an accomplished public affairs professional with over 20 years of experience in the corporate, government and nonprofit sectors, most recently at Fidelity Investments and the JFK Library Foundation, and an MBA in International Business and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Deitz comes to the firm most recently from Kontoor Brands (Wrangler, Lee), a public company spun off from global apparel and footwear sector leader VF Corporation (The North Face, Vans, Timberland, Dickies, JanSport, SmartWool and Supreme) in 2019, where he served as Vice President of Corporate Relations and Vice President of Public Affairs, respectively. Previously, Deitz served as Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications at building materials and fiber glass reinforcements company Owens Corning. A recognized leader in corporate social responsibility, Deitz is a Certified ESG Practitioner as provided by the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence.

Hohl’s experience includes nearly a decade leading marketing and communications efforts across various business lines of Fidelity Investments, and several years as the Director of Awards and Special Projects at the JFK Library Foundation. Prior to her work with Fidelity Investments, Hohl served on the district, legislative and presidential campaign staffs of former Secretary of State and Senator John Kerry. She is a graduate of The George Washington University with an MBA in International Business and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Like Hohl, Christian Rodriguez and Jesse Rogers are joining the firm’s Boston office. Rodriguez joins as a Senior Manager from a leading Boston public relations firm that has a specialty in technology, where he developed a deep expertise in media strategy, particularly within the tech industry. Rogers, formerly with the Combined Jewish Philanthropies as a member of their strategy and impact team, joins as a Content Specialist.

Finally, with an eye towards continuing to enhance the firm’s creative offering, Macsonny Onyechefule, a communications professional with expertise in digital media, writing and video development, is joining as a Manager in the Boston office. With a master’s degree in Digital Media from Northeastern University, Mac will support both the firm’s creative and strategic communications teams.

“It’s an exciting time to be at Seven Letter. We are carefully expanding our practice to better tell our clients’ stories and setting the bar even higher for creative content development through our in-house digital, video and design capabilities. With Scott, Meaghan, Christian, Mac and Jesse joining our already deep bench of talented and experienced professionals, we are even better positioned drive client initiatives from ESG, to financial communications to digital media,” said founding partner David Di Martino.

NFT’s come to Washington with CRS

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Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, may be an industry deeply perplexing for much of the country. But those monetizing collectible digital assets have already begun playing the classic Washington game, turning to K Street to protect its interests before the government.

One of the largest companies in the NFT space—the Vancouver, Canada-based Dapper Labs, Inc.—became the first to federally register to lobby on issues related to NFTs, doing so in a public disclosure posted on Monday.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/05/fads-crypto-lobbying-politics-526538

PPHC announces admission to trading on AIM and first day of dealings

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PPHC, a leading bi-partisan, full-service US government affairs business, announces the admission of its entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Admission will take place and dealings will commence at 8.00 am GMT today under the ticker PPHC and ISIN US7444301094.

Stewart Hall, CEO of PPHC, said:

“The level of support we have received from high quality institutional investors is a great endorsement of the strength of our business. Admission to AIM and the funds raised will support plans to further scale our proven business platform and we look forward to delivering on that strategy.”

PPHC announces proposed admission to London Stock Exchange’s AIM and £30.7 million fundraise

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We are delighted to announce our proposed admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market, alongside a fundraise of £30.7 million. 

The IPO has received strong support from high quality UK, European and US investors, with a proportion of proceeds being used to accelerate our growth strategy.     

CEO Stewart Hall commented: “Admission to AIM will support the next phase of our development as we scale the business and continue to deliver strong, profitable growth. We have already established a strong platform, incorporating three of the top twenty US federally registered lobbying firms in the Group, and we look forward to extending our breadth and scale further, driven by our blue-chip client base.”

Read coverage in Financial Times.

Read coverage in The Times.

Seven Letter Celebrates Growth

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WASHINGTON – Seven Letter, a bipartisan, full-service strategic communications firm with offices in Washington and Boston, announced today the addition of Kris Fetterman, Anthony Thomas, Madeline Reynolds and Erin Hill to its growing team. These additions are to the firm’s Washington, Boston and Seven Letter Insight teams.

The firm also announced today additional staff and leadership moves as a result of firm growth, including naming Catherine Adamchak a partner, founding partner Allison Fastow as head of Seven Letter talent and engagement, and director Holly Jackson to a leadership role in the firm’s grassroots and grasstops advocacy practice.

“In the three years since we first launched Seven Letter, we’ve enhanced our digital offering through Seven Letter Labs, expanded our geographic footprint through a merger with Boston-based O’Neill and Associates and established a public opinion research practice through Insight,” said founding partner Trevor Francis. “Today’s announcement of new hires and exciting new leadership roles represents success in what we’ve done over the last three years, but also an important investment in the future capabilities of the firm, both in terms of the support we can offer our clients and internal capacity building for our own staff. It’s an exciting time to be at Seven Letter.”

Fetterman, who was previously with the firm for several years, returns as a director after serving most recently as a writer for philanthropist Melinda French Gates and her investment and incubation company, Pivotal Ventures. Prior to his time with Pivotal Ventures, Kris was on the speechwriting team of the 2016 Democratic National Convention and penned over 500 speeches as the speechwriter for U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro—who now chairs the House Appropriations Committee.

Reynolds joins as a content specialist for strategic communications based in Boston. With an administrative and financial background, Hill joins as the firm’s new Manager of Operations.

Thomas, who recently completed a fellowship with Seven Letter, joins as a content specialist in the firm’s expanding messaging and opinion research practice, Seven Letter Insight, launched one year ago this fall.

“We’re excited about the rapid growth we’ve seen in Insight’s first year,” said partner and head of research, Matt George. “In order to make informed decisions and communicate about them effectively, policymakers, business leaders and non-profits need an accurate and honest measure of public opinion. Our clients deserve thoughtful, well-executed qualitative and quantitative research that creates a blueprint for successful strategic communications. And that’s exactly what Insight consistently provides. We’re thrilled to welcome Anthony to the team.”

Fetterman, Hill and Thomas work in Seven Letter’s Washington office and Reynolds in Boston.

The firm also announced that several long-tenured employees with the firm are assuming new leadership roles.

Catherine Adamchak, formerly the firm’s Chief of Staff, has been named a Partner and will serve as Head of Finance & Operations, supported by new hire Erin Hill. Recent capability and geographic expansions, along with organic growth, have increased Seven Letter’s revenue by nearly 400% since Adamchak first joined the firm, and the promotion reflects the maturation of her role in the integration of those expansions, her management of a headcount that has nearly quadrupled, and the increased financial, legal and infrastructure commitments of the agency.

Allison Fastow, one of the firm’s founding partners, is becoming Head of Talent & Engagement, a new role in which she will oversee the professional development of all staff and manage the integration and execution of client service best practices across the firm’s numerous offerings.

Holly Jackson, a director with the firm, is taking on a leadership role with Seven Letter’s growing grassroots & grasstops advocacy practice. In this role, she will help manage Seven Letter’s 50-state field network of communications experts working to mobilize on-the-ground voices to advance clients’ interests.

Seven Letter is a full-service strategic communications firm with specialties in crisis communications, creative content development, brand and reputation management, public affairs, digital strategy and grasstops/grassroots mobilization. In 2019, Seven Letter launched Seven Letter Labs, expanding and enhancing its digital strategy services. The firm’s 2020 merger with the communications practice of Boston-based O’Neill and Associates expanded the firm’s geographic footprint, its team and reach. In 2020, Seven Letter launched Seven Letter Insight, an opinion and messaging research offering. Seven Letter was named to the 2020 PR News Agency Elite Top 100 and is a multi-year “PR News Top Places to Work” award winner, with senior leaders of the firm also receiving awards for industry excellence from PR Week, PR News and other outlets.

Seven Letter and O’Neill and Associates are member companies of PPHC, the Public Policy Holding Company.  

PPHC Firms Prosper in Q3

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WASHINGTON – PPHC firms continue to prosper in 2021. U.S. Federal lobbying disclosures for the third quarter show PPHC firms leading in revenue. Forbes Tate Partners, Crossroads Strategies, and Alpine Group ranked among the top twenty firms.  

Jeff Forbes, founding partner of Forbes Tate Partners, spoke with Roll Call about the increase in revenue, saying, “We’ve been growing at a great clip, and we hope we can continue to do it.”  

See the rankings from POLITICO here and read the full Roll Call story here.

Seven Letter selected to PRNews’ “Agency Elite Top 100”

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WASHINGTON – Seven Letter was selected by PRNews to the Agency Elite Top 100 list. This list is the “ultimate comprehensive guide dedicated to the most innovative PR & communications firms in the business.” The prestigious award is judged on results, creativity, reputation, and leadership. See the full list here.  

Seven Letter is a member company of PPHC, the Public Policy Holding Company.  

Forbes Tate Partners Adds Former Boehner Political Chief Kevin McGrann

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WASHINGTON – Forbes Tate Partners (FTP) today announced the addition of Kevin McGrann as Senior Vice President where he will bring his expertise to bear in both the firm’s Public Affairs and Government Relations practices. McGrann’s deep roots on Capitol Hill and familiarity with telecom policy will also support FTP’s expanding telecom practice and political reach.  

“Kevin has been a key player in Washington for more than a decade, delivering wins on the campaign trail and in the boardroom,” said FTP Founding Partner Jeff Forbes. “He has earned respect on both sides of the aisle for his policy acumen and his tireless advocacy. The current dynamic in Washington – a new administration and a closely divided Congress – demands that we be able to effectively reach both sides of the aisle and, just as importantly, understand the policy and political drivers impacting decision-making by leadership and rank-and-file members. Kevin’s addition to our team advances our ability to do just that.”  

Prior to joining FTP, Kevin McGrann served as Assistant Vice President for Federal Relations for AT&T, managing relationships with members of Congress and ensuring the company’s legislative priorities were well-represented in Congress. He began his career in Speaker John Boehner’s office, serving as political aide, political director, and eventually executive director for the Speaker’s political office. In his role as executive director, he led the team to raise over $265 million to elect a historic number of Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives.   

“Kevin has campaigned in more than 125 congressional districts with former Speaker Boehner, and along the way developed an extensive political network on both Capitol Hill and across the country,” said FTP Managing Partner Jeff Strunk. “This unique experience – combined with his wealth of knowledge of the legislative landscape – will help FTP continue to deliver high-quality results for our clients.”  

“Forbes Tate Partners is on the cutting edge of public affairs and lobbying firms in the Beltway,” McGrann said. “The firm is making tremendous investments in insights, digital capabilities, and expanding the government relations team’s policy reach. It is an exciting time to join FTP, and I look forward to putting my experience to work to deliver wins for our clients.”  

A native Washingtonian, Kevin remains active in his community as a member of the Board of Governors for the National Republican Club of Capitol Hill and a board member for the NRCC 218 Club. Kevin is a graduate of the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University where he played Division 1 men’s lacrosse.   

Forbes Tate Partners is a member company of PPHC, the Public Policy Holding Company (www.pphcompany.com). 

Read more about this story in POLITICO Influence.  

From BGOV: Firms Rack Up Record Revenues as Lobbying on Biden Agenda Surges

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Washington’s lobbying shops generated record-breaking revenues in the first half of the year as they rushed to meet client requests on massive legislation moving through Congress including Covid-19 relief, infrastructure, and appropriations measures. 

Forbes Tate Partners and Crossroads Strategies had increased lobbying revenue of more than 30%, compared to the January through June period in 2020, bringing in $12.14 million and $10.39 million, respectively. 

Read the full story here.