Government and nonprofit moves

Biden administration:

• Alan Williams is now senior advisor for public engagement and intergovernmental affairs in the Vice President's Office.
• Rodericka Applewhaite is director of black media at the White House.
• Ryan Lee joins the International Trade Administration as chief speechwriter and policy advisor.
• Jackie McGuinness is communications director for the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

U.S. House of Representatives:

• Kerry Rom joins Speaker Mike Johnson's office as deputy communications director; Benjamin Stanislawski is communications director for Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.); Taylor Hulsey is communications director for Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.); and Jonathan Eberle is senior communications advisor for Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.).

Of note:

• Brian Fallon joins the Biden campaign as Vice President Harris' communications director and Josh Marcus-Blank joins as states communications director.
• Pat Garrett is joining the Nikki Haley campaign as Iowa press lead.
• Cody Sargent is communications director at Heritage Action.
• The DCCC hired Ellie Dougherty, Lauryn Fanguen, Dan Gottlieb, Aidan Johnson, José Muñoz and Mallory Payne as regional press secretaries.

Nonprofit:

• Jodi Patkin joined the Breast Cancer Research Foundation as chief marketing and communications officer.
• American Red Cross alum Elizabeth Penniman has been named chief communications officer at Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
• America's Credit Unions named Meghan Burris Small as chief communications and marketing officer.

• Washington Commanders alum Joe Maloney joins the American Gaming Association as senior vice president, strategic communications.
• Lauren Gray joined the Human Rights Campaign as senior vice president, communications and brand.
• Camille Johnston joins Johns Hopkins University as vice president, communications.
• TIA names Melanie Hinton as vice president, marketing and communications.
• J&J alum Meg Ryan joins Stand Together as managing director, communications.
• Jessi C. Acuña is director of communications and marketing for the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
• Marjorie Connolly is joining the Tech Oversight Project as a communications director.
• Hetal Bhatt is a communications specialist at the Mayo Clinic.