State & Local Government Massachusetts State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry Resigns On January 25, 2018, Massachusetts State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry of First Suffolk District announced…Leadership ConnectJanuary 26, 2018
Nonprofits & Associations President of Michigan State University Resigns Lou Anna K. Simon has resigned as president of Michigan State University, effective immediately. Simon's…Leadership ConnectJanuary 25, 2018
Business Norfolk Southern Names New Chief Legal Officer Norfolk Southern Corporation announced the promotion of John M. Scheib to executive vice president of…Leadership ConnectJanuary 24, 2018
Nonprofits & Associations Former Army Chief of Staff Named Vice President of AIA The Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc. announced that Alex Wagner has been appointed vice president and…Leadership ConnectJanuary 17, 2018
Federal Government President Trump Nominated New CEO of the MCC On January 8th, President Trump nominated Sean Cairncross to be the chief executive officer of…Leadership ConnectJanuary 12, 2018
Congress More Republicans Have Announced That They will not Seek Reelection in 2018 Another slew of Republicans have announced that they will not seek reelection in 2018. Reps.…Leadership ConnectJanuary 12, 2018
State & Local Government New Director Appointed for the ODOE and Other State/Municipal News State In Oregon, Governor Kate Brown appointed Janine Benner to serve as the Director of…Leadership ConnectJanuary 5, 2018
Congress Doug Jones (D-AL) and Tina Smith (D-MN) Were Sworn in as the Newest Members of the 115th Congress Doug Jones (D-AL) and Tina Smith (D-MN) were sworn in as the newest members of…Leadership ConnectJanuary 5, 2018
Federal Government U.S. Senate Confirmed Multiple Trump Nominees Multiple Trump nominees were confirmed by the U.S. Senate over the past week. Among them…Leadership ConnectDecember 28, 2017
Law & Lobbying President Trump Nominates a Circuit Judge and Nine District Judges This week, President Trump nominated Joel M. Carson to be Circuit Judge on the United…Leadership ConnectDecember 21, 2017
Federal Government President Trump Nominated an Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and More News On December 19, President Trump nominated Susan Thornton to be assistant secretary for East Asian…Leadership ConnectDecember 21, 2017
Congress House and Senate Passed Republican’s Tax Plan and Other Congressional News The House and Senate passed Republicans’ tax plan on Wednesday after finalizing the tax bill…Leadership ConnectDecember 21, 2017
Law & Lobbying U.S. Senate Confirms Two More Circuit Judges This week, the United States Senate confirmed Don Willett in a 50-47 vote to be…Leadership ConnectDecember 14, 2017
State & Local Government Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper’s Chief of Staff has Resigned and More State/Municipal News State Adding to the recent wave of high state-level departures in Colorado, Governor John Hickenlooper’s…Leadership ConnectDecember 14, 2017
Nonprofits & Associations New President and CEO Named for the APSP & Other Nonprofit News Associations Lawrence S. “Larry” Caniglia has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the…Leadership ConnectDecember 14, 2017
News Media Promotions at NBC and Other Media News Networks At NBC News, Ashley Parrish was promoted to vice president, strategic content for NBC…Leadership ConnectDecember 14, 2017
Federal Government Kirstjen Nielsen was Confirmed to be Secretary of Homeland Security The United States Senate confirmed Kirstjen Nielsen to be secretary of homeland security on Tuesday,…Leadership ConnectDecember 7, 2017