ALEXANDRIA, VA: Global Situation Room (GSR), a strategic communications firm, has hired Kat Maramba as VP of media engagement, Madison Lazas as senior account manager, Kasey Henderson as account manager and Terry Gaines as account supervisor.

Brett Bruen, president and founder at GSR, cited “tremendous” growth over the past few years as the reason behind establishing the newly created roles.

“Last year, we tripled in size and we’re on track to double in size this year,” he said. “[The new hires] are about scaling, we need the staff and structure to support all the clients we’ve seen coming through the door.”