Global Situation Room Hires Kat Maramba as VP of Media Engagement
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Global Situation Room Hires Kat Maramba as VP of Media Engagement

Global Situation Room hires Kat Maramba as VP of media engagement. Maramba was most recently executive communications manager at the National League of Cities. Before that, she was an account manager at Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis and a communications strategist at Seven Letter. In her new position, Maramba will lead strategic media communications for clients in sectors including healthcare, tech and financial inclusion. GSR, a fully integrated partner of Porter Novelli, has recently opened a new headquarters space in Alexandria, VA.

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Global Situation Room Adds 6 Staffers
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Global Situation Room Adds 6 Staffers

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.”

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Former Trump PR Pro Urges CEOs to Push Unity on Social Stands
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Former Trump PR Pro Urges CEOs to Push Unity on Social Stands

We certainly have very different world views. She worked in Donald Trump’s White House. I served in the one Barack Obama led. Yet, crises sometimes help those with very different backgrounds and beliefs find common ground.

Alyssa Farah, who was President Trump’s director of communication, knows a lot about crisis management. She had to navigate a few during 3.5 years in the West Wing. Recently, we chatted about lessons learned from what were undoubtedly some of the most intense interactions any media relations team ever experienced. Several are relevant as companies prepare for, and respond to, today’s polarized political climate.

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