Tory Bruno, ex-United Launch Alliance, joins Blue Origin as president of its new national security group.
Changes at Cable One: James Holanda, ex-Astound Broadband, tapped as CEO, effective no later than March 31, replacing Julia Laulis, retiring as board chair, president and CEO; CFO Todd Koetje becomes interim CEO; board member Mary Meduski, TierPoint, elected as independent chair.
The Alliance of Channel Women, which promotes female leaders in telecom and IT, selects 2026 board: Officers are Mel Kolinski, Ostra Cybersecurity (president), replacing Mayka Rosales-Peterson, IBM; Staci Corbett, Fusion Connect (vice president), replacing Akilah Murrell, F5; and Sommer Figone, RapidScale (secretary); new board members are Laura Gibbs, Thryv; Shannon Orr, Avant; Meg Thompson, CCI Systems; and Jen Waltz, Imajenative; additional departing members are Treasurer Ashley Cole, AppDirect, and Maureen O’Connell, Comcast.
Infrastructure solutions provider Ubicquia appoints Matthew Brady, ex-EvidenceIQ, as chief revenue officer … Matt White, Linde, joins the board of launch firm Stoke Space.
Warner Bros. Discovery names Adrienne O'Hara, formerly Gap, executive vice president and chief communications and public affairs officer for Discovery Global, effective Jan. 7 … Astronaut Nick Hague retires from NASA, continuing his career in the U.S. Space Force.
United Launch Alliance names COO John Elbon interim CEO, replacing President and CEO Tory Bruno, resigning to pursue another opportunity … Freedom Technologies promotes Matthew Vaught to senior vice president for national security and strategy … National Aeronautic Association elects new board members: Ronce Almond, American Airlines; Jeanie Engle, retired NASA; Kate Fraser, Zipline; Steve Morrissey, United Airlines; Martin Palmaz, nonprofit leader; Cassie Redmyer, Pensacola State College Foundation; Atif Saeed, Philadelphia International Airport; Greg Stone, Academy of Model Aeronautics; and Katie Thomson, formerly FAA.
Senate confirms Ethan Klein, ex-Office of Science and Technology Policy during first Trump administration, as U.S. chief technology officer and associate director of OSTP ... WUSF Tampa promotes Leslie Laney to general manager of the radio, online and social media organization, effective Jan. 2, replacing JoAnn Urofsky, retiring … Correction: David Senzel retires from the FCC Office of General Counsel (see 2512180069).
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announces retirements: the Media Bureau’s Brenda Lewis, Victoria McCauley and Deidra Whitehead; Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau’s Michelle Jones; Public Safety Bureau's Tammy Cooper; Wireline Bureau's Cheryl Callahan; Office of General Counsel’s David Senzel and Royce Sherlock … Alan Gould, formerly Loop Capital, joins Gray Media as vice president of investor relations, a new position … Emergency communications firm Secure Headset Group appoints Sam Romagnano, ex-Fontel, as director of channel partnerships … Beasley Media Group promotes John Coury to vice president of treasury and corporate controller … David London, ex-Coinbase, joins the Business Software Alliance as head of U.S. state government relations … Fiber Broadband Association reelects Ariane Schaffer, GFiber, as board chair, and Roger Timmerman, Utopia Fiber, as member; joining the board are Ashley Travers, KGPCo, and Brendan O’Boyle, PLP ... Nokia Chief Public Policy and Government Affairs Officer Brian Hendricks announces departure; future plans uncertain.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr appoints to the board of the Universal Service Administrative Co.: Ian Forbes, T-Mobile USA (representing commercial mobile radio service providers); Alexander Minard, NCTA (cable providers); Amber Gregory, Arkansas State Library (libraries); Stephanie Minnock, Lumen (incumbent local exchange carriers); Heather Sanborn, Maine Public Advocate (state consumer advocates); Julie Tritt Schell, state of Pennsylvania (schools); and Tim Schram, Nebraska Public Service Commission (state telecom regulators) … Steve Clayton, ex-Microsoft, joins Cisco as chief communications officer, effective Jan. 5 … ACT | The App Association names Natalia Richardson, formerly European Cancer Organisation, as communications manager for Europe and the U.K. … GCI’s Maureen Moore adds general manager for consumer services to her senior vice president title, replacing Paul Landes, retiring … Cherokee Nation promotes Brandon Scott to chief communications officer.
Changes at Intel: Robin Colwell, formerly National Economic Council, joins as senior vice president of government affairs; Annie Weckesser, ex-SambaNova, becomes senior vice president and chief marketing and communications officer; James Chew, ex-MJM Associates, named vice president of Intel Government Technologies; Pushkar Ranade adds interim chief technology officer to his role as chief of staff … Telecom professional services firm HNM Systems names Todd Crick, formerly Searchlight Cyber, as president, a new position.