Seasons change, and sometimes so do our staff. Don’t worry — your friends at FMC aren’t going anywhere: they’re just moving into new roles.
Hannah Byam is coming back to a new position as Communications Associate. Many of you might know Hannah as our trusty events assistant who helped us with the last two Future of Music Policy Summits. In her new role, Hannah will be focusing on Summit 2011 marketing, providing general communications assistance and helping to coordinate our artist relations efforts. She will be officially coming on board in a few weeks.
Chris Naoum, who had been serving as FMC’s Policy Counsel, is now working on special projects for Bracy Tucker Brown & Valanzano. Chris will be concentrating on direct advocacy around noncommercial radio. We want to assure you that Chris is in no way leaving our field or community, and we look forward to working with him as he continues advancing the ball for public broadcasting and musicians.
Casey Rae-Hunter is now Deputy Director for FMC. Casey will continue to oversee the communications agenda, as well as managing the day-to-day operations of our policy shop. His new set of responsibilities will include engaging with FMC’s multiple constituencies in all kinds of exciting ways. This is a natural transition for Casey given his ongoing work as an ambassador for FMC.
Chhaya Kapadia is now FMC’s COO/Events Director. Chhaya will continue to plan FMC’s events, as well as oversee the organization’s finances, keep the website/CMS functional and handle assorted HR duties. Chhaya’s primary focus this summer - after climbing a glacier - will be producing our annual Policy Summit.
We’re also thrilled with the bevy of talented interns working for FMC this summer, including Google Policy Fellow Liz Allen, Legal Intern Adam Holofcener, Communications Intern Scott Oranburg and Intern to the Executive Director, Anna-Kaisa Kaila.