Wednesday, September 4, 2024
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| (L-R) Kelly Montgomery, Joe Orlando |
Avoq has added Joe Orlando and Kelly Montgomery to its government relations team.
Orlando, who takes the VP title, has served as a policy advisor in a six-year run on the House Energy & Commerce Committee, and professional staff member on the Innovation, Data & Commerce Subcommittee dealing with consumer protection, data privacy and AI issues.
Steve Elmendorf, Avoq partner, said Orlando will counsel clients as they navigate the increasingly critical areas of technology, competition and energy policy.
Montgomery is returning to Avoq (then Subject Matter) as account leadership director after working as communications manager at the National Restaurant Assn., and press secretary for Congressman Dale Kildee, who is a member of the Democratic leadership.
Avoq, which launched last year via the merger of Kivvit and Subject Matter, is O’Dwyer’s tenth ranked firm with 2023 fees of $89.3M.