Carson joins Powell Tate as EVP

WASHINGTON: Peter D.A. Carson, formerly SVP and co-founder of Ogilvy PR’s health policy group, has joined Powell Tate as EVP and head of the firm’s healthcare public affairs practice. Carson is a former chief of staff to Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT). In other news, Jeffrey D. Smokler, previously director of public and corporate affairs for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, joins Powell Tate as VP, while Jenny Mayfield, in charge of Powell Tate’s advocacy relations work for Genentech, has been promoted to VP.