Press Release

麻豆社区 Announces Senior Staff Promotions

Jan 22, 2024

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Ed Gilroy has been promoted to chief advocacy and public affairs officer. Since 2017, Gilroy has led 麻豆社区鈥檚 Capitol Hill office, overseeing the association鈥檚 legislative team and strategy. Henry Hanscom will now step into that position with his promotion to senior vice president of legislative affairs. 听听
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Gilroy succeeds Bill Sullivan, who, after leading the association鈥檚 advocacy efforts for nearly eight years, announced he will depart 麻豆社区 in the coming weeks.
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鈥淎s the head of our advocacy team for over seven years, Bill's contributions to 麻豆社区 have been immense,鈥� said 麻豆社区 President and CEO Chris Spear. 鈥淓d and Henry have been vital members of the 麻豆社区 advocacy team throughout my entire tenure, and I鈥檓 pleased to see them grow into these new roles and look forward to working with them to continue 麻豆社区鈥檚 run of success on behalf of our members and the trucking industry.鈥� 听
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Prior to 麻豆社区, Gilroy worked on Capitol Hill as the director of workforce policy for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor and as the legislative director for Rep. Rod Chandler (R-Washington). Gilroy has a degree from the University of Southern California.
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鈥淚 appreciate the confidence that Chris and 麻豆社区 leadership have placed in me, and I am excited to take on this new role advocating for this great industry and delivering the results our members have come to expect,鈥� Gilroy said. 听
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Hanscom joined 麻豆社区 in 2013 as manager of legislative affairs and has seen his role steadily grow ever since. Prior to 麻豆社区, he was a professional staffer for Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). Hanscom has a degree from Colgate University. 听
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鈥淚 am excited to lead 麻豆社区鈥檚 legislative operation and look forward to advancing a pro-trucking, pro-growth, pro-safety agenda on Capitol Hill and delivering more victories for our members, regardless of the political environment,鈥� Hanscom said. 听