Kerry Ates leaving office of Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., as chief...

Kerry Ates leaving office of Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., as chief of staff, effective mid-December, hired by Johns Hopkins University as vice president and chief of staff, effective in January; Rockefeller promotes James Reid to chief of staff … Charter Communications hires Paul Cancienne, ex-office of John McCain, R-Ariz., as vice president-legislative affairs in Washington … Alliance for Women in Media hires Sylvia Strobel, Lehmann Strobel and ex-AWM chairwoman and formerly of Alliance for Community Media, as interim CEO; President Erin Fuller named president of Coulter, AWM’s professional services firm … Scott Kieff, ex-law professor who previously was a trial and patent lawyer, sworn in as a commissioner on the International Trade Commission to term expiring June 16, 2020 … Satellite Industry Association hires Dean Hirasawa, ex-Globalstar, as communications manager … Signalhorn hires Anver Anderson, ex-consultant, as chief sales officer … Comcast Business promotes Jeff Allen to West Division vice president … Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers elections include Terry Cordova, Suddenlink, as chairman for 2013-14 term; Tony Werner, Comcast Cable, vice chairman; Chris Whitaker, Time Warner Cable, treasurer; and Jim Hughes, CommScope, secretary; Pat Crull, Time Warner Cable, resigns and Chris Whitaker, Time Warner Cable, joins board.