CQ Roll Call Names Kris Viesselman Roll Call Editor in Chief

Viesselman, who was previously Senior Director of Digital Content, joined CQ Roll Call last December and was a key member of the team that introduced a new look and platform for the publication's premier content. With more than two decades of newsroom leadership experience, she has held senior editorial and creative roles at National Geographic, the Los Angeles Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune.

As Editor, she will be charged with expanding Roll Call's journalism into a robust, highly visual multimedia report that meets the needs of its audience and allows them to consume it in its most convenient forms.

"Roll Call is a precious Washington institution and it's an honor to be leading it," Viesselman said. "I look forward to honoring Roll Call's tradition, while leading the team to even greater achievements, as we evolve our report during this critical time in U.S. politics."

Roll Call today also named David Hawkings Senior Congressional Editor. Hawkings, a 22-year veteran of the company and former editor of CQ magazine, will help Roll Call strengthen its mission of covering Congress for a core audience of Washington insiders and an expanding set of readers beyond the Beltway.

Two other editors with deep Capitol Hill knowledge will support the cross-product effort. Adriel Bettelheim, who has worked at CQ Roll Call for 15 years over two stints at the company, will serve as Managing Editor for Enterprise. David Meyers, a 20-year veteran of Roll Call, takes on the role of Vice President of Business Operations with responsibility for aligning events and special projects with the core mission of the publication.

Additionally, Gillian Roberts will take on the new role of CQ Roll Call Visual Reporting Editor, coordinating data reporting, photography and video teams to aggressively report the news with a full suite of storytelling and analysis tools.

"Roll Call has made great strides in pushing its content to multiple platforms, driven by our new website introduced in March," noted CQRC Chief Content Officer David Ellis. "Kris is an innovator, change agent and team builder, and I'm excited about the work this new group of Capitol Hill veterans will produce as we head into the most important presidential election campaign of our lifetimes."

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CQ Roll Call has won more Dirksen Awards for "Distinguished Reporting of Congress" than any other organization, and for 70 years we have been committed to providing nonpartisan insights and in-depth analysis on Congress and the policy-making process. Its products and services cover all aspects of legislative, government and electoral processes, giving clients actionable information and custom tools to maximize their influence.

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