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Kudos + Congrats to Paul Tencher , formerly chief of staff to LG Elizabeth Roberts, whose future is taking him to the nation's capital: I've been offered a job (and accepted) with Congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy of Ohio's 15th Congressional District...
As part of some special inaugural online material, entitled Our White House , there's a great interview with local wordsmith Tom LaFauci , who formerly served on the staff of Joe Biden. Some excerpts: Is the inaugural address high stakes? What is...
Longtime local political-communications guru Bill Fischer, who served as Sheldon Whitehouse's chief of staff when Whitehouse was AG, sends word that he has launched a new firm, True North Communications. The company, which has opened an office in...
Kudos and congrats to Debbie Rich , former press secretary for Lincoln Chafee, who reports that she has a fleeting part in the new major motion picture The Women .
Matt Auten , one of the more visible enviros in RI, sends this word: After five wonderful years of running Environment Rhode Island , the Rhode Island Public Interest Research Group and serving on the Environment Council of Rhode Island I have decided...
Joining the recent migration of political staffers, West Warwick native Paul Tencher , former chief of staff for LG Elizabeth Roberts, sends word that he's headed West: I have accepted an offer from Judy Baker , a wonderful woman running for Congress...
As previously reported by Matt , LG staffer Eli Zupnick , who worked on Obama's primary campaign, is the latest Roberts's staffer, following Larkin Barker , to join the Democratic candidate's push for November. From the LG's office: PROVIDENCE...
UPDATE: Here's the official word : PROVIDENCE– The Obama Campaign today announced Ray Sullivan will serve as Senator Obama’s Rhode Island State Director. Sullivan will work with Senator Obama’s grassroots supporters on the ground and reach out to...
Dan Barbarisi's got the details: PROVIDENCE — Garry Bliss, the City of Providence’s top lobbyist and special projects guru, spent yesterday cleaning out his desk in preparation for his last day of work today. His walls were bare, save one poster,...
Rachael Bornstein is filling the legislative director role for US Representative Jim Langevin in his DC office, succeeding 10-year veteran Brian Daniels, a Warwick native, who plans to pursue an MBA at Yale. Daniels formerly worked for former US Representative...
Andrea Marcoccio, a staffer at Cranston-based Vision Strategies , is the latest Rhode Islander to take an out-of-state assignment with Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. In an e-mail, the firm’s husband and wife partners, Bill Fischer and Jenn Bramley...
Scott MacKay in the ProJo and Matt have the details on Christine Heenan , the longtime local PR and consulting expert who worked in the Clinton White House and who was spokeswoman for Hillary's RI campaign, taking a new gig in Cambridge. (Obligatory...
Mike Tanaka is a familiar face in Rhode Island, thanks both to his musical efforts with Mark Cutler's Dino Club and for his work as a television producer . Now he's got a new post: director of public and community relations in the office of Lieutenant...
Larkin Barker, press secretary for Elizabeth Roberts , sends word that she's joining Barack Obama's campaign in New Hampshire next month as deputy communications director for that state. Barker aided press secretary Alex Swartsel during Sheldon...
From the gov's office: Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that he has appointed Newport resident Amy Kempe as his new press secretary and spokesperson. Kempe replaces Jeff Neal, who announced his intention to step down in March after more...
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