Potomac Flacks: Zuckman to SKDKnickerbocker, Johnson Takes Her Place

October 13, 2011

Zuckman to SKDKnickerbocker, Johnson Takes Her Place

Politico's Playbook reportered this tidbit of PR news this morning:

Jill Zuckman, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s director of public affairs and a former political reporter for the Chicago Tribune and Boston Globe, is leaving to become a managing director at SKDKnickerbocker.

--Zuckman’s successor will be Sasha Johnson, currently communications director for the FAA. Before joining the administration, Johnson covered politics as a senior producer at CNN. She is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

--FORTHCOMING RELEASE: “SKDKnickerbocker … today [will announce] that Jill Zuckman will join the firm as Managing Director. The firm is continuing to put together an all-star roster for its communications and public affairs practice. … ‘Jill is one of the most talented communicators in the Administration and we are delighted to welcome her to SKDKnickerbocker,’ said Managing Director Anita Dunn … ‘Her experience as a political reporter and as a close adviser to Secretary LaHood will serve her well as she guides a broad array of clients in need of strategic advice and executes detailed game plans for success.’ … Zuckman will join … Bill Knapp, Dunn, Hilary Rosen, Chris Cooper, Jay Marlin, Jim Mulhall, Karen Olick, Alex Slater, Emily Lenzner and Doug Thornell in Washington; [Josh] Isay, Jennifer Cunningham and Stefan Friedman in New York.” (Politico's Playbook)

Posted by Laura Gross on October 13, 2011 in Administration , PR Firms | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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