Potomac Flacks: Hill Vet Sumner Departs Rep. Whitfield’s Office for ANGA

December 28, 2011

Hill Vet Sumner Departs Rep. Whitfield’s Office for ANGA

Robert Sumner recently departed as Press Secretary for Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) and on January 9 will begin serving as Director of Media Relations for America’s Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA).

Sumner has significant communications experience, having served as Press Specialist in the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (under Assistant USTR and now RNC Communications Director Sean Spicer), Deputy Press Secretary for Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Associate Manager of Communications for the American Diabetes Association and formerly as a press intern for former U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT).

Sumner is a 2005 graduate of Willamette University and a native of The Dalles, OR. (PF tipster)

Posted by Matt Mackowiak on December 28, 2011 in Associations , Capitol Hill , People | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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