Potomac Flacks: Glen Echo Group Hires former Hill, NRCC Flack Mark as Senior Director of Media Affairs

January 05, 2012

Glen Echo Group Hires former Hill, NRCC Flack Mark as Senior Director of Media Affairs

Glen Echo Group, recently recognized by the National Journal as one of the top women-owned public affairs firms in Washington just a year after its launch, recently announced that Rebecca Mark has been named Senior Director of Media Affairs.

Mark, who most recently served as Press Secretary to Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX), will lead media relations and strategic media efforts for the firm, based out of its Washington, D.C. headquarters.

Mark has served as communications advisor to two members of the U.S House of Representatives and as an online communications advisor at the National Republican Congressional Committee. Most recently, Mark was Press Secretary for Congressman Kevin Brady, the Trade Subcommittee Chairman for House Ways & Means and Vice-Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee.

A San Francisco Bay Area native, Mark is a 2004 graduate of the University of Michigan. Prior to coming to coming to Capitol Hill, Mark worked for MySpace on both their content and sales teams. (PF tipster)

Posted by Matt Mackowiak on January 5, 2012 in Capitol Hill , People , PR Firms | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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