Potomac Flacks: Kennedy Joins the Ranks of Wine and Spirits Wholesalers

July 24, 2007

Kennedy Joins the Ranks of Wine and Spirits Wholesalers

Chris Kennedy has been hired as communications and public affairs manager for The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America. Kennedy was manager of public relations and communications at the Security Industry Association. According to the organization, Kennedy will work closely with every shop in the association, "focusing heavily on enlivening and streamlining the organization's many communications vehicles." (CQ People on the Move/ Congress Daily AM)

Posted by Aaron Walker on July 24, 2007 in Associations | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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