Corry Schiermeyer named Deputy Director of Communications for USDA

Corry Schiermeyer, previously at Dittus Communications has been named Deputy Director of Communications at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).  Schiermeyer has served in the Bush Administration from 2001 to 2007 in various communications roles. She served as the National Security Council's Director for Global Communications from 2005-2007, the Deputy Associate Director of the White House Office of Global Communications from 2004-2005, the director of the U.S. Department of Energy press office from 2001-2004 and the Acting Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration. Schiermeyer also worked as a reporter for USA Radio Network in Dallas, Texas from 1997-1998 and holds a B.A. in broadcast journalism from the University of North Texas. (PF tipster)