Gregoire appoints Carol Cockrill Albert as external affairs director

For Immediate Release: July 29, 2011

OLYMPIA � Gov. Chris Gregoire named Carol Cockrill Albert as director of external affairs today. Albert replaces Marty Loesch, who now serves as chief of staff.

�Carol knows Washington state inside and out,� Gregoire said. �Her long and diverse background will be an asset to the team as we work together to implement a bold, aggressive agenda over the next 17 months. I�m glad to have Carol aboard and know she will be a great addition.�

Albert has worked in national and state politics for nearly 20 years. After beginning her career on the Clinton-Gore Transition Team in 1993, she served as a Congressional aide in both the House and Senate and as a strategic advisor to U.S. Senator Patty Murray. In 2001, she launched a strategic consulting firm and has worked on numerous statewide candidate and ballot initiative campaigns. She also served as the Washington state director for Barack Obama�s presidential bid in 2008.

�Serving the people of Washington and working for Governor Gregoire will be a great honor,� Albert said. �I�m looking forward to helping the governor, legislators and Washingtonians seize the opportunities only a state as resourceful and dynamic as Washington can present.�

Albert will start August 8.

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