Ukraine RPCV Christie Appelhanz appointed communications director for Congressman Dennis Moore



Ukraine RPCV Christie Appelhanz appointed communications director for Congressman Dennis Moore

Appelhanz named spokeswoman -- Christie Appelhanz has joined the staff of Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kan., as communications director. Appelhanz will serve as Moore's primary spokeswoman with the news media and public.

She replaces Jack Martin, who recently accepted a position as an account executive for McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations in Nashville.

Appelhanz comes to Moore's staff from Kansas Action for Children, where she served as media relations specialist. Before working for the statewide child advocacy organization, she taught economics and English to high school students as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Poltava, Ukraine.

After graduating from The University of Kansas, Appelhanz worked three years as a business reporter at The Topeka Capital-Journal. She left that position to manage a voter education campaign for the Kansas Sierra Club in Lenexa.

Appelhanz will be based in Moore's Overland Park office. Hayley Rumback will continue to serve as Moore's deputy communications director in Washington, D.C.

When this story was prepared, here was the front page of PCOL magazine:

This Month's Issue: August 2004 Teresa Heinz Kerry celebrates the Peace Corps Volunteer as one of the best faces America has ever projected in a speech to the Democratic Convention. The National Review disagreed and said that Heinz's celebration of the PCV was "truly offensive." What's your opinion and who can come up with the funniest caption for our Current Events Funny? Exclusive: Director Vasquez speaks out in an op-ed published exclusively on the web by Peace Corps Online saying the Dayton Daily News' portrayal of Peace Corps "doesn't jibe with facts." In other news, the NPCA makes the case for improving governance and explains the challenges facing the organization, RPCV Bob Shaconis says Peace Corps has been a "sacred cow", RPCV Shaun McNally picks up support for his Aug 10 primary and has a plan to win in Connecticut, and the movie "Open Water" based on the negligent deaths of two RPCVs in Australia opens August 6. Op-ed's by RPCVs: Cops of the World is not a good goal and Peace Corps must emphasize community development.

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