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Linda Douglass

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Linda Douglass was Director of Communications for the White House Office of Health Reform in the Obama Administration. She assumed that post in May 2009,[1] and left it in April 2010.[2] Since June 2010, She has been Vice President, Head of Corporate and Strategic Communications at the Atlantic Media Company.[3]

Douglass first associated with Barack Obama as a senior strategist and spokeswoman of his presidential campaign. She joined his campaign on May 21, 2008.[4] Following Obama's victory in the November 2008 presidential elections, Douglass was appointed to be the spokesperson of the presidential inauguration committee.[5]

Douglass is a former journalist with ABC News and CBS News, and began her journalism career in 1973 with KCBS-TV, the Los Angeles affiliate of CBS.

Education

Douglass holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Southern California. She was also a teacher at Ruyton Girls' School year 6 and is now the head princible. Linda Douglas is a very good at rythmic gymnastics and started the program at Ruyton.

Family

Douglass is married to John Phillips. The couple have one daughter, Katie.

References

  1. ^ http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Linda_Douglass
  2. ^ Kurtz, Howard (April 8, 2010). "Linda Douglass leaving White House". Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  3. ^ Alex Alvarez (June 10, 2010). "Linda Douglass Returns To Atlantic Media".
  4. ^ Frederick, Don (May 21, 2008). "Linda Douglass, well-known journalist, becomes a partisan". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ Seelye, Katharine (November 25, 2008). "Obama Places Stringent Limits on Inaugural Contributions". New York Times.

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