Andrea Mokros, who was special assistant to President Obama and director of strategic planning at the White House, will join the 2018 Super Bowl Host Committee in Minneapolis next month.
The politico pro, who did an earlier stint as scheduling and advance director for First Lady Michelle Obama, will handle media relations and outreach for the NFL championship game slated for the new $1.1B home of the Minnesota Vikings.
The complex called US Bank Stadium is scheduled to open next summer. Planners for the Minnesota game selected "Bold North" as the slogan for the marketing push.
Mokros joined the Obama Administration from the office of Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, where she held the deputy chief of staff for communications and outreach job.
Previously, she was deputy chief of staff for Senator Amy Klobuchar, director of the executive offices of Kissinger McLarty Assocs. and national advance lead for John Kerry for President.
Maureen Bausch, CEO of the Host Committee, said in a statement the big game provides a "platform to showcase Minnesota's engaged business community, innovative and progressive lifestyle and beautiful attractions."
She's impressed with Mokros' ability to create "lasting impressions of Minnesota and the rest of the Bold North."
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