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| Katie McCormick Lelyveld |
Katie McCormick Lelyveld, press secretary to First Lady Michelle Obama, has joined Precision Strategies.
During her White House tour, Lelyveld helped craft Obama’s image, traveled overseas and launched initiatives such as “Let’s Move” physical fitness program. Earlier, she was communications director for Obama during the presidential campaign.
Most recently, Lelyveld was VP-head of communications and PA for Human Longevity Inc. and director of communications at the Joyce Foundation.
Lelyveld also worked for Glover Park Group, Edelman, John Kerry for President (deputy communications director) and First Lady Hillary Clinton (assistant to director of communications.)
Stephanie Cutter, deputy campaign manager for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, and Jen O’Malley Dillon, former executive director of the Democratic National Committee, co-founded Precision Strategies.
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