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| Rick Zampelli |
Cornerstone Government Affairs has hired Rick Zampelli, who was director of the US Army’s liaison office to the House of Representatives, as a member of its federal government relations team. He will join the firm on Sept. 25.
As the Army’s direct rep to Congress, Zampelli handled contact with Members of Congress and their staffs, responded to inquiries, and synchronized communications among the Army’s senior leaders.
Prior to his work on Capitol Hill, he served as chief of staff for the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command in Redstone Arsenal, AL, and commander of the 128th Aviation Training Brigade in Fort Eustis, VA.
Zampelli looks forward to assisting Cornerstone clients develop successful strategies to deliver advanced warfighting capabilities to the nation’s soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines.
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