Linda Douglass was director of communications for the White House Office of Health Reform in the Obama Administration (May 2009[1]–April 2010).[2] In June 2010, she was named Vice President, Head of Corporate and Strategic communications at Atlantic Media.[3] She was later named Senior Vice President of Global Communications. She left that position in June, 2013 to do independent consulting.[4] Later that year, she moved to Italy when her husband, John Phillips, was named ambassador to Italy.[5]
Douglass was first associated with Barack Obama as a senior strategist and spokeswoman of his presidential campaign. She joined his campaign on May 21, 2008.[6] Following Obama's victory in the November 2008 presidential elections, Douglass was appointed spokeswoman of the presidential inauguration committee.[7]
Douglass had a long career as journalist with ABC News and CBS News, and began her journalism career in 1973 with KCBS-TV, the Los Angeles affiliate of CBS.
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Douglass holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Southern California.
Family
Douglass is married to the United States ambassador to Italy, John R. Phillips.
References
- ^ "Linda Douglass". The Washington Post. July 26, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ Kurtz, Howard (April 8, 2010). "Linda Douglass leaving White House". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ Alex Alvarez (June 10, 2010). "Linda Douglass Returns To Atlantic Media". Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ http://www.adweek.com/fishbowldc/linda-douglass-out-atlantic-emily-lenzner-in/109081?red=as
- ^ http://www.italymagazine.com/news/new-usa-ambassador-italy-charms-italians-special-video
- ^ Frederick, Don (May 21, 2008). "Linda Douglass, well-known journalist, becomes a partisan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ Seelye, Katharine (November 25, 2008). "Obama Places Stringent Limits on Inaugural Contributions". The New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2013.