Citizenship Minister Alexander hires, promotes new comms directors; PMO makes staffer changes
May. 8, 2015
Recent staff changes in the Prime Minister’s Office include two promotions.
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander recently hired Colleen Mason to work as his director of strategic communications, a new title in his ministerial office. He’s also promoted Alexandra Day to serve as his new director of communications and issues management. Ms. Mason joined the minister’s office earlier this month, according to her LinkedIn account. Previously, no one in Mr. Alexander’s office was working under the title of strategic communications director. In the early 2000s, Ms. Mason worked
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