Jacques van Oene
June 25th 05, 09:47 AM
Dean Acosta/Bob Jacobs
Headquarters, Washington June 24, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1400/1600)
RELEASE: 05-162
DAVID R. MOULD NAMED ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced the appointment of David
R. Mould as the new assistant administrator for the Office of Public Affairs
at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Mould is a senior communications
executive and a former journalist.
"David is a seasoned manager with impressive credentials as a corporate
communicator and a respected news manager," said Griffin. "David has covered
the Space Shuttle program as a reporter and has led strategic communications
at a number of major corporations. That insight and experience is valuable
to NASA's ongoing communications efforts."
As the Assistant Administrator, Mould is the senior NASA official for public
affairs, responsible for planning, developing, and providing oversight for
agency-wide communications activities. He also advises the NASA
Administrator and senior agency managers; directs a Headquarters staff of
more than 50 people, with nearly 300 nationwide.
He sets the editorial tone for public and internal news releases and directs
other important outreach programs involving exhibits, speakers, public tours
and visitors centers, fine arts, public ceremonies and special events.
"I'm excited about this opportunity," Mould added. "NASA has a legacy of
effective and open communications. I'm looking forward to helping advance
this agency's important mission of exploration and discovery."
Before joining NASA, Mould served as special assistant to the U.S. Secretary
of Energy, focusing on strategic communications policies in the Office of
the Secretary.
Prior to entering government service, he worked as a principal and director
of Washington operations for Griswold-Lesser, an Atlanta-based public
affairs firm, and as vice president of communications for PG&E National
Energy Group, a wholesale electricity and natural gas supplier affiliated
with PG&E Corp. of San Francisco.
He also has served as director of public relations for Mirant Corp., an
electricity and natural gas supplier based in Atlanta, and as media
relations manager for Southern Company of Atlanta, one of the nation's
largest holding companies for electric utilities.
Mould also worked as a reporter and editor for the United Press
International news agency, serving in a number of positions including
managing editor for the Southern United States, foreign and national news
editor, Middle East correspondent, and as a space reporter covering more
than 20 shuttle missions, including the 1986 Challenger accident.
He holds master's degree from Emory University in Atlanta and a bachelor's
degree in communications from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
For more information about NASA on the Internet, visit:
www.nasa.gov
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Headquarters, Washington June 24, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1400/1600)
RELEASE: 05-162
DAVID R. MOULD NAMED ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced the appointment of David
R. Mould as the new assistant administrator for the Office of Public Affairs
at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Mould is a senior communications
executive and a former journalist.
"David is a seasoned manager with impressive credentials as a corporate
communicator and a respected news manager," said Griffin. "David has covered
the Space Shuttle program as a reporter and has led strategic communications
at a number of major corporations. That insight and experience is valuable
to NASA's ongoing communications efforts."
As the Assistant Administrator, Mould is the senior NASA official for public
affairs, responsible for planning, developing, and providing oversight for
agency-wide communications activities. He also advises the NASA
Administrator and senior agency managers; directs a Headquarters staff of
more than 50 people, with nearly 300 nationwide.
He sets the editorial tone for public and internal news releases and directs
other important outreach programs involving exhibits, speakers, public tours
and visitors centers, fine arts, public ceremonies and special events.
"I'm excited about this opportunity," Mould added. "NASA has a legacy of
effective and open communications. I'm looking forward to helping advance
this agency's important mission of exploration and discovery."
Before joining NASA, Mould served as special assistant to the U.S. Secretary
of Energy, focusing on strategic communications policies in the Office of
the Secretary.
Prior to entering government service, he worked as a principal and director
of Washington operations for Griswold-Lesser, an Atlanta-based public
affairs firm, and as vice president of communications for PG&E National
Energy Group, a wholesale electricity and natural gas supplier affiliated
with PG&E Corp. of San Francisco.
He also has served as director of public relations for Mirant Corp., an
electricity and natural gas supplier based in Atlanta, and as media
relations manager for Southern Company of Atlanta, one of the nation's
largest holding companies for electric utilities.
Mould also worked as a reporter and editor for the United Press
International news agency, serving in a number of positions including
managing editor for the Southern United States, foreign and national news
editor, Middle East correspondent, and as a space reporter covering more
than 20 shuttle missions, including the 1986 Challenger accident.
He holds master's degree from Emory University in Atlanta and a bachelor's
degree in communications from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
For more information about NASA on the Internet, visit:
www.nasa.gov
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info