FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 12, 2011                                     

Deputy Managing Editor Leaves Politico to Join Public Affairs Council

Washington, D.C. - Erika Compart, deputy managing editor at Politico, has joined the Public Affairs Council as Communications and Editorial Director. Compart is a seasoned journalist with 14 years of experience as an editor at major news organizations.

Prior to joining Politico in 2007, she spent six and a half years at Agence France-Presse's Washington bureau as an editor, reporter and translator. Her reportage covered a wide range of subjects, from the White House and the State Department to arts and culture. She won a Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild award in 2006 for headline writing.

Before that Compart served as a news editor at U.S. News & World Report. She also assigned and edited articles on health, finance, technology and travel as supervising editor of the magazine's "News You Can Use" briefs page.

In her new role, Compart will oversee the Council's global communications programs, including its website, monthly newsletter, research publications and marketing communications. She will also serve as chief editor and assist in new program development.

The Public Affairs Council, which is both non-partisan and non-political, is the leading association for public affairs professionals.  It provides unique information, training and other resources to its members to support their effective participation in government, community and public relations activities around the world. As members, more than 600 companies and non-profit organizations work together to enhance the value and professionalism of the public affairs practice.  More information is available at www.pac.org.

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