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Disney names longtime government employee new EVP of Global Communications

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In a statement released earlier this month, Disney announced it has made a veteran US government employee its new Executive Vice President of Global Communications.

Disney’s new spokesperson, Kristina Schake, has previously worked as the leader of the White House’s COVID-19 education program under President Biden, Special Assistant to the President and Communications Director to the First Lady under the Obama administration, and worked as Deputy Communications Director on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. Schake has also served as the Global Communications Director for Instagram.

In the statement, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer for Disney, Geoff Morrell said, “I could not be more pleased to welcome Kristina to Disney and to have her leading communications for the company.”

“Her experience in the public and private sectors, in political and corporate campaigns, make her ideally suited for this important role and to help me integrate communications with government relations, public policy, and corporate social responsibility into a new Corporate Affairs team,” he added.

ARTICLE: LAURA SPIVAK

MANAGING EDITOR: CARSON CHOATE

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Laura Spivak

Laura is a freelance writer out of Maryland and a mom of three. Her background is in political science and international relations, and she has been doing political writing and editing for 17 years. Laura has also written parenting pieces for the Today Show and is currently working on writing a collection of remarkable true stories about normal people. She writes for FBA because unbiased news is vital to unity, and readers deserve the facts free of opinion.

Laura is a freelance writer out of Maryland and a mom of three. Her background is in political science and international relations, and she has been doing political writing and editing for 17 years. Laura has also written parenting pieces for the Today Show and is currently working on writing a collection of remarkable true stories about normal people. She writes for FBA because unbiased news is vital to unity, and readers deserve the facts free of opinion.

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