Democrats Abroad Norway (DAN) Appoints New Press Secretary
(Oslo, 19 March 2010) Democrats Abroad Norway (DAN) today appointed Brad Larson as its new Press Secretary to replace Carolyn Haneberg. In this capacity he will be supporting DAN Chair Lisa Cooper and the Democrats Abroad Board in development of a communications strategy, increasing contacts with the media and liaison with the Press Office of Democrats Abroad in Washington.
Brad Larson
“We’d like to welcome Brad to the Democrats Abroad team. This position is critical for DAN in many aspects as the media coverage and attention to initiatives from President Obama has been extremely high,” Lisa Cooper says. “That focus will only increase as we move toward the mid-term US Congressional elections.”
Brad is uniquely qualified to support the Board in this demanding position. He followed the political process closely while working in Washington for 12 years, serving in the Washington Office of a International Paper Company. He handled both communications and Government relations for the firm, following a range of emerging issues including environment, energy, taxes, corporate governance and international relations.
He is able to build a bridge to the Norwegian culture following 26 years in Norway – handling corporate communications for such firms as Elopak, SysScan (Kongsberg), Elkem and Dyno Nobel. Since 2005 he has been running his own communications consultancy WordFlow and serving as a partner in the Interaction Consulting Group. He also teaches courses in PR and Communications at the Norwegian School of Management (BI).
Carolyn Haneberg
“In Carolyn Haneberg we have a tough act to follow,” says Brad Larson. “She handled relations with the media with extreme skill during the election of Barack Obama and also the heavy media pressure generated by his Nobel Peace Prize award and the following trip to Oslo.”
“These are challenging times ahead with the upcoming mid-term elections and a large number Democratic open seats. This makes it all the more important for Democrats worldwide to get out the vote,” he says. “We have a job to do. Issues like Health Care, Afghanistan, the current Financial situation and the polarization of political debate in the US make our involvement critical.”
Brad sees three areas requiring communications focus in the coming months. These include increasing coverage and understanding of issues such as the ones above and also support of DAN events aimed at increasing membership and facilitating contact between members. By far the most important focus, however, will be support of activities to increase voter registration and promote political activity for all Democrats in Norway.
March 21st, 2010 at 17:31
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