Today the Governor appointed Carol Cockrill Albert as the new External Affairs Director. She replaces Marty Loesch who recently took the position of Chief of Staff to the Governor.

Albert has worked for twenty years in state and national politics, including seving as Washington state director for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign three years ago. She also served on the Clinton-Gore transition team in 1993 and as a congressional aide and strategic adviser to U.S. Senator Patty Murray.