Appointment of Susan K. Mathis as Special Assistant to the President and Director of Media Relations

The President has appointed Susan K. Mathis to be Special Assistant to the President and Director of Media Relations.

Ms. Mathis has served in the Media Relations Office since 1981, first as Deputy Director, then Acting Director. Prior to joining the administration, she was a television and radio correspondent in Washington for Cox Communications. In 1976 Ms. Mathis was a press assistant with the Ford-Dole committee. From 1973 to 1976, she anchored a daily newscast on cable television in East Lansing, MI, and produced public affairs programs. From 1971 to 1973, she was a secondary school communications instructor and coached drama, debate, and forensics in Roseville, MI. She was also a newspaper columnist and freelance writer.

Ms. Mathis graduated from the University of Michigan (B.A., 1971). She was born June 21, 1949, in Detroit, MI, and now resides in Alexandria, VA.