Mayor Gavin Newsom today named SFPUC Information Officer Tony Winnicker
as his new press secretary.
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By Luke Thomas
December 11, 2009
Following a string of high-profile departures from his administration, Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced the appointment of Tony Winnicker as his new Communications Director.
Winnicker replaces former Newsom spokesperson Nathan Ballard who abruptly resigned his post November 16 following Newsom’s disappearance to Hawaii.
“Tony Winnicker brings years of Bay Area and national experience in strategic communications, public information and media relations to our team,” Newsom said in a statement. “His knowledge of city government and his key role in promoting major economic and environmental projects will be invaluable assets as we continue our focus on innovation, reform and creating new jobs and opportunities for San Francisco.”
Winnicker currently serves as the public information officer for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. He begins his new post January 11.
Luke Thomas
Luke Thomas is a former software developer and computer consultant who proudly hails from London, England. In 2001, Thomas took a yearlong sabbatical to travel and develop a photographic portfolio. Upon his return to the US, Thomas studied photojournalism to pursue a career in journalism. In 2004, Thomas worked for several neighborhood newspapers in San Francisco before accepting a partnership agreement with the SanFranciscoSentinel.com, a news website formerly covering local, state and national politics. In September 2006, Thomas launched FogCityJournal.com. The BBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, New York Times, Der Spiegel, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Magazine, 7x7, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Bay Guardian and the San Francisco Weekly, among other publications and news outlets, have published his work. Thomas is a member of the Freelance Unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, TNG-CWA Local 39521 and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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