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Award-Winning Public Relations Expert April L. Hutcheson Joins La Torre Communications

Posted on: Monday, 23 March 2009, 11:16 CDT

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- La Torre Communications, a full-service public relations and public affairs firm, today welcomed award-winning public relations expert April L. Hutcheson to the firm.

Ms. Hutcheson got her start with small nonprofit organizations before going on to serve critical roles in the administrations of Pennsylvania Govs. Tom Ridge, Mark Schweiker and Edward G. Rendell. She served as a deputy press secretary in the Office of the Governor, as well as press secretary for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and deputy press secretary for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Ms. Hutcheson was the state's communications point person on a variety of issues, including the 2003 blizzard, drought, air quality, West Nile virus and terrorism preparedness.

Since leaving state service in 2003, Ms. Hutcheson has provided public relations counsel for a variety of organizations, including Jewish Family Service, Tri-County OIC and Pennsylvania Academy of General Dentistry (PAGD), among others. She began her career as the marketing and communications director for Ken-Crest Services, a nonprofit human-services organization in Plymouth Meeting, Pa.

Ms. Hutcheson has been recognized for her outstanding work by the Religious Public Relations Council of America for crisis communications and by the International Association of Business Communicators.

"Whether it's handling a high-profile issue for a governor or assisting a local nonprofit in raising its profile, April approaches each challenge with the same high level of enthusiasm and dedication," said firm principal David La Torre. "She has more than earned her reputation as one of the 'go-to' public relations counselors in the state. We're proud to have April on our team fighting for our clients."

Ms. Hutcheson will work with a number of La Torre Communications clients, including PAGD, the Meadows Racetrack & Casino, Pennsylvania State Troopers Association, Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police, Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association and PANPHA.

A Philadelphia native, she holds a bachelor's degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Journalism from Temple University. Ms. Hutcheson currently resides in Mechanicsburg with her husband and two daughters.

For more information about La Torre Communications, please see: www.latorrecommunications.com.

SOURCE La Torre Communications

Source: PR Newswire

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