Gov. Kemp Announces New External Affairs Staff
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For Immediate Release Monday, December 7, 2020
Gov. Kemp Announces New External Affairs Staff
Atlanta, GA - Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced three new members of his external affairs team.
Lauren Curry will join the Kemp Administration as Director of Government Affairs and Policy. Cody Hall, who most recently served as Press Secretary for Governor Kemp, now holds the title of Director of Communications, and Tate Mitchell has assumed the role of Deputy Press Secretary.
Lauren Curry is
Director of Government
Affairs and Policy in the
Office of Governor Brian
P. Kemp. Curry has
served as Deputy Director
of
the
Georgia
Environmental Protection
Division since June 2016,
overseeing
agency
operations, governmental
affairs, and media
relations.
Prior to joining EPD, Curry served as Chief of Staff for the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency for two years, where she oversaw two presidentially declared
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Gov. Kemp Announces New External Affairs Staff
natural
disasters.
Previously, Curry served
as director of public and
governmental affairs at the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, special projects
director at the Georgia Department of Economic Development, press aide to Governor
Sonny Perdue, and communications and management specialist at the U.S. Department of
Transportation in Boston.
Curry earned a bachelor's degree in Government and Business Economics from Wofford College and a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Georgia. She resides in Marietta with her husband and two children.
Cody Hall is Director of Communications for the Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp. Hall most recently served as Press Secretary to Governor Kemp's office, transition committee, and 2018 campaign. A graduate of the University of Georgia, Hall holds a bachelor's degree in political science. He, his wife, and two children are residents of Dawsonville.
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Gov. Kemp Announces New External Affairs Staff
Tate Mitchell serves as
Deputy Press Secretary in
the Office of Governor
Brian P. Kemp. Mitchell
most recently held the
title of Communications
Manager, and prior to
joining the Governor's
Office, he worked in
communications for the
Georgia Department of
Economic Development.
Mitchell graduated from
the University of Georgia
in May of 2019 with
degrees in Political
Science and Public
Relations, along with a
Public
Affairs
Professional Certificate in
Applied Politics.
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Gov. Kemp Announces New External Affairs Staff Press Contacts Cody Hall - Director of Communications Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp cody.hall@georgia.gov Tate Mitchell - Deputy Press Secretary Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp tate.mitchell@georgia.gov
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