- Scott Stanzel
Scott Michael Stanzel, (born
January 15 ,1973 ), a political appointee in the administration ofGeorge W. Bush . On October 16, 2006, White House Press SecretaryTony Snow named theIowa native to a position as Deputy Press Secretary.Personal
Stanzel is the son of Ned and Chelon Stanzel, and was raised in
Sac City, Iowa , where his father raised cattle and hogs.He graduated from
Iowa State University in 1995. In 2005, Stanzel received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from the Iowa State University Alumni Association. In 2007, he was elected to the ISU Alumni Association Board of Directors. Stanzel also serves on the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication Advisory Council at Iowa State University.Stanzel is a member of
Phi Delta Theta fraternity and was initiated Bond 1482 in theIowa Gamma chapter at Iowa State University.Career
Stanzel started his political career in the Iowa caucuses for the Senator
Bob Dole presidential campaign. [cite web| url=http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061016/NEWS/61016016/1001/cyclone_insider| title=Iowa native named deputy White House press secretary| publisher=desmoinesregister.com| author=Jane Norman| date=October 16 2006| accessdate=2006-10-18]After that assignment, Stanzel joined Rep.
Jim Ross Lightfoot 's campaign for theU.S. Senate . Next, he worked for U.S.Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in Washington, DC.In 1999, Stanzel joined the Bush for President campaign in Iowa. Once Bush won the Iowa Caucuses, Stanzel became a media coordinator during the general election in the Bush for President headquarters in Austin, Texas. After serving on the Florida recount team, Stanzel became a Spokesman in the Office of Media Affairs at the
White House , dealing with the regional press.In 2004, he became the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign press secretary. After the campaign, he joined Microsoft as a Senior Public Affairs Manager until his
White House appointment to work in Tony Snow's organization.Controversies
White House Email Accounts
In April 2007, Stanzel worked to defend the White House in the face of criticism that it had used email accounts at the
Republican National Committee for official business and that these emails were improperly deleted, despite the President Records Act.References
External links
* [http://stanzel.spaces.live.com/ Scott Stanzel's blog]
* [http://www.isualum.org/en/awards/honors_awards/outstanding_young_alumni_award/scott_stanzel_2005.cfm Iowa State University Outstanding Young Alumni Award]
* [http://www.isualum.org/en/about_us/isuaa_board_of_directors/meet_the_board/index.cfm?nodeID=12389&audienceID=1 Iowa State University Alumni Association Board of Directors]
* [http://www.jlmc.iastate.edu/advisorycouncil/members/stanzel.scott.shtml Greenlee School of Journalism and Communications Advisory Council]
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