Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly has hired a new press secretary — Paris Vinnett.
“My career has been dedicated to public service, and I’m grateful to have the opportunity to serve the community I now call home,” Vinnett said in a statement announcing her hire Monday.
Vinnett, a Louisiana native who moved to Chattanooga last year to follow family, worked for the Mayor of Kenner, Louisiana, and Jefferson Parish Schools, Louisiana’s largest school district, before taking the post in the Kelly administration. She also worked for Jefferson Parish Councilperson Scott Walker, as well as the Jefferson Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau.
She completed her undergraduate degree in marketing from the University of New Orleans and will soon earn a Master of Public Administration from Louisiana State University.