Chattanooga’s mayor has a new press secretary. Stephanie Cepak will fill a role on Mayor Tim Kelly’s staff left vacant by the April departure of Paris Vinnett for Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp’s office.
Cepak comes to the press secretary position following work for creative agencies and as a freelance writer and journalist, according to a news release from the mayor’s office. Her tenure starts as Kelly embarks on his second and final four-year term.
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Her public LinkedIn profile lists past roles including communications manager for Michigan State University’s honors college and as a strategic communications strategist at Byrum and Fisk Advocacy. She also covered local and state government as a journalist in Indiana and Michigan, according to the release.