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Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas names Manuel Venegas as her new Press Secretary
Manuel Venegas was named press secretary today of the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas.
Venegas joined the office in 2018 as Outreach Coordinator for the Hispanic community and since August 2018, has served as Director of Outreach and Media Relations.
“Manuel is the right person for this important job,” Pappas said.
“He has the vision, skills and attitude to succeed.”
Venegas’ predecessor, Thomas Corfman, left the Office for a position in the private sector. Pappas thanked Corfman for his service and wished him well in his new endeavor.
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Hanania also writes about Middle East issues for the Arab News, and The Arab Daily News criticizing government policies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Hanania was named "Best Ethnic American Columnist" by the New America Media in November 2007, and is the 2009 recipient of the SPJ National Sigma Delta Chi Award for column writing.
Email Ray Hanania at [email protected].
Follow RayHanania at Twitter
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