The event, free and open to the public, will be held on Wednesday, March 28. The panelists will reveal how political messages are created and reflect upon the recent presidential election.
Elections are all about communication.
He is the former communications director and press secretary for Vice President Al Gore. Haas will recount his experiences crafting strategic messages and serving as Gore's spokesman overseeing media interviews, speeches, and announcements. Mike Ryan, the executive vice president of Narragansett Electric and a member of the Board of Governors for Higher Education, will discuss his years serving as the political director for former U.S. Senator John H. Chafee in two successful statewide campaigns from 1986 to 1994. John M. Geddes is a 1974 URI alumnus and currently the deputy managing editor of the New York Times. Geddes spent 13 years with the Wall Street Journal and was the chief executive officer of BIS Strategic Decisions, a marketing research company.