Tarah Donoghue
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Tarah Donoghue Breed served as the Deputy Press Secretary
to Laura Bush
, First Lady of the United States
from 2006 to 2007. Before she began her work in the First Lady's Office, Tarah worked for Vice President Dick Cheney
. Tarah attended Georgetown University
for her undergraduate studies, where she received a degree in political science. She graduated from St. Mark's School of Southborough, Massachusetts (a private high school) in 2001, and also served as the 2009 Prize Day speaker there.
Donoghue joined the Washington, DC-based public relations firm of Gibraltar Associates on November 5, 2007, specializing in client communications strategy, policy and strategic messaging. In June 2009 she was hired as the Communications Director for the Massachusetts Republican Party
.
Press secretary
A press secretary or press officer is a senior advisor who provides advice on how to deal with the news media and, using news management techniques, helps their employer to maintain a positive public image and avoid negative media coverage....
to Laura Bush
Laura Bush
Laura Lane Welch Bush is the wife of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush. She was the First Lady of the United States from January 20, 2001, to January 20, 2009. She has held a love of books and reading since childhood and her life and education have reflected that interest...
, First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States is the title of the hostess of the White House. Because this position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, the title is most often applied to the wife of a sitting president. The current first lady is Michelle Obama.-Current:The...
from 2006 to 2007. Before she began her work in the First Lady's Office, Tarah worked for Vice President Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush....
. Tarah attended Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
for her undergraduate studies, where she received a degree in political science. She graduated from St. Mark's School of Southborough, Massachusetts (a private high school) in 2001, and also served as the 2009 Prize Day speaker there.
Donoghue joined the Washington, DC-based public relations firm of Gibraltar Associates on November 5, 2007, specializing in client communications strategy, policy and strategic messaging. In June 2009 she was hired as the Communications Director for the Massachusetts Republican Party
Massachusetts Republican Party
The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...
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