Andrea Koppel
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| Born | November 27, 1963 New York City, New York, USA |
Andrea Koppel (born November 27, 1963) is an American communications strategist, and a former TV journalist.
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[edit] Education and career
She attended Stone Ridge and earned a bachelor's degree in political science with a concentration in Chinese language and Asian studies from Middlebury College, and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Koppel was a Congressional correspondent for CNN. She served as the network's State Department correspondent from 1998 until March 2006. Koppel joined CNN in 1993 as the network's Tokyo correspondent and in 1995 became CNN's Beijing Bureau Chief.
In February 2008, it was reported that she had joined M+R Strategic Services, a Washington, DC-based public relations firm as chief of its Communications Division.[1]
As of 2010 Andrea Koppel was the Director of International Communications for the Red Cross [2] and a director of the Henry L. Stimson Center .[3]
In June 2011, Andrea joined Mercy Corps as its Vice President of Global Engagement and Policy, where she will lead policy and advocacy strategies, and engage the public on issues that most affect Mercy Corps’ programs and beneficiaries. [4]
[edit] Personal life
She is the daughter of Ted Koppel, a television journalist and Grace Anne Dorney Koppel an attorney and spokesperson for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)).
Koppel is married to Kenneth Pollack, an intelligence and Middle East analyst.
[edit] References
- ^ Internationally: "Renowned Journalist, Andrea Koppel, to Head Communications Division at M+R Strategic Services". - PR Newswire. - February 07, 2008
- ^ Andrea Koppel Director of International Communications for the Red Cross - Website - November 07 2010
- ^ "Andrea Koppel Director of Henry L. Stimson Center . - Website - November 07 2010
- ^ Public Affairs Strategist and Longtime Journalist Andrea Koppel Joins Mercy Corps - Website - June 20 2011
[edit] External links
- M+R Strategic Services web site
- andrea-koppel at the stimson
- NPR interviews Andrea Koppel about Haiti Earth quake
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