Escambia County Names New PIO

February 22, 2012

Kathleen Dough-Castro has been named the new Public Information Officer for Escambia County.  She will be responsible for all public relations activities for the county including developing branding, marketing and communications strategies.

Dough-Castro brings 22 years in communications experience, including 16 years in the public sector. Most recently, she was the marketing and communications director for the City of Sunrise in Broward County. She previously served as a public information specialist for the City of Fort Lauderdale  and worked in economic development for the City of North Miami Beach.

Since 2009, Dough-Castro has been working as a marketing communications consultant specializing in advising clients focused in industries such as water/wastewater engineering, law, government, construction services and land use development.

Her first day on the job will be March 27.

“I look forward to Ms. Dough-Castro being part of the senior management team in Escambia County and to the breadth of experience she brings to the county,” Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver said.

Comments

One Response to “Escambia County Names New PIO”

  1. Jane on February 22nd, 2012 3:51 am

    Maybe she will bring some better ideas into this area for developing businesses!