FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
July 30, 2003�
Contact:� Jennifer
Ellison�
Shirley & Bannister Public Affairs
703-739-5920�
Jeffrey
Mazzella Named Executive Director of Center for Individual Freedom
Alexandria, Va
The
Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) today is pleased to announce
the appointment of Jeffrey L. Mazzella as Executive Director effective
August 1, 2003. �
For
the past two and a half years, Mr. Mazzella has headed up CFIF�s
legislative and public affairs department where he was responsible
for the development and implementation of the organization�s legislative
and regulatory agenda.� He has been CFIF�s chief representative
before Congress, the Executive Branch and state and local governments
across the country on issues involving taxation, judicial confirmations,
energy, technology and the First Amendment, among others.
�CFIF
has come a long way since its founding in 1998,� said Mazzella.�
�I look forward to building on its reputation as an organization
that gets the job done.� The Constitution and principles of our
Founding Fathers all too often get lost in the public policy debate.�
My job at CFIF is to ensure that doesn�t happen,� continued Mazzella.
�It
is an honor to assume this leadership role and be entrusted with
strengthening our organization�s voice in the name of individual
freedoms and rights protected by the U.S. Constitution,� Mazzella
concluded.
Mr.
Mazzella will be taking over for Eric Schippers who has led CFIF
as Executive Director since its founding.� After ten years in leadership
positions in the non-profit sector, Mr. Schippers will be moving
on to future challenges in the private sector. �Mr. Schippers will
remain involved in the group�s efforts as a member of the Board
of Directors.�
�Jeff
has done a fabulous job in developing and carrying CFIF�s message
since he joined our team more than two years ago,� said Schippers.��
�I have always been very proud of the work we�ve done as a constitutional
advocacy organization and know that CFIF will be in good hands with
Jeff at the helm,� Schippers concluded.
The
Center for Individual Freedom is a 501 (c)(4) non-partisan constitutional
advocacy group that fights to protect and defend individual freedoms
and rights in the legal, legislative and educational arenas.
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