You have an opportunity Wednesday evening to meet the three finalists for the city of Columbia’s communications director position.
City officials will hold the meet and greet from 5 to 6:30 pm at the Columbia training center at 500 East Walnut. You can drop in at anytime during that 90-minute window.
The three finalists are University of Missouri director of media relations/public affairs Christopher Ave, University of Missouri Extension marketing/communications director Rob Jones and Missouri Office of Administration (OA) public information officer Shayne Martin.
Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood has pushed for the hiring of a communications director, saying if the city doesn’t tell its story, someone else will. Mr. Seewood has said that strong public communication would allow the city to control the narrative regarding its mission and achievements.