This just in... The former Director of Internet Communications for the White House has joined Waggener Edstrom Worldwide. David Almacy has been appointed to the position of VP of the Digital Strategies Group for WE North America.

Big loss for WH; What a total coup for WE!

At the White House, Almacy served as the primary spokesperson and contact for Internet communications. As head of the White House Web site, among his accomplishments was spearheading a comprehensive redesign earlier this year. Under his direction advanced features such as RSS news feed subscriptions, Weekly E-mail Updates, audio Podcasts and On Demand video, were broadly deployed.

Before joining the White House communications staff in early 2005, Almacy was a senior advisor to the deputy secretary of Education at the U.S. Department of Education, where he provided guidance on policy, communications and congressional relations. In addition, he was a consultant with an interactive media agency in Washington specializing in government and political digital strategies, and spent five years representing C-SPAN’s communications and marketing efforts including traditional, online and youth-marketing programs.

As Vice President, Almacy will be responsible for client service and team development. He will report to Jim Olson, head of the agency’s Digital Strategies Group. Almacy joins a global team and will work closely with his counterparts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) to develop new digital products and services.

About Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
Waggener Edstrom Worldwide is a multiservice global public relations agency. Founded in 1983 and independently owned, the agency was named PRWeek’s Large Agency of the Year for 2004, and was named Best Agency to Work For in 2004 and Best Large Agency to Work For in 2006 by the Holmes Report. The agency has nearly 700 employees, 16 offices around the world and six global practices — Technology, Healthcare, Public Affairs, Corporate Communications, Consumer Marketing and Digital Strategies. More information can be found at http://www.WaggenerEdstrom.com.