Doug Jones Announces Senior Staff Hires

BIRMINGHAM, AL - Senator-elect Doug Jones today announced the hiring of key senior staff positions including Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, and Deputy Legislative Director.

"Today I'm proud to announce that we have recruited four outstanding individuals to join our team," said Senator-elect Doug Jones. "Each of them possess long and impressive careers in public service, and as Alabama natives, share my commitment to the people of our state."

Jones has hired Dana Gresham as Chief of Staff. Gresham is a native of Birmingham, graduating from A. H. Parker High School in 1989. He earned his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University. Gresham has more than 22 years of experience in the Legislative and Executive Branches of the U.S. Government. For the eight years of the Obama Administration, Mr. Gresham led the Legislative Affairs Office at the U.S. Department of Transportation where he served as the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs. He was nominated for this position by President Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate in the spring of 2009. Immediately prior to joining Senator-elect Doug Jones's staff, Mr. Gresham worked in the private sector as a consultant for Federal City Council.

Mark Libell has been hired as Jones' Legislative Director. He is a native of Florence, Alabama, a graduate of Maryville College and received his JD from the University of Alabama School of Law and a Tax LLM from Georgetown University Law Center. Libell previously served as Legislative Director to Senator John D. Rockefeller IV of West Virginia. Since Senator Rockefeller’s retirement in 2014, Libell has been Assistant Congressional Liaison at the Federal Reserve Board. He has also worked for Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, and Representatives Bart Gordon of Tennessee and Linda Sanchez of California.

Jones has named Ann Bishop-Berry his Transistion Advisor. She is a native of Birmingham and graduated from J.H. Phillips High School and the University of North Alabama. She moved to Washington, DC to work for the late Senator Howell Heflin in 1979. Since the retirement of Senator Heflin, she has worked for many senators including Daniel Patrick Moynihan, John Edwards, Tom Carper and as Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator Patrick Leahy.

Katie Campbell has been named the Deputy Legislative Director. She is a native of Montevallo, graduated from the University of Alabama and earned a Masters of Public Policy from Georgetown University. She most recently handled health policy for Senator Joe Donnelly and served as the policy director for the Blue Dog Coalition.

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