OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS

Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release | November 23, 2020

Creation of AKSM Media Inauguration 2021 Committee

WASHINGTON - AKSM Media has launched the creation of a committee in preparation for the ceremonies and celebrations surrounding the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, DC on January 20th, 2021. The committee will be headed by AKSM Media’s Senior Vice President for Government and Political Affairs, Mariana Marquez, and will consist of different representatives from different areas of politics and the media industry. Including designers and policy experts.

Highlighted Committee Members Include:

• Chairwomen: Hon. Mariana Marquez, Senior Vice President of Government and Political Affairs

  • Lead Designer: Miss Alex Zimmerman

  • Marketing Chair: Miss Lauren Brooks Kirkpatrick, Executive Vice President

  • Media Chair: Miss Marcella Parisi, Senior Vice President for Media Operations

    • Press Sub-Chair: Miss Madison Fairhurst, Deputy Press Secretary

    • Photography Sub-Chair: Miss Maggie Mengel

    • News Sub-Chair: Mr. Jacob Borislow

  • Arts Chair: Miss Kate Koster, Senior Vice President of Arts and Entertainment

  • Inaugural Ball Chair: Miss Maura Riley

  • Protocol Chair: Miss Katelyn Johnson

  • Advance Chair: Mrs. Linda Dowling

  • Transition Chair: Mrs. Janice Sylvester

  • Policy Chair: Mr. Allan Hornblum

    • Legal Sub-Chair: Miss Sarah Kirkpatrick, Office of Legal Affairs

  • Coronavirus Chair: Miss Maggie McGeary, RN, Director of Coronavirus Response

    • Coronavirus Sub-Chair: Miss Emily Hoppe

The committee will also be tasked with scheduling and preparing any invited guests from AKSM Media for the events of the inauguration. As of now, no official Inauguration representatives from AKSM Media have been announced. Additionally, there is no decision on if anyone - at all - will be sent due to coronavirus precautions.

More solidified decisions and plans will be released and announced in late December through early January; some may be announced as late as January 16th as we continue to follow coronavirus precautions.