FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, April 20, 2001
Contact:
Kimberly Riddle
Tel.:
(202) 366-5580
DOT 37-01
U.S.
Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today named Leonardo Alcivar as deputy
director of public affairs for the U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT).
Alcivar comes to DOT from Linden, Alschuler & Kaplan Inc., a media relations
firm headquartered in New York, where he oversaw a full range of corporate,
financial, nonprofit, and technology clients.
“Lenny brings an effective blend of management skill and technical expertise
to the department,” said Secretary Mineta.
“His knowledge and proven abilities will help us meet our
responsibilities of communicating our mission to the American public.”
As deputy director of public affairs, Alcivar will supervise and coordinate
media activities, and public events at DOT and the operating administrations
that report to Secretary Mineta. These include the Federal Aviation
Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Federal Highway Administration, the
Federal Railroad Administration, the Maritime Administration and others.
Alcivar began his public service career as deputy press secretary for New York
Mayor Rudy Giuliani where he managed daily press inquires, coordinated mayoral
press conferences and organized mayoral appearances.
In 1996, he served as director of press operations for the New York City
Police Department (NYPD). As senior
spokesperson for the NYPD, Alcivar developed communication strategy and
coordinated media activities while supervising daily press operations for this
dynamic city agency.
In 1998, Alcivar moved to the private sector, managing and coordinating a full
range of account team projects for Burson-Marsteller, a multinational public
relations firm. From there he
served as director of communications for AltAmerica, Inc., a multinational
Internet corporation, where he supervised all levels of internal and external
communications.
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