JANSON Communications Appoints Vice President

MANASSAS, Va., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- JANSON Communications, a strategic communications agency serving defense, aerospace and government technology organizations is pleased to announce the promotion of Fred Wellman to Vice President. Retired Lt. Col. Wellman joined the company last year as Senior Director for Communications, Public Relations and Social Media. In his new role, he will help lead the JANSON team and oversee client relations in addition to providing strategic solutions in both traditional public relations and social media.

Since coming to JANSON, Wellman has expanded the company's offerings in PR and social media and spearheaded a groundbreaking study of military Facebook pages that captured the attention of the Department of Defense and a variety of media outlets.  Additionally, Wellman is leveraging his extensive military experience to position the company for significant business opportunities within the Department of Defense. "Fred has continually proven himself since joining the JANSON team," said Janet Chihocky, President and CEO of JANSON. "He brings an incredible level of passion, experience and results driven solutions to our customers and I believe this will serve him well in his new role as Vice President."

Before coming to JANSON, Fred served in the U.S. Army for over 20 years.  Prior to retirement from the Army he served as the Director of Operations, Executive Officer and Deputy Commander of the Soldiers Media Center/Defense Media Activity-Army in Arlington, VA. In these roles, he served as the leader of the Army's social media efforts in addition to managing the Army's entire internal news network including the official magazine, news service, radio and television news production organizations.

During multiple tours of duty supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, Wellman was the Chief of Public Affairs for the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq and the Operations, Executive, Civil and Public Affairs Officer for the 6-101^st Aviation, 101^st Airborne Division.  In these posts, he handled media relations, crisis communications, internal communications and public affairs training while serving as special advisor to several senior commanding officers.

Wellman holds a Masters of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor of Science in International Relations from the United States Military Academy at West Point.  

To set up an interview with Wellman about his achievements at JANSON and/or his new promotion, please contact Christina Rubino at 703-393-2500, or [email protected].

About JANSON

JANSON Communications is a full-service strategic communications firm focused on supporting the defense, aerospace and government technology sectors.  The company is based in Manassas, Virginia and specializes in market research and analysis, communications planning, public relations, branding, Web-based programs and professional communications training. For more information, visit www.jansoncom.com and follow @JANSONComm on Twitter and Facebook.

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