Rep. Peter Welch today announced the appointment of a new communications director and a new legislative director.
Welch promoted Scott Coriell, who has worked as a staff assistant and press assistant in his Washington office, to the position of communications director. Also promoted was Jake Oster, who previously served as scheduler and legislative assistant, to the position of legislative director.
A Killington, Vt., native and a graduate of Middlebury College, Coriell previously served as program coordinator for World Camp Inc., a non-profit organization that provides HIV/AIDS outreach services to communities in Malawi. Coriell also interned for Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) and managed the web site of his family’s Killington-based business, Peak Performance Ski Shop.
Oster, a graduate of the University of Vermont, previously served as director of grassroots advocacy for the Humane Society of the United States, deputy political director for the Humane Society Legislative Fund and on the staff of Rep. Tim Holden (D-PA).
Coriell’s appointment takes effect next Monday. Oster assumed his new position earlier this year.
