Network Hires Full-Time DC Staff Person! Please join us in welcoming Monica Bowman, the Network's new Communications Director. Monica received her Master of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of Maine in 1993, and served for the past four years as Pubic Relations Coordinator for the International City/County Management Association in Washington, DC. Monica will be based in DC, primarily working from the offices of our government relations firm, Capitol Associates, Inc. Together with other PAN staff, she will provide information and assistance to the Parkinson's community through the Network's several communication vehicles, including the Action Reporter, the Action Advisory and related updates, Internet communications and web site activity, informational materials including instructional materials for the Public Policy Forum, media advisories, and other communication tools as needed. Monica looks forward to serving the community in whatever way possible, and can be contacted at 426 C Street NE, Washington, DC 20002; phone: 202/628-2079; fax: 202/543-2565. ----------------------- Parkinson's Action Network 800-850-4726 Headquarters: 818 College Ave., Suite C Santa Rosa, CA 95404 707-544-1994 phone 707-544-2363 fax Washington, DC 202-628-2079 email: [log in to unmask] DC email: [log in to unmask]