Sam R. Sperry Named Director of Corporate Communications for Alaska Airlines

Sam R. Sperry, a veteran Seattle newspaperman and public relations consultant, has joined Alaska Airlines as director of corporate communications. Sperry will focus primarily on internal...

Sam R. Sperry, a veteran Seattle newspaperman and public relations consultant, has joined Alaska Airlines as director of corporate communications. Sperry will focus primarily on internal communications for Alaska employees and will support other communications activities as needed.

"We are very pleased Sam has joined our communications team," said Lou Cancelmi, staff vice president for corporate communications. "He brings extensive experience in communications, both as a former journalist and as a consultant."

Sperry comes to Alaska from the Seattle public affairs consulting firm Gogerty Stark Marriott, where he provided communications counsel to a wide variety of private business and public agency clients. He worked 13 years at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, serving as associate editor/editorial page, and as metro editor. He also worked as an off-camera editor at KING 5 News and as a reporter at the Seattle Times. His private business experience includes service as vice president for community affairs at the Seattle Mariners.

Sperry also brings experience in government, having served as executive policy director for Gov. Gary Locke, as press officer for former King County Executive Randy Revelle and as director of the City Energy Office for former Mayors Wes Uhlman and Charles Royer.

A native of Seattle, Sperry holds a bachelor's degree from Seattle University and a master's from the University of Oregon. He and his wife, Winnie, have four grown children. They live in Seattle.

Alaska and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, together serve 80 cities in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. For reservation visit www.alaskaair.com . For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com/ .

SOURCE: Alaska Airlines

CONTACT: Lou Cancelmi, +1-206-392-5170 , or Greg Witter,
+1-206-392-5799, both of Alaska Airlines