Kristin Lee
Assistant Administrator for Strategic Communications and Public Affairs
Kristin Lee was appointed TSA's Assistant Administrator for Strategic Communications and Public Affairs in April 2009. In this role, Lee oversees all external and various internal communications initiatives across 450 commercial airports with more than 43,000 security officers throughout the United States.
She works directly with high-level officials within TSA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop strategic communications efforts that are carried out nationwide. Lee heads a team of 30 public affairs professionals responsible for media relations, public liaison, graphic arts, internal and external Web sites, and employee communications.
Before joining TSA, Lee served as the Majority Communications Director for the House Rules Committee, where she developed and implemented communications strategies for the Committee and Chairwoman Louise Slaughter.
In 2008, Lee worked on Barack Obama's campaign in Pennsylvania as a Press Secretary. Before joining the Obama campaign, she worked on Hillary Clinton's campaign in seven states from Iowa to Oregon, serving as Clinton's New Mexico Communications Director, and a Pennsylvania and Texas Press Secretary, among other roles.
Lee also served as the national Press Secretary to the League of Conservation Voters and as a strategic communications consultant. In addition to her work in Congress for the Rules Committee, Lee served as a Deputy Press Secretary for Senator Barbara Boxer. Lee began her career as an Editorial Assistant at The Los Angeles Times.
A California native, Lee earned her bachelor's degree in journalism and literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz. She is also a graduate of the Johns Hopkins Masters Degree program in Political Communication.
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