My old friend Barbara Cottam was selected by the Governor last week to chair the State Board of Education. Barbara and I worked together in the daily maelstrom that was Gov. Bruce Sundlun's communications office. Recently, as a new Administration begins its work, we were invited to appear on Channel 12's 'Newsmakers' program to talk about the daily reality of life in a Governor's Office, and how Gov. Sundlun's management and leadership skills made him such a historic success. You can watch the interview here at the 14:47 mark.

Brian Williams, Deflategate, Rolling Stone and UVA - there's been a lot going on lately in the Crisis Department, with some being handled better than others. A couple weeks ago, I had a chance to speak with local radio "maven" Steve Klamkin on his show about some of the issues facing Sony as that company works to repair the damage from their recent run-in with North Korean hackers. Click here to listen in.

The Quonset Business Park recently passed the 10,000 job milestone. One of the contributing factors in filling those jobs has been QuonsetsJobs.com, now in its fifth year, a website where the 195 tenant companies at the Park can post their job openings. Last week the Governor announced that new radio ads for QuonsetJobs.com, produced by New Harbor Group, were airing on local stations. You can hear those ads here.