May 2006
DISTRICT MANAGERS, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SALES
POSTMASTERS
MANAGERS
SUPERVISORS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS COORDINATORS
SUBJECT: Good News Benjamin Recognition Program Publicity Kit
Employees of the U.S. Postal Service make important contributions to the communities where they work and live. A day
rarely goes by without a Postal Service employee coming to the rescue of someone trapped in a fire, getting help for heart
attack or stroke victims, feeding the hungry by sponsoring food drives, or reaching out to the underprivileged during the
holidays.
Good deeds lead to the kind of news everyone likes to hear or read about - human-interest stories. Unfortunately, editors
and reporters often don't hear these stories or when they do find out it's too late to report.
The more your community knows about you and your employees, the more likely they will appreciate the service you provide.
Moreover, if a customer has a complaint, they'll be more likely to talk with you rather than with the media.
The Good News Benjamin Recognition Program provides all postmasters, managers, supervisors, and customer relations
coordinators with the opportunity to achieve recognition for their efforts in promoting good news about the Postal Service and
our employees. And, as we deliver results through transformation, there are more opportunities than ever for "good news"
stories.
To help raise awareness about the many positive things you and your employees do in your communities, we're enclosing the
program guidelines in this updated publicity kit for postmasters, managers, supervisors, customer relations coordinators, and
others. This kit will help get positive messages to local organizations, local press, and the entire community. The kit includes:
• Guidelines.
• Submission tips.
• Submitting news tips.
• Suggestions for generating publicity.
• How to make it happen.
• Sample media advisory.
• Sample fact sheet.
• Submission form.
• Suggested speech to a community group.
• Field Public Affairs and Communications managers contact information.
• Government Relations contact information.
The Postal Service is the finest postal system in the world. Use the materials in this kit as often as you can. When you do, you
will enhance the standing of your Post Office within your community and demonstrate to your employees how proud you are
of the "everyone, everywhere" effort they put forth every day.
Azeezaly S. Jaffer
Vice President
Public Affairs and Communications
Attachments
cc: Mr. Donahoe
Vice Presidents, Area Operations
Manager, Capital Metro Operations
PUBLICITY KIT
Good News Benjamin Recognition Program Guidelines
What is the Benjamin Award?
As the Postal Service's highest public relations honor,
the Benjamin Award recognizes postmasters, managers,
supervisors, and customer relations coordinators for conducting the greatest number of community outreach activities and/or for obtaining the greatest amount of positive
news coverage. We regularly post these stories in the Daily
News Digest, a daily compilation of news stories, which is
read by many throughout the organization, including the
Postmaster GeneralTM. The Benjamin Award is a non-monetary award that is administered by Headquarters Public
Affairs and Communications.
How Do I Get Started?
• Learn as much as possible about our public policy
and transformation efforts.
• Have a Postmaster's Steering Committee be an
overall driver of "grass roots" efforts.
• Develop internal communication strategies to create
a more informed workforce that presents the Postal
ServiceTM as a valuable part of the community.
• Keep employees informed about the real issues
with competitors.
• Identify opportunities to leverage existing key events
and interaction with the public:
• Stamp ceremonies.
• Relevant local historical events.
• New facilities and major improvements.
• Open houses and postmaster installations.
• Positive aspects of relevant stamp issues, such as
health and social topics.
• Identify important and influential public groups such
as:
• Newspaper publishers.
• Large accounts.
• Local schools/universities/colleges.
• Congressional delegations.
• State legislators.
• Environmental organizations.
• Senior citizens.
• Participate in national initiatives such as:
• National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive
(May).
• Marrow Donor Campaign: Delivering the Gift of
Life (ongoing).
• Dog Bite Prevention (May).
• National Stamp Collection Month (October).
• Stamp collecting programs in schools (ongoing).
• America's Looking for Its Missing Children
(ongoing).
• Letters to Santa program (late fall).
What Qualifies as "Good News?"
• Writing a weekly postmaster's column in a local
newspaper.
• Giving a speech built around postal issues at a community group.
• Holding a customer appreciation day/week.
• Recognizing employee heroes.
• Coordinating local stamp ceremonies.
• Partnering with local schools, rehabilitation centers,
hospitals, nursing s, etc.
• Celebrating milestones, safety goals, service levels,
years of service.
• Giving interviews on television or radio about Postal
Service issues.
• Providing Post OfficeTM tours.
• Volunteering (community outreach).
• Working with activities that enhance the image of the
Postal Service in the community such as the beautification of a Post Office.
• Promoting products and services, i.e., stamp program, Click-N-Ship service, Carrier PickupTM service, USPS.com, passports, etc.
All newspaper, magazine, and newsletter submissions
for the Benjamin Award must mention the participant or
their Post Office by name. Do not send Postal Service
publication articles taken from USPS News Link, Area Update, or a local Postal Service newsletter.
What Doesn't Qualify as "Good News?"
• Syndicated stamp columns.
• Obituaries.
• Associated Press, Reuters, or other wire stories not
locally generated.
• Paid advertisements.
• Cartoon articles.
• A Postal Service employee's name in a list of local
marathon times.
• An employee's appearance as a disc jockey.
• An emcee at a college reunion.
• Newspaper columns on non-Postal Service issues.
• Postal Service publication articles.
• Holiday extended hours or closing.
• Employee fraud or theft stories.
• Mandatory stand-up talks.
How Do I Get Involved?
Participation is by self-nomination only. The program is
open to postmasters, executive and administrative schedule (EAS) managers, supervisors, and customer relations
coordinators.
A submission must involve the activity only of the participant, not the participant's manager or employee. Participants must submit their own material from their own offices.
Send all submissions directly to:
GOOD NEWS
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
475 L'ENFANT PLAZA SW RM 10541
WASHINGTON DC 20260-3100
When Can I Participate?
The annual Good News Benjamin Recognition Program
starts June 1 of the current year and ends May 31 of the
following year. A participant's nomination must occur within
30 days of an event or media coverage.
How Are Winners Selected?
The Point System
Winners are determined by a cumulative point system.
Each documented and qualifying activity, event, newspaper
clipping, or Postal Service appearance will count as one
point, as noted in the Good News examples starting on
page 5. Headquarters Public Affairs and Communications
will monitor and verify entries. When more than one radio or
television station airs a story, the participant will receive
one point for each station. If the radio or television station
runs the story more than once in the same day, it counts for
one point total. If you submit a weekly postmaster's column,
it is one point. Because this is an award for individual recognition, only activity participants will receive points and not
their employees, co-workers, or supervisor.
The point system evaluates participants on six levels divided into two categories, postmaster and non-postmaster.
To qualify, participants must meet the minimum points required for their category and level. The following table
shows the six-level point requirements.
Category
|
Minimum Point
Requirement
|
Non-Postmaster
|
EAS managers/supervisors
|
25 points
|
Customer Relations Coordinators
|
55 points
|
Postmaster
|
Postmaster, level 16 and below
|
35 points
|
Postmaster, level 18 and 20
|
45 points
|
Postmaster, level 21 and 22
|
55 points
|
Postmaster, level 24 and above
|
65 points
|
Final Selection
Within each area, participants with the highest number
of points in the six levels will be selected as winners. Each
area may have one winner per level and so may have up to
six winners. Headquarters notifies district managers of all
winners before it notifies the winners directly. All decisions
are final.
How Many Times Can a Person Win?
A participant, who has received the Benjamin Award
three consecutive times, is not eligible to compete for the
two consecutive years immediately following the third win.
How Are the Awards Presented?
The awards are presented at the national conventions of
the League of Postmasters, the National Association of
Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS), and the National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS). If a winner
is not scheduled to attend one of these conventions, Headquarters will send the Benjamin Award to the field Public
Affairs and Communications manager, who will coordinate
a presentation ceremony with the appropriate officials.
Who Administers and Monitors the
Program?
Headquarters Public Affairs and Communications administers and monitors the program. We will provide updates through the Postal Bulletin and other internal
communications. The program will be evaluated each year
and is subject to revision. We will notify district managers of
winners. This notification must concur before individual notification. Headquarters Public Affairs and Communications
will make decisions pending the district manager's approval. If you have questions or need clarification, please write
to the Benjamin Award Coordinator at the Good News address provided on page 12 or send an e-mail to us at goodnews@usps.gov.
How Do I Prepare a Submission?
Participants must submit entries that are local and pertain to the area in which they work. Entries must be either
clippings or narrative descriptions, plus contact information.
Entries must mention participants by name or their Post
Office and clearly must show that they are promoting the
Postal Service. For newspaper articles, participants must
submit either the original or a copy of the article mounted
on plain bond paper using clear adhesive tape, and always
including the date, name, city, and state of the newspaper.
Submit clear documentation showing that the participant is
promoting the Postal Service. For appearances at the
Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, and similar meetings,
participants must provide a point of contact and phone
number for verification.
All entries must include a submission cover sheet, which
can be obtained from Headquarters Public Affairs and
Communications via fax, e-mail, or by calling 202-268-2898
(you may photocopy the one found on page 12 of this kit).
You must complete the information requested on the top of
the sheet, including the level of office. An incomplete submission sheet will disqualify a nomination. Please use only
one submission sheet for multiple entries sent in one envelope. Do not place submissions in a notebook or photo album. Submissions must be submitted within 30 days of the
event and/or within 30 days of media coverage.
Submissions dated later than 30 days after the event or
coverage will be ineligible. Please submit only the appropriate article; do not send the entire newspaper. Please do not
send videos; however, you may send transcripts from the
local TV news story. Because submissions may be used in
the Daily News Digest and as information for other Public
Affairs and Communications materials, they must be timely.
Submission Tips
To help us accurately track your points, please use the
information shown below:
• Always include a cover sheet. This packet contains a
cover sheet that you may photocopy, or you may
request a copy by e-mail, fax, or by calling
202-268-2898. You may also create your own computer version, but it must include all the information
contained on the submission form on page 12 of this
kit.
• Use one submission form for multiple entries. If there
is not enough room to summarize your activities on
one submission form, include a summary sheet behind the submission form with numbered and dated
entries divided into categories. Your submissions
must be timely (received within 30 days of the event
or media coverage date) or they will not be considered.
• Summarize your activities on your submission form.
To summarize events, please number and date each
activity and include a very brief description.
• Get into a weekly reporting habit. Send a submission
form every week to keep your entries timely. Also,
this helps you to review your outreach projects in a
series of steps so you won't forget to report them.
Submit only information for events that you actually
were involved in or participated in. We will not accept
an event that occurred in your area in which you had
no involvement or did not participate.
• Alert us to any ZIP Code changes. Your ZIP CodeTM
is used as your reference number, and changes can
disrupt our tracking capability. Notify us of changes to
your address and position, but put your old ZIP Code
on the top of the submission form so we can transfer
your points to your new ZIP Code.
• Write your name as you would like it to appear on any
official correspondence. Please write your name exactly as you would like it to appear. If your name
changes, write your former name as well as your new
name on each submission form.
Submitting News Tips
You play an important role in creating a positive media
environment for the Postal Service. The news clippings you
generate are important to us. Each work day, examples of
national and local news efforts are reflected in the Daily
News Digest, which is distributed to the Postmaster General, senior vice presidents, vice presidents, members of the
Board of Governors, district managers, area vice presidents, Post Office operations managers, managers, and
others. Though only a fraction of our news coverage appears in the Digest, the media clip you send from your local
newspaper could be included. To give your clip the best
possible chance of being printed in our internal communications, please follow these simple tips:
• Keep it timely. There's little value in "old news." As
soon as you see your article or letter to the editor in
print, clip it and send it to the address listed on
page 12.
• Daily Digest. To ensure that your clips are included in
the Digest please fax to 202-268-5392 or e-mail to:
christine.m.rice@usps.gov.
• Give us the source. At a minimum, we need the name
of the newspaper, the city where the paper is
published, the date the article appeared, and the
page number and section where it appeared. Include
other information, such as your name, title, and Post
Office as well.
• Tape it up. Newspaper clips are easier to handle if
you cut them out of your paper and attach them to a
sheet or sheets of regular bond paper, typing or printing the necessary information (above the newspaper
clip) at the top of each page. To attach the clips, use
regular cellophane tape on the top and bottom edges,
or on the corners. Do not place tape across the print.
• Make clear copies. If you send a copy, please make
sure it is clear. Some newsprint and most newspaper
photos do not copy well unless adjustments are
made to the copier's resolution. If you can't make a
clear copy with available equipment, please send the
original.
• Send everything. Though only positive, locally generated news counts toward the Benjamin, we appreciate being kept informed about all stories. If a problem
is brewing, we can often work with local management
to calm the situation. In most cases, we can work to
fix it if we know about it soon enough.
How Can I Generate Publicity?
National radio and television networks, wire services,
and big city newspapers rarely run stories about the everyday contributions Postal Service employees make to the
communities they serve. But what's not news in major media outlets may indeed be news for media covering the suburbs, medium-sized cities, and small towns. Some of the
employee contributions that could be news in your community include:
• Service anniversaries.
• Beautification of office or grounds.
• Safety award winners.
• Promotions (within your office or another office).
• Customer compliments.
• Heroic acts.
• Volunteer service. (Consider giving "Volunteer of the
Year" recognition to an employee who volunteers
time to make your community a better place to live. If
you have several outstanding volunteers, make this a
semi-annual, quarterly, or monthly recognition.)
• Successful blood drives.
• Holiday activities (toys for tots, coat drives, adopt-a-
family).
• Environmental efforts.
• Involvement in career day at local schools.
• Book donations to the local library.
• Youth educational packages.
• National Association of Letter Carriers sponsored
food drives.
• Marrow Donor Campaign: Delivering the Gift of Life.
• Dog bite prevention.
• Talks at schools on preventing dog bites.
• National Stamp Collecting month.
• Stamp collecting programs in schools.
• America's Looking for its Missing Children program.
• Making children's dreams come true by responding
to letters sent to Santa.
• Five Star awards.
Note: There may be other opportunities to highlight individual employee or group achievements. However, because
some employees may not want public recognition, it is a
good idea to discuss the matter with the employee(s) first.
Don't be shy. Tell the world, or at least your neighborhood, about your heroes and hard workers. Good news -
the people stories - is important to community newspapers and local radio stations. The key is to develop a relationship with your local print, broadcast, radio, and Internet
media.
Write a News Release
Let's say this week an employee at your office has volunteered to speak to students about stamp collecting, or
another employee rescued a child from an attacking dog.
Write a short note on your office letterhead (if available) to
your local media about this event and include as many of
the elements of a news story as possible (who, what, when,
where, and why). At the top of the page type the following:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: (YOUR NAME)
(LIST YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER)
See sample media advisory on page 10.
Mail, e-mail, or fax the release to your local media outlets. Address it to the assignment editor or the person at the
station responsible for reviewing news releases. If you're
not sure, call the station to ask. If it's a local, weekly paper,
address it to the editor.
A news release is a good way to let your local media
know about safety award winners, promotions, and the employee of the month, if the employee agrees to media
attention. To increase the likelihood of the release being
used, be sure the information will still be news if it gets published a week after you mail the release. For example, write
a release a week or so before you make a presentation so
the news will be fresh when it is printed. This is especially
important for weekly newspapers.
Send a News Tip
Send a newspaper editor or a reporter a note with a
news tip or a copy of a memo complimenting your staff.
Just put it in the mail and address it to the person to whom
you would send a news release.
Pick up the Phone
Sometimes a news story is so timely and important that
an editor will want it immediately. For example, a story
about a letter carrier or other employee who has helped a
family escape from a burning building or saved someone
who stopped breathing by administering CPR. Your local
media will want this kind of story immediately.
In this case, just pick up the phone and call the editors of
your local media. Tell the editor what happened. The editor
may immediately assign a reporter to cover the story.
In small towns, you should also call the normal contact
person in the position of assignment editor for television,
radio, and print.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [Insert Your Name]
[Insert Date] [Insert Your Phone Number]
Internet: www.usps.com
Sample Media Advisory
Recovery of Missing Child Brings Honor to Phoenix Postal Service
Employees and Local Woman
WHAT: U.S. Postal Service employees in Phoenix and a local resident will be honored by ADVO, Inc.,
for their role in safely recovering a missing child.
WHO: Michael Madrigal, Postmaster, U.S. Postal Service, Phoenix, AZ
Troy Weber, Station Manager, Shaw Butte Post Office, Phoenix, AZ
Ken Hybarger, City Letter Carrier, Phoenix, AZ
Vince Giuliano, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, ADVO, Inc.
Raymond Miller, Recovered Child
Deanne Spencer, Recovered Child's Mother
WHEN: 8 A.M. (PT)
Thursday, November 13
WHERE: SHAW BUTTE POST OFFICE
12208 N 19TH AVE
PHOENIX AZ 85029-2798
BACKGROUND: Raymond Miller, a four-year-old boy from Calera, OK, was safely recovered and reunited with his
mother, Deanne Spencer, on February 27, 2003, thanks to a lead generated by ADVO's "Have
You Seen Me?" direct mail card. The boy, now five, had been missing for ten months when an
unsung hero recognized his photograph on one of ADVO's direct mail cards, which a Postal
ServiceTM letter carrier delivered as part of her regular mail.
The Postal Service binds the nation together through delivering affordable, universal service to
everyone, everywhere, every day.
ADVO direct mail cards identifying missing children are delivered to 85 million households
weekly. These cards are also seen by more than 700,000 Postal Service employees at and
at work. Raymond was the 123rd child safely recovered. To date, 141 children have been safely
recovered through this program.
ADVO, Inc., is the largest full-service targeted direct mail marketing services company in the
United States and creator of the nation's largest and most successful missing child recovery
initiative.
CONTACTS: Frances Frazier, U.S. Postal Service, 202-268-2898, cell 202-285-6374
Alan Wald, U.S. Postal Service, 415-536-6495, cell 415-279-8777
# # #
[Please use this sheet to fill in local information significant to your area.]
Sample Fact Sheet - Local Post Office
Local Post Office Facts
Post Office:
Year Established:
Postmaster:
Annual Mail Volume:
Annual Revenue:
Total Number of Employees:
Supervisors:
Clerks:
City Letter Carriers:
Rural Letter Carriers:
Mail Handlers:
Maintenance:
Others:
Number of Delivery Routes:
Number of Delivery Stops:
Number of Post Office Boxes:
Dollar Value of Supplies and Services Purchased From Local Businesses:
Public Affairs and Communications Submission Form
MAIL TO: GOOD NEWS
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
US POSTAL SERVICE
475 L'ENFANT PLAZA SW RM 10541
WASHINGTON DC 20260-3100
Name: ZIP Code + 4:
Street/PO Box: District:
City and State: Area:
Title and Level: If a member of NAPUS, League of Postmasters, or NAPS
please circle.
Phone No.
Newspaper Clippings
Include clips with the following information: name of
newspaper, city, and state where published, page numbers
and section where the story is found. Do not send the entire
paper. Only send the article.
Public Appearances
Include documentation and a contact name and phone
number for verification. Give dates and estimated number
of people present.
Radio Interviews
Include documentation and a contact name and phone
number for verification. Give dates, station information, and
purpose of interview.
Television Interviews
Include documentation and a contact name and phone
number for verification. Give dates, station information, and
purpose of interview.
Community Project or Other
Include documentation and a contact name and phone
number. Give dates and a brief explanation of what you
and/or your employees accomplished.
Suggested Speech to a Community
Group
• Thank you for that kind introduction.
• Everyone knows the Postal Service. Over seven million customers come through our Post Office doors
every day, in every community in America.
• At the same time, more than 240,000 carriers, including the [Number of Carriers From Your Office]
from [Location], visit more than 144 million s
and businesses all across the nation.
• And we move a lot of mail - we deliver more than
212 billion pieces of mail each year - that's almost
half of all the mail volume in the world. And we do that
without any tax dollars! The United States Postal
Service - the world's best postal system - operates on the proceeds from the sale of our products
and services.
• With more than 700,000 employees and more than
37,000 Post Offices, the Postal Service covers a lot
of territory, literally. We are part, and, if you'll pardon
the pun, parcel, of every city and town in the nation.
• We don't just deliver for America, we are America.
Our employees are your friends and neighbors. Not
only are we proud of the service we provide to every
community, we are proud to be members of those
communities.
• There are many ways we exhibit that pride.
• Through the 2005 Combined Federal Campaign, our
employees pledged nearly $39 million to support local charities and community organizations.
Recipients include the American Cancer Society, the
American Heart Association, Habitat for Humanity,
and many other community-based service groups.
• Since 1985, we have partnered with the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children and ADVO
in support of the America's Looking for its Missing
Children program. Every week, our letter carriers
deliver ADVO's "Have You Seen Me" direct mail
cards to more than 85 million households. Thanks to
these efforts, we have already safely recovered more
than 141 missing children (as of March 2006).
• We also help America's children through our Safe
Havens program. And we look after our nation's senior citizens with our very successful Carrier Alert
program.
• Through our cooperation with the National Association of Letter Carriers annual food drive, we collected
more than 71.3 million pounds of food for food banks
and shelters in 2005.
• We are also the nation's single largest group of blood
donors. And more than 27,000 of our employees
have joined the marrow donation registry - with
more than 50 Postal Service employees having already donated marrow to save a life.
• We take the term "public service" very seriously. The
proof is in the numbers - Postal Service employees
believe in serving the local community all across the
nation, in many different ways.
• Right here in [Insert Community Name], our employees are continuing that proud tradition.
• We have donated more than [Amount] gallons of
blood to [Local Blood Donation Organization].
• [If possible, mention other local employee volunteer efforts - like amount of food collected in
food drive, or mention employee who performed
heroic rescue or provided exceptional life-saving
assisance.]
• [If possible, mention volunteer work done by you
or your employees. For example: I am a member
of [Local Community Organization]. [Name and
Job Title of USPS Employee] serves on the town
school board... or volunteers as a coach at [Local
League]... or volunteers on the local Crisis Center
Hotline... etc.]
• The Postal Service is very proud of our tradition of
linking communities together for more than
225 years. We are proud of the public service we
provide - in all its many forms - for the local communities we serve, and live in.
• Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share that
pride with you today.
• I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Additional Information
Copies of the newly revised brochure, Publication 701,
The Benjamin, can be obtained from your local Public
Affairs and Communications communications programs
specialist, or by sending a request to the Good News office
at Headquarters, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC
20260-3100.
You also can order Publication 701 through the MDC
and use touch tone order entry (TTOE): Call
800-332-0317, option 2.
Note: You must be registered to use TTOE. To register, call
800-332-0317, option 1, extension 2925, and follow the
prompts to leave a message. (Wait 48 hours after registering before placing your first order.)
Use the following information to order Publication 701:
PSIN: PUB701
PSN: 7610-05-000-4437
Unit of Measure: EA
Minimum Order Quantity: 1
Bulk Pack Quantity: 500
Quick Pick Number: N/A
Price: $0.0492
Publication 701 is also available on the Postal Service
PolicyNet Web site:
• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
• Under "Essential Links" in the left-hand column, click
on References.
• Under "References" in the right-hand column, under
"Policies," click on PolicyNet.
• Click on PUBs.
(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet Web
site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
Area Public Affairs and
Communications Managers
DEBORAH YACKLEY
MANAGER PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS
CAPITAL METRO AREA
16501 SHADY GROVE RD
GAITHERSBURG MD 20898-9998
301-548-1465
PAUL SMITH
MANAGER PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS
EASTERN AREA US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 40593
PHILADELPHIA PA 19197-0593
215-931-5054
JIM MRUK
MANAGER PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS
GREAT LAKES AREA US POSTAL SERVICE
244 KNOLLWOOD DR 4TH FLOOR
BLOOMINGDALE IL 60117-2208
630-539-6565
MONICA HAND
MANAGER PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NY METRO AREA US POSTAL SERVICE
421 EIGHTH AVE RM 5114
NEW YORK NY 10199-9681
212-330-3167
DEBRA HAWKINS
MANAGER PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NORTHEAST AREA US POSTAL SERVICE
6 GRIFFIN RD N
WINDSOR CT 06006-9876
860-285-7265
EARL C ARTIS JR
MANAGER PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS
SOUTHEAST AREA US POSTAL SERVICE
1735 N BROWN RD STE 200
LAWRENCEVILLE GA 30043-8153
678-442-6018 OR 404-915-5877
DARLA STAFFORD
MANAGER PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS
SOUTHWEST AREA US POSTAL SERVICE
7800 N STEMMONS FREEWAY STE 450
DALLAS TX 75247-4220
214-819-8717
DON SMERALDI
MANAGER PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS
PACIFIC AREA US POSTAL SERVICE
7001 S CENTRAL AVE RM 364A
LOS ANGELES CA 90052-9641
323-586-1212
SCOTT BUDNY
MANAGER PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS
WESTERN AREA US POSTAL SERVICE
1745 STOUT ST STE 400
DENVER CO 80299-7500
303-313-5125
Government Relations Contacts
Your Government Relations representatives are here to
serve you. They can assist you in contacting and inviting
elected officials to participate in your event - please let
them know.
Alphabetical State/Representative Listing
Area code and prefix for all extensions is 202-268-XXXX
Alabama
|
Laurie Solnik
|
x3743
|
Alaska
|
Linda Macasa
|
x3750
|
American Samoa
|
Linda Macasa
|
x3750
|
Arizona
|
Gerald Kreienkamp
|
x3744
|
Arkansas
|
Jeanne Gray
|
x7217
|
California
|
Bill Weagley
|
x3745
|
Connecticut
|
Jo Waterman
|
x6748
|
Colorado
|
Gerald Kreienkamp
|
x3744
|
Delaware
|
Jo Waterman
|
x6748
|
District of Columbia
|
Paul Harrington
|
x6029
|
Florida
|
Laurie Solnik
|
x3743
|
Georgia
|
Bill Weagley
|
x3745
|
Guam
|
Linda Macasa
|
x3750
|
Hawaii
|
Linda Macasa
|
x3750
|
Idaho
|
Linda Macasa
|
x3750
|
Illinois
|
Talaya Simpson
|
x7839
|
Indiana
|
Annie Kennedy
|
x7505
|
Iowa
|
Annie Kennedy
|
x7505
|
Kansas
|
Gerald Kreienkamp
|
x3744
|
Kentucky
|
Paul Harrington
|
x6029
|
Louisiana
|
Gerald Kreienkamp
|
x3744
|
Maine
|
Kathy Sitterle
|
x6027
|
Maryland
|
Paul Harrington
|
x6029
|
Massachusetts
|
Jo Waterman
|
x6748
|
Michigan
|
Talaya Simpson
|
x7839
|
Minnesota
|
Annie Kennedy
|
x7505
|
Mississippi
|
Laurie Solnik
|
x3743
|
Missouri
|
Annie Kennedy
|
x7505
|
Montana
|
Linda Macasa
|
x3750
|
Nebraska
|
Gerald Kreienkamp
|
x3744
|
Nevada
|
Linda Macasa
|
x3750
|
New Hampshire
|
Jo Waterman
|
x6748
|
New Jersey
|
Jo Waterman
|
x6748
|
New Mexico
|
Gerald Kreienkamp
|
x3744
|
New York
|
Kathy Sitterle
|
x6027
|
North Carolina
|
Bill Weagley
|
x3745
|
North Dakota
|
Annie Kennedy
|
x7505
|
Ohio
|
Paul Harrington
|
x6029
|
Oklahoma
|
Jeanne Gray
|
x7217
|
Oregon
|
Linda Macasa
|
x3750
|
Pennsylvania
|
Laurie Solnik
|
x3743
|
Puerto Rico
|
Kathy Sitterle
|
x6027
|
Rhode Island
|
Jo Waterman
|
x6748
|
South Carolina
|
Linda Macasa
|
x3750
|
South Dakota
|
Annie Kennedy
|
x7505
|
Tennessee
|
Linda Macasa
|
x3750
|
Texas
|
Jeanne Gray
|
x7217
|
Utah
|
Gerald Kreienkamp
|
x3744
|
Vermont
|
Kathy Sitterle
|
x6027
|
Virgin Islands
|
Kathy Sitterle
|
x6027
|
Virginia
|
Paul Harrington
|
x6029
|
Washington
|
Linda Macasa
|
x3750
|
West Virginia
|
Paul Harrington
|
x6029
|
Wisconsin
|
Talaya Simpson
|
x7839
|
Wyoming
|
Gerald Kreienkamp
|
x3744
|
— Community Relations,
Public Affairs and Communications, 5-11-06
|