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For new CEO, public affairs is where rubber meets the road

Rubber Manufacturers Association head Anne Forristall Luke aims to raise profile of tire industry through merging PR with advocacy Luke Like many association leaders, Anne Forristall Luke got her start in government, but from there her career didn't quite follow the trajectory she planned. Luke spent five years as staffer to former Rep. Dennis Eckart (D-Ohio) and four years with the House Energy and Commerce Committee. When she left Capitol Hill in September 1994, she expected to become an environmental lobbyist. Two months later, Republicans swept into power in Congress. "After the Gingrich Revolution, there was no real environmental legislation that was going to move,… Read More