CPSC Names Maruggi Director Of Information And Public Affairs

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has voted unanimously to name Albert Maruggi its Director of Information and Public Affairs. Maruggi will assume his duties at CPSC on Monday, July 22, 1991.

Maruggi has held two public affairs posts in the Bush Administration and served as Press Secretary for the Republican National Committee. Most recently, Maruggi was Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Maruggi began his tenure in the executive branch as Director of Media Relations and Special Projects for the Department of Transportation.

Prior to his executive branch service, Maruggi was Press Secretary for the Republican National Committee under Chairman Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. Maruggi began his work in Washington as Press Secretary for Congressman Hal Daub in 1985.

Maruggi was a news anchor, producer and reporter for two network affiliate television stations in the Midwest. He also worked in television and radio in Pennsylvania.

CPSC Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smith said, "Mr. Maruggi's experience in public affairs, leadership as a consensus builder, and commitment to the mission of the CPSC will be valuable assets in helping achieve the Commission's objectives."

Maruggi is a native of The Bronx, New York and attended school in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from the University of Scranton. Maruggi resides in Springfield, Virginia with his wife Elizabeth and their son Albert John.

NOTE: The CPSC is the Federal agency responsible for consumer product safety. The CPSC's mission is to protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with consumer products. Some 15,000 different types of consumer products fall within the Commission's jurisdiction and each year these products are involved in an estimated 28.5 million injuries and 21,600 deaths.