City Hires New Communications Manager

The city of Naperville has announced that Linda LaCloche, who most recently served as the Assistant Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services and a Policy Advisor to the Mayor Michael B. Coleman for the city of Columbus, Ohio, has been named as Naperville’s new Communications Manager.

Her first day of employment is April 1.

“At a time when the City is looking to enhance communications and community outreach, Linda is absolutely the right person to lead our Communications team,” Deputy City Manager Marcie Schatz said in a press release. “Her strong background working for the City of Columbus in a variety of roles over the last 12 years, coupled with her expertise in media relations and policy development, will help strengthen the Communications Division and provide outstanding leadership on critical projects like a complete city website redesign and mass notification system rollout.”

LaCloche will oversee the recently renamed Communications Division, which will consist of two Communications Specialists, a Web Content Coordinator and a Communications Assistant. LaCloche will report to the Deputy City Manager.

“I am excited to bring a fresh perspective to communications at the city of Naperville,” LaCloche said in a press release. “I believe I can bring a wealth of experience to this outstanding community through my years of experience in relationship-building and media communications. There are so many crucial projects on the horizon, including the creation of solid communication policies, that I am honored to be able to assist with from inception to development to execution.”

Prior to serving as the Assistant Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services for the city of Columbus, LaCloche served as a Policy Advisor to Mayor Coleman and held the positions of Communications Director and Communications Specialist in the Columbus Department of Development. From 1999 to 2000 she served as Communications Director for the City of Falls Church, Virginia; prior to that time she was employed as Communications Associate for the International Research & Exchange Board in Washington, D.C. and a Community Relations Specialist for Waste Management, Inc. in Chicago. 

LaCloche is a native of Illinois and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from Saint Xavier University in Chicago. She is married to Dr. Brad Nelson, a scholar and writer who earned his Doctorate in Political Science from The Ohio State University. Together they have two children, Emma, 4, and John, 2.

For more information on the city of Naperville, visit www.naperville.il.us.

Submitted by the city of Naperville