The President today announced his intention to nominate Jennifer Ann Hillings to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Public Affairs). She would succeed Mari Maseng.
Ms. Hillings is currently media coordinator for the Western United States for the Department of the Interior. Previously, she was Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Department of Commerce (1983-1984); press secretary, Conference on Productivity (1983); and press secretary, Republican National Committee (1981-1982).
Ms. Hillings graduated from the University of Southern California (B.A., 1976). She was born October 7, 1954, in Washington, DC, and resides in Sacramento, CA.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Jennifer Ann Hillings To Be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/260279