EKI hires communications director
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POLSON — Energy Keepers Inc has hired a communications director to focus on media relations, public relations, and wider communication efforts.
Robert McDonald had worked as the Communications Director for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes for 15 years beginning in 2006. Most recently, he had worked in the CSKT Natural Resources Division of Engineering and Water Resources overseeing compact implementation.
“The last two summers required higher levels of responsiveness to community questions regarding snow pack and water levels. To better serve everyone, we’ve expanded our capacity to respond to emerging questions,” said Brian Lipscomb, EKI CEO. “Robert’s family is from here and as a former journalist and 15-year communications specialist, we’re glad to have him as part of the EKI team.”
McDonald had worked as a daily newspaper reporter for 15 years before returning to the Mission Valley as CSKT’s spokesman. Before coming to Pablo, he had worked at The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash., and at newspapers in Indiana and Western Washington. He graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in journalism in 1991.
He lives in the Mission Valley with his wife and his youngest son. His oldest son is finishing his third year in college.
To contact Robert McDonald, his email is Robert.mcdonald@energykeepersinc.com, cell number 406-249-1818.
About Energy Keepers, Inc
Energy Keepers, Inc (EKI) is a is a federally chartered corporation created and wholly owned by the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) of the Flathead Reservation, pursuant to Section 17 of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. As well as developing economically, the CSKT are nationally recognized as a leader amongst Tribal nations for exercising their sovereign powers to preserve and protect cultural, wildlife and natural resources of their traditional homeland now and for future generations. CSKT and EKI are the co-licensees of FERC Project No. 5, the Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Project located on Tribal Land 6 miles below the natural outlet of Flathead Lake on the Lower Flathead River.
