The National Association of Wheat Growers has a new communications director just in time for the North American Grain Congress. She’s Melissa George.

Melissa is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and recently graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in political science. She has extensive experience in newspaper work as a reporter and stringer with the Oklahoman, Tulsa World and the Oklahoma Daily newspapers. She interned with NAWG in the summer of 2005, providing valuable assistance with organizing Rail Customer Day and our newsletter and web site. She has also participated in a summer Political Science Institute program at Georgetown University in Washington. Melissa’s job duties will include all of NAWG’s communications functions, organizing and supporting special projects (such as Foundation leadership programs sponsored by industry partners), and first point of contact with news reporters.