Plastics Industry Association Appoints New VP of Communications
Stephanie Strategos Polis will lead all communication efforts on behalf of the Plastics Industry Association.
The Plastics Industry Association announces that Stephanie Strategos Polis has accepted the position of vice president of communications, effective immediately.
As a member of the senior team, Polis will lead all communication efforts on behalf of the Plastics Industry Association. Polis will also lead the Plastics brand strategy, champion the priorities of the Plastics government relations team to enhance their direct lobbying and coalition efforts and serve as a strategic advisor to Plastics leadership on marketing, digital messaging and public affairs.
Before joining the association, Polis was assistant vice president of public affairs for the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) where she worked to enhance the communications, public affairs and marketing on behalf of APCIA’s membership. Polis has worked on Capitol Hill on the House Budget Committee professional staff under then-Chairman Jim Nussle, served as a presidential appointee in the role of public liaison to Secretary Elaine L. Chao at the United States Department of Labor, as well as served as the director of government relations at the United States Chamber of Commerce. In addition to having served on executive teams at the state and federal levels of government, she has worked on the political, fundraising and grassroots teams for several successful state, congressional and presidential campaigns.
“I am honored to be given this opportunity to lead communication efforts on behalf of the Plastics Industry Association, representing America’s eighth largest industry,” Polis shared. “The Plastics industry is committed to sustainability like no other, provides nearly a million people in the United States with a place in which they are proud to be a team member and is firmly dedicated to investments in innovative technology. It will be an honor and a privilege to serve as a positive voice for the people of the Plastics industry and promote the growth of Plastics under Matt Seaholm’s leadership.”
