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Environmental Policy Expert Allen Schaeffer Joins Rowan & Blewitt Incorporated

13 April 2000

Environmental Policy Expert Allen Schaeffer Joins Rowan & Blewitt Incorporated

    HERNDON, Va., April 13 Rowan & Blewitt Incorporated has
announced that Allen Schaeffer has joined the firm as a vice president.
    Schaeffer served most recently as Vice President of Environmental Affairs
for the American Trucking Associations (ATA).
    An expert on environmental and transportation policy, Schaeffer
represented ATA on a wide variety of environmental issues before federal,
state, and regional governments, elected officials, regulatory bodies, and in
numerous press interviews and media appearances.
    Schaeffer was the principal architect and spokesperson for the "On the
Road to Clean Air" campaign, a joint effort by ATA and the Engine
Manufacturers Association to reach out to the trucking industry and key
decision makers about the role of diesel engines in air quality and the steps
truckers can take to reduce pollution.
    Schaeffer played a key role in securing major trucking industry victories
in the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments and was a principal architect of the
ATA's landmark 1999 court victory overturning new federal clean air standards
for ozone and fine particles.
    Schaeffer holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of
Maryland and a Master of Health Sciences degree from Johns Hopkins.
    Rowan & Blewitt is one of the world's leading crisis and media training
firms, having counseled thousands of executives from global organizations.
Most recently, the company announced a unique worldwide notification and
activation product, ActionOne(SM), which employs a combination of technology
and around-the-clock experts to handle crises.  R&B is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Shandwick International Company, a member of the Interpublic
Group of Companies Incorporated.