November 17, 1999 - Cox, Velazquez join professional staff at GalleryWatch.com
(WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 17, 1999) – GalleryWatch.com, Washington D.C.’s newest online legislative and agency tracking and information service, has added Operations Manager Ricardo Velazquez and Senate Manager William (Scott) Cox to its growing staff of professionals.
As Operations Manager, Mr. Velazquez will oversee the day-to-day office operations and coordinate GalleryWatch.com staff responsible for gathering House and Senate information for real-time distribution to legislative professionals.
He comes to GalleryWatch.com after serving first as a Legislative Correspondent and later as a Legislative Research Assistant in the Washington, D.C., office of U.S. Senator Robert F. Bennett of Utah. Prior to working for Sen. Bennett, Mr. Velazquez served as business manager for PrimaPasta in Salt Lake City.
“Because Ricardo has worked in Congress, he understands how important it is for legislative professionals to have accurate information delivered timely,” said Brent Golemon, president of GalleryWatch.com. “That combined with his business expertise make him a perfect fit for managing our office operations.”
“GalleryWatch.com provides a service that allows its clients to receive customized, precise and real-time legislative data when they need it,” said Mr. Velazquez. “After working more than four years on the Hill, I know how important it is to have access to reliable information. I am thrilled to be a part of a company that offers superior legislative and agency tracking in a user-friendly format.”
Mr. Cox comes to GalleryWatch.com after serving as a legislative analyst for LEGI-SLATE, Inc., a Washington Post Company subsidiary that provided Congressional data and analysis. He previously served as Legislative Correspondent/Press Intern in the office of Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho. As Senate Manager, he will supervise the gathering and distributing of information relating to activities in the Senate.
“We are pleased to have someone with Scott’s legislative experience to oversee the Senate side of our operations,” said Mr. Golemon. “He knows first-hand what type information our clients want and need and how important it is to get that information to them quickly and accurately.”
“GalleryWatch.com is poised to become the standard-setter for legislative and agency tracking,” said Mr. Cox. “It’s exciting to be a part of such a dynamic company that is making life so much easier for legislative professionals.”
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