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MetroPool Announces Staff Appointment

In its continuing effort to promote commuter alternatives to driving alone, MetroPool, has appointed Clifford Cole to the position of communications manager, announced Marsha Gordon, president.

"Mr. Cole is an outstanding media professional who has a reporting background and specific experience in transportation communications," said Gordon. "His communications skills will help us enhance our delivery of news and information to the media and to commuters in the region."

Cole will coordinate the public information programs of Connecticut Department of Transportation's highway and construction projects, along with other community relations projects that meet the information needs of residents and businesses. Among his responsibilities is the management of the construction area of the MetroPool website, www.metropool.com, and the toll-free information telephone number 1-800-CT LANES, which provide regional commuters with daily updates of lane closures and other highway construction information.

Cole has held positions in news and traffic reporting for VIP Broadcasting, Mount Kisco, NY and Metro Networks, White Plains, NY. He has also directed media relations for the American Diabetes Association and Marymount College, both in Tarrytown, NY, and has served on the board of the American Cancer Society, White Plains. He graduated from Pace University, where he earned a BS degree with a concentration in journalism, and resides in Orangeburg, NY.