**RELEASE DATE:** JANUARY 12, 2012 2:41 PM
**CONTACT:** DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 757-490-9090

**Virginia Beach, VA** – ECPI University is pleased to announce the appointment of David Brandt as its Director of Communications. The former WVEC reporter received his BA in political science from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri and his MA in Journalism from Regent University in Virginia Beach.

Active in the community, he is a member of the Virginia Zoo Board of Directors, Norfolk Sister City Board of Directors, the Rotary Club of Norfolk and is the former Treasurer of the Public Relations Society of America – Hampton Roads Chapter.

For more information, please contact ECPI University Chief Marketing Officer Clay Gillespie at 757.490.9090 or cgillespie@ecpi.edu.

**FILED UNDER:** ECPI UNIVERSITY, PRESS RELEASES

**ABOUT ECPI University**

Founded in 1966, [ECPI University](https://www.ecpi.edu/) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees. The university offers career-focused programs in technology, health science, business, criminal justice, and culinary arts. Headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, ECPI University has 14 campuses across Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Texas, and delivers programs online to students nationwide. With accelerated, hands-on learning, ECPI University has prepared more than 100,000 graduates for the real world through industry-driven curricula and strong employer partnerships.

**Release Date:**

Thursday, January 12, 2012

**Contact:**

Director of Public Relations - publicrelations@ecpi.edu

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