The Space Foundation announced today that Kevin C. Cook has been chosen to fill the newly created position of Director of Marketing & Development.

Responsible for development of the Space Foundation’s mission critical Space Technology Hall of Fame and Space Certification programs, Cook also shares responsibility for overall organizational marketing and communications.

Before joining the Space Foundation, Cook served as Communications Manager for a national hearth products manufacturing company. Prior to that, Cook served as Director of Creative Services with advertising, promotional marketing, and public relations firms in Seattle, Los Angeles, and Honolulu providing marketing solutions to local, regional, and national clients.

The Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation is a national non-profit organization, which vigorously advances civil, commercial, and national security space endeavors and educational excelle! nce. Its programs include Strategic Space 2003, scheduled 2-4 Sept. 2003, in Omaha, Neb.; Space at the Crossroads, Feb. 18, 2004, in Washington, D.C.; and the 20th National Space Symposium, March 29-April 1, 2004, in Colorado Springs, Colo. For more information visit www.spacefoundation.org.