As Pima Community College is starting to have some success turning its image around, its lead PR guy is stepping down.
C.J. Karamargin came to the college in 2011, working at Pima for three and half challenging years. When he joined the college, Pima was still facing some criticism from how it handled warning signs from former student and clearly mentally ill human Jared Loughner, and heat was just building towards the college’s short lived remedial education standards. Since then, the college has had to keep its head up through probation, petitions to recall the governing board and harsh allegations against former top administrators.
Karamargin is leaving to take a job as District Director for newly elected U.S. Rep. Martha McSally. Prior to working at Pima, Karamargin was communications director for then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
“It is humbling that she has entrusted me with the responsibility to serve as her District Director,” Karamargin said in a release after his new job was announced. “I consider it a privilege to be able to help the congresswoman make a positive difference in the lives of the people who sent her to Washington.”
And while Karamargin has not shied away from calling his time at Pima challenging, he seems to think the college was worth the effort, saying, “I know from my own experience that community colleges can play a transformative role in a person’s life. Pima is no different. It has been extraordinarily satisfying to be part of an institution that can have such a profound impact. Hopefully, through my work in the Public Information Office and with my colleagues, I’ve helped remind the community we serve that this college is a precious resource worthy of their support.”
Here’s hoping whoever fills the position has less controversy to deal with. Or, as Karamargin put it, “all the best for a productive, probation-free 2015. “
This article appears in Jan 8-14, 2015.
They couldn’t find a picture without the defeated congressman? Shows the left leaning prejudice of the editors of this rag! Wish Mc Sally well, if this congress can’t make things right around the failed President Obama, we are all doomed
Why don’t you stick to the “Dandy Dime’ or “AutoTrader” f-tard
Karamargin is going to the dark side.
C.J., I’ve got to tell you, the first term of a congressperson IS their probationary period. And how she meets the needs of ALL her constituents depends largely on her district director. Because Barber did a good job at that, he got the first term. Now she has a shot.
Good luck, Mr. K.
C.J. follows the money. Greenbacks have no party affiliation.
I expect McSally will need all the help she can hire to continue to show a moderate face at home while she hangs out with the other Koch Bros new hires. She will have a chance to show whether she goes for the dark money or surprise us all by having moral principles that don’t involve abortions. So far, I have seen no sign of independent thought.