UP names new VP and AVP of public affairs

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

Union Pacific promoted Wes Lujan to vice president public affairs for the western region and Liisa Stark to assistant vice president public affairs for Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin; both appointments are effective October 1.

 

Lujan will be responsible for the company’s legislative and community relations activities in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington and will be based at Union Pacific’s western region headquarters in Roseville, Calif. He succeeds Scott Moore, who recently was named senior vice president corporate relations. Lujan most recently was assistant vice president public affairs for Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. He previously served as Union Pacific’s director public affairs for Illinois and Metra contract management, based in Chicago and director public affairs for Northern California and Nevada, based in Sacramento.

Stark, who succeeds Lujan, will be responsible for Union Pacific’s legislative and community relations activities in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin and will be based in Chicago. Stark will serve as the company’s principal liaison with Metra. She served as director public affairs for Northern California and Nevada since 2010, when she joined the company. Prior to working at Union Pacific, Stark served as a legislative representative working on local government issues at the League of California Cities. She also previously worked at the Cities, Counties & Schools Partnership in California.

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