Anne Marie Moy, of Kirkwood, is the state Revenue Department's new strategy and communications director.
Moy previously headed the state Senate's Communications office, and began her new post Tuesday.
In her new role, Moy will be part of the department's senior leadership team, a news release said.
She'll be "playing a lead role in setting strategic direction and leading external and internal communications," the release explained.
Her duties will include supervising the public information office, but spokeswoman Michelle Gleba remains the public information officer.
"Anne Marie brings a wealth of experience to the Department of Revenue and will greatly enhance our ability to set a course and deliver enhanced performance for the citizens and businesses in Missouri," Revenue Director Joel Walters said in the news release. "Moreover, she will help communicate the good work that is being done by our team today and the enhancement of our delivery we intend to deliver over the coming months and years."
Moy has worked more than 20 years in communications and public affairs, in government, corporate, agency and consulting positions.
Before joining the Senate staff, Moy served as communications director for a wide range of political and issues-oriented initiatives including: Better Together, Grow Missouri, Fair Trade Missouri, Proposition A and the YES for Schools First Coalition.
Throughout her career, the news release reported, Moy provided senior-level, strategic communications counsel for a variety of clients, including the Children's Education Alliance of Missouri (CEAM), the Open Space Council for the St. Louis Region, Carrollton Bank, The Home Depot, Energizer Max brands, Transentric - a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Pacific, King Safety Products and Medicine Shoppe Pharmacies, to name a few.
Moy is a Jacksonville, Illinois, native. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi.