Director of External Affairs

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today announced that Clay Hollis will serve as the Director of External Affairs and Andrew Liebert will serve as Deputy Legislative Affairs Director for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
“Clay and Andrew are both great additions to our team and their professional experience will make them tremendous assets as we fulfill our mission and serve Floridians,” said Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam.
Hollis served in Congressman Tom Rooney’s office since 2012, and he was promoted to senior legislative assistant in 2014 where he focused on agriculture, transportation and energy policy. In 2011, Hollis interned for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and later in the Highways and Transit Subcommittee of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Hollis graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Liebert served as a legislative aide in the Florida House for the past four legislative sessions, most recently for Rep. Ben Albritton, chairman of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee. Liebert has worked in the legislative process since graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Central Florida, and he is currently working toward a master’s degree from Florida State University.
For more information about the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, visit FreshFromFlorida.com.