Former Clinton aide tapped for association’s top communicator post

The Appraisal Institute, the nation’s largest association of real estate appraisers, announced the hiring this week of former White House aide Ken Chitester as director of communications. Chitester’s resume includes tours as communications aide in the Clinton White House and as vice president and deputy director of Midwest public affairs at Hill & Knowlton. He most recently served as a PR consultant with his own firm, Chitester Communications.