Spire Communications
Eric Butterbaugh is an accomplished communications professional with extensive experience in both public and private sectors. Currently serving as Account Director at Spire Communications since November 2011, Eric previously held the position of Press Officer and Acting Deputy Division Director at the US Department of Defense from July 2008 to December 2010, where responsibilities included overseeing public affairs and community outreach efforts. Eric's career in public affairs is supported by a Master's degree in Communication Studies from St. Mary's University, obtained between 1998 and 2000.
Spire Communications
Spire Communications is a boutique marketing and public affairs company that works at the intersection of government innovation and scientific breakthrough. Our team builds communications programs for many of the most forward-looking government agencies and private sector technology companies in the United States. Our senior team is masterful at marketing everything from the marvelous to the mundane. Spire Communications is a small, woman-owned company with a Top Secret clearance. Clients include: DARPA, Army Research Lab, Defense Health Agency Connected Health, The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), Department of the Navy CIO, Accenture Federal, Vibrent Health, iDirect Government Technologies, Apprio, and Booz Allen Hamilton, among others.