Rebecca Spicer serves as the Vice President of Public Affairs & Communications for the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA). As the chief communications officer, she manages the communications strategy of the advocacy agenda for the trade association which represents 3,300 licensed, independent beer distributors nationwide. She manages internal, membership and external communications and also develops and executes key public relations strategies related to the association’s advocacy priorities.

Spicer has been published in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Washington Times, National Journal and The Daily Caller discussing NBWA advocacy issues. In 2009, Spicer was selected as one of the “Top 40 Under 40” public relations professionals by PR Week magazine.
Prior to joining NBWA in 2007, Spicer served at the White House as the Associate Director of Communications. There she produced televised events for President George W. Bush including bill signings, press conferences, state arrival ceremonies, state dinners, taped messages and interviews. She managed the coordination and execution of press events in a fast-paced environment, reacting quickly to national and world developments while coordinating the needs and interests of numerous offices at the White House.

Before joining the White House, Spicer worked in television news for 12 years, including producing the award-winning 6 p.m. newscast at WJLA, the ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C. Spicer received the Outstanding Newscast Award from the Associated Press; the Outstanding Continuing Coverage Award from the Associated Press for coverage of the 2002 sniper shootings in the Washington, D.C., region; and an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding News Program for coverage of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001.

Spicer also worked at KTRK in Houston, Texas; WTNH in New Haven, Connecticut; WVTM in Birmingham, Alabama; and CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. She began her career as a high school intern helping with “Snow Bird” school cancellations at WSMV in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee.

Spicer attended the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, where she received a Bachelors of Art degree in Art History and Studio Art. Spicer also earned a Bachelors of Art degree in Telecommunications from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.

Spicer has served in multiple volunteer positions for Sewanee, including alumni representative on the Board of Trustees; president of the Sewanee Club of Washington, D.C.; and fundraising and reunion chair for her class. In 2007, she received the Young Alumni Award, which is presented for outstanding achievement in a profession, untiring service to the community and repeated loyalty to and support of the University.
She serves on the National Advisory Council for the Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, Tennessee, and on the Salvation Army Advisory Board of the National Capital Region.

Spicer lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband, Sean, and their two children, Rigby and Will.

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