Salt Lake City-based Western Governors University announced Wednesday that former Metro Councilmember and veteran local public policy expert Ginger Hausser has been named director of government and community relations for the Southeast.

Ginger Hausser

Ginger Hausser

According to a release, Hausser will work from the Franklin office of the nonprofit online university, supporting government relations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.