San Francisco app start-up company Appallicious announced Wednesday that it has hired former White House official Ashley De Smeth as the firm’s director of development and government affairs.
De Smeth previously served as interagency liaison in the Obama White House’s Office of Legislative Affairs. Most recently, she worked as director of government and nonprofit affairs for the funding platform Crowdtilt.
Appallicious has created several open data apps for San Francisco, including the Rec and Park app for the city’s parks. The firm is currently working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to create the Disaster Assessment and Assistance Dashboard, according to the announcement.
