Irene and Gary R. Keehner of Rancho Santa Fe announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Christine Keehner of Washington, D.C., to Michael John Rigas of Washington, D.C., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rigas of Boston. Keehner, a graduate of the College of William and Mary, recently concluded more than five years of service as a political appointee in President George W. Bush’s administration. During her tenure, she served as press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as well as in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, and as a senior advisor at the U. S. Department of Justice. While at William and Mary, she was student body president and a member of the Board of Visitors, and played Division 1 volleyball on an athletic scholarship. Keehner grew up in Pacific Palisades and attended St. Matthew’s School and the Marlborough School before graduating from The Bishop’s School in La Jolla. She and her mother remain active members of the National Charity League. Keehner was presented at the League’s 1997 Debutante Ball. Rigas received his undergraduate degree from Boston University and holds graduate degrees from Boston University and Harvard University. He just completed his tenure with the Bush Administration as the associate administrator for the General Services Administration, where he focused on helping small businesses and veterans contract with the federal government. Previously, he held positions at Mellon Bank and at Brown Brothers Harriman and Co. A May 3 wedding is planned in Washington, D.C., followed by a honeymoon in the Greek Islands.
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