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Portland, Maine, United States

Portland, Maine Area

Portland, Maine Area

London, United Kingdom

DACS is the UK's leading visual artists' rights management organization. Responsible for shaping and directing DACS' strategic communications and marketing activity to engage with artists, artists' estates and build DACS' external profile and networks among the wider arts and copyright industry. Managed DACS’ public affairs activity and campaigns by promoting the interests of artists and artists’ estates to government and policy officials in the UK and abroad, particularly around copyright and Brexit policy. Led on stakeholder relationships, public affairs, media relations, offline and digital marketing communications, brand management, external events and internal communications.Developed the communications and marketing strategy for Artimage, DACS' online platform that sources and licences images of modern and contemporary art.

London, United Kingdom

The Alliance for Intellectual Property (IP) is a UK-based coalition of 20 trade associations and enforcement organizations across the creative industries with an interest in ensuring intellectual property rights receive the protection they need and deserve. ​As a Vice-Chair of the Alliance, I fed into the strategic planning and direction of the Alliance and oversaw the finance and budgeting of the organization. I would represent the Alliance, where appropriate, at industry and political meetings. I would attend quarterly Officers’ meetings and be represented at the quarterly board meetings and AGM.

London, United Kingdom

Formerly Bellenden Public Affairs. Provided political and creative strategy planning and counsel to senior directors and CEOs across trade and member-led organizations, nonprofits and corporate businesses, including public affairs, corporate communications, media relations and social media. Focused on renewable energy and environmental policy. Applied thorough understanding of Westminster, devolved and EU processes to effectively communicate complex policy issue to political, media, policy and industry stakeholder groups.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Chantilly, Virginia

Researched and responded to constituency questions about policy concerns.

London, United Kingdom

Presented school outreach programme.Drafted STAR’s corporate ethical policy for board approval.Internship as part of Boston University's Study Abroad Programme.

Msc, Public Policy And Administration

Ba, Political Science, Minor In English

Activities and Societies: UVM Sailing Club 2003-2004, Phi Beta KappaPhi Beta Kappa and cum laude Departmental Award in American Politics.