Head Of Communications – Science And Technology Partnerships And Outreach
Current- Lead a team of three that provides communications support for one of six business units at Argonne, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory that had a $1.1 billion budget in FY22.
- Managed Argonne’s role in joint announcements and PR campaigns with dozens of organizations, including AT&T, Exxon Mobil, bp, FEMA, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Rockwell Automation, the New York Power Authority.
- Managed outreach and media relations efforts that have generated 200-plus qualified leads, with those leads directly leading to more than $18 million in research funding from government and industry sources.
- Led Argonne’s communications/outreach efforts (government relations, media relations, social media, etc.) as a member of the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2), which successfully bid to be one of DOE’s.
- Co-lead Argonne’s “Impacts State by State” campaign, which highlights Argonne’s impact on every U.S. state and territory. The campaign has become an invaluable tool for engagement with Congress, which determines annual.
- Have led support (planning and promotions) for more than 120 Internal webinars/trainings aimed at building critical skills in Argonne researchers and promoting awareness of and engagement with key DOE and Argonne.
Oct 2018 - Present
