Executive Director of two client organizations; responsible for all aspects of board and committee relations, strategic planning, financial planning, and staff management. Experience in managing subject matter experts in developing continuing education events for professionals, including conferences, courses, and webinars.

Operations Manager for non-profit healthcare clients; responsibilities include volunteer and committee management; project planning; financial reporting; administrative and member services; and coordination of marketing, communications, and event services. Management and coordination of educational activities, including support of education committees, development of educational conferences, and management of accredited learning activities for professionals.

Membership, communications, public relations, media relations, marketing and advocacy for the premier professional organization for people working in the field of technology solutions for people with disabilities. Successfully reversed multi-year downward membership trend, and initiated several new growth opportunities; secured placement and wrote editorial for USA Today supplement on assistive technology, distributed in several major markets; initiated and established social media presence for… Show more Membership, communications, public relations, media relations, marketing and advocacy for the premier professional organization for people working in the field of technology solutions for people with disabilities. Successfully reversed multi-year downward membership trend, and initiated several new growth opportunities; secured placement and wrote editorial for USA Today supplement on assistive technology, distributed in several major markets; initiated and established social media presence for the organization on several platforms; led a successful logo redesign and established organization's first branding guidelines; planned and executed marketing campaigns that exceeded goals; developed relationships with trade press resulting in regular, monthly placements; led a turnaround project on a federal grant, which resulted in $1.9 million in funding; and managed a successful website redesign. Show less

Strategic healthcare communications and marketing consultant with deep background in multilingual consumer marketing and education, public affairs, and corporate communications. Conducted an extensive analysis of a multi-year advertising program for a health plan client in preparation for an agency search process; developed a crisis communications handbook for senior leadership and staff; trained communications and legal staff on crisis communications protocols; provided writing services for… Show more Strategic healthcare communications and marketing consultant with deep background in multilingual consumer marketing and education, public affairs, and corporate communications. Conducted an extensive analysis of a multi-year advertising program for a health plan client in preparation for an agency search process; developed a crisis communications handbook for senior leadership and staff; trained communications and legal staff on crisis communications protocols; provided writing services for C-suite executives, including trade magazine articles, speeches, and presentations. Show less

Director of Communications & Marketing for the nation's largest public health plan; managed a department of 13, with a $7 million dollar operations budget. Responsible for multi-million dollar comprehensive advertising campaign which raised brand awareness by a 30-percentage point increase after two years.

Recruitment and training of advocates; wrote fact sheets and policy position papers; developed and implemented advocacy campaigns. Established the chapter's first e-advocacy network, and built it up to 300 active advocates across 3 counties within one year; successfully led an advocacy campaign that saved state funding for an Alzheimer's program; recruited and trained over 20 volunteers to advocate for Alzheimer's research funding in Washington, D.C.

Established own firm, growing it to a staff of three. Strategic communications and public relations for non-profit organizations; clients included the National Kidney Foundation, Los Angeles Chapter; Los Angeles Unified School District's Nutrition Network program; and the Editors Guild, a national union for film, sound, and special effects editors. Media spokesperson training and media relations; media placement in print, radio, and on television public affairs shows; wrote and edited feature… Show more Established own firm, growing it to a staff of three. Strategic communications and public relations for non-profit organizations; clients included the National Kidney Foundation, Los Angeles Chapter; Los Angeles Unified School District's Nutrition Network program; and the Editors Guild, a national union for film, sound, and special effects editors. Media spokesperson training and media relations; media placement in print, radio, and on television public affairs shows; wrote and edited feature articles for semi-monthly film editing magazine; handled celebrity relations and local television tie-ins for events. Show less

Served as media spokesperson for the Association; planned, organized and executed strategic communications programs, including award-winning press conferences and events; recruited and trained volunteers as advocates; wrote annual reports, newsletters, and donation appeals.