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Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Providing capacity building support to priority countries and surge capacity support to WHE risk communication function in Geneva.

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

Europe

I provide strategic advice on health diplomacy and policy issues as well as on health & wellness campaigns

Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Vientiane, Lao PDR

Europe

Providing advice from a European perspective to The Warning Project, developing the organisations activities in Europe and beyond, leading and participating in international events. The Warning Project is a an independent partnership of leading international practitioners, academics and consultants committed to helping organizations communicate more.

Europe

Providing European input and perspective to the Advisory Board

Stockholm, Sweden

Advising the Director of ECDC on EU policy issuesWriting speeches and developing presentations for the Director for high profile scientific and political meetings.and helping him prepare for meetings of the Centre's Management BoardPreparing the Director for hearings with Parliamentary Committees, including preparation of briefings, "question and answers".

Stockholm, Sweden

Working closely with ECDC Founding Director Zsuzsanna Jakab to develop and implement a corporate communications strategy for ECDC.Writing speeches and developing presentations for the Director and setting up press interviews for herProject managing the corporate communications for key events, including major conference with European Commission, national.

Stockholm, Sweden

Recruited and then manager a team of six media and public communications assistants. Developed and then implemented annual work programmes covering media relations, networking with European Commission and Member States on EU-wide communication campaigns, production of written and audiovisual media content, testing of key materials in focus groups, public.

Stockholm, Sweden

Arrived at the start of the media frenzy about the arrival of H5N1 “bird flu” in Europe and started up this newly established EU agency’s media relations programme. In parallel I was asked to start up the Centre’s publications programme, develop its visual identity, write speeches for the Director and the Chairman of the Board and provide advice to the.

Brussels Area, Belgium

My initial responsibilities were drafting press materials and supporting the Spokesperson of the European Commissioner in developing a media forward plan. I later worked with my Head of Unit to develop a communication strategy for the Directorate-General and design a set of "calls for tender" to secure contractors to support the strategy. I also worked.

Representing BMA policies to the EU Institutions and the Brussels press corps. Developing and implementing communications strategies. Informing BMA International Committee about EU matters and supporting UK delegations to EU medical organisations (CPME, PWG, UEMO, UEMS). Drafting briefing documents, press releases position papers and letters. Writing for.

Manager in multi-national public relations and lobbying consultancy. Responsible for developing integrated media relations and public affairs strategies for clients. Major lobbying / media campaigns and projects included “Review of EU competition policy on ‘vertical restraints’” and 1997 / 1998 review of EU banana import regime as well as research reports.

Chambers specialising in commercial, maritime and employment law

Part of start up team for this Scottish Enterprise funded Brussels office responsible for promoting Scotland vis-a-vis the EU Institutions and other EU regions

Part of start up team at this small EU affairs consultancy

Trainee in the DG responsible for trade and external relations, working in the unit responsible for autonomous trade measures (anti-dumping procedures and trade sanctions).

Bar Exam, Law

Ll.M, European Community And Public International Law

Activities and Societies: Reviewer and journalist for Festival Times (student newspaper covering Edinburgh Festival)

Ll.B., Major In Law, Minor In Politics And History

Activities and Societies: Editor of college magazine, elected member of Junior Common Room Bar Committee, DJ at campus radio station