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Alexandria, Va, Us

Monterey County, California, United States

Monterey County, California, United States

Monterey County, California, United States

Pacific Grove, California

Served as agency liaison to 300+ homebound clients and their families. Maintained client records, coordinated intakes and assessments per government guidelines, interfaced with social and emergency services in cases of abuse, neglect and medical emergencies. Trained scheduled and coordinated 150+ volunteer drivers, client accessors, and office support personnel. Coordinated logistics for 25 delivery routes across seven cities.Collaborated with Agency leadership, government partners and certified nutritionist to assure compliance with government required nutrition education, menu development and volunteer training requirements.Assisted Development Director with program surveys and impact assessments necessary for donor reporting and grant writing.Served as agency spokesperson at community events and fundraisers. Recruited new volunteers on an ongoing basis. Featured speaker at Meals on Wheels 2016 Culinary Classique d'Elegance.

Detroit Metro Area, Michigan

Led the restructuring of DaimlerChrysler's Broadcast Public Relations department; counseled corporate officers and 35-person, North American PR team on broadcast media strategies, interview techniques and on-air presentation skills.Counseled Fortune 50 company executives, city officials, educators and non-profit leaders on media strategies, key message development, crisis communication strategies, broadcast media initiatives, interview techniques and presentation skills.

Detroit, Mi

Designed and produced million-dollar media events at International auto venues including the 24 Hours of Le Mans (France), the Goodwood Festival of Speed (England) and the Amelia Island Concours d‘Elegance (Florida). Managed public relations initiatives for the Cadillac and Pontiac racing teams. Prepared team managers and drivers for global media interviews on-site as well as via satellite, and served as PR advisor at major auto races throughout the U.S and Europe. Oversight of the Cadillac Museum including staff and budgets, as well as design, development and build-out of GM’s 81,000 square foot Heritage Center.

New York, Ny

Counseled corporate officers (including Chairman), on broadcast media strategies, key message development, interview techniques and on-air presentation skills. Developed and fostered relationships with global, NY-based broadcast media. Secured executive interviews and product placement on the Today Show, Good Morning America, the Oprah Winfrey Show, Regis & Kelly, Entertainment Tonight, David Letterman, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, NPR, BBC (England), ARD (Germany), TF1 (France), and Asahi (Japan).

Auburn Hills, Mi

Designed Chrysler Corporation's first Broadcast Public Relations department. Developed global broadcast strategies for corporate announcements, international auto shows, product launches, safety campaigns and consumer events. Counseled CEO, President, CFO and other officers/executives on PR strategies, key message development, interview techniques and on-air presentation skills. Developed and maintained relationships with broadcast journalists from around the world. Secured interviews and product coverage on the Today Show, Good Morning America, the Oprah Winfrey Show, Regis & Kelly, Entertainment Tonight, David Letterman, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, NPR, BBC (England), ARD (Germany), TF1 (France), and Asahi (Japan). Implemented a monitoring and tracking system to identify reporting trends.Oversight of $1.1M annual operating budget and individual program budgets up to $300K each.Managed support staff and project work from five external agencies, including the production and distribution of 200+ satellite media tours and video/audio news releases. Wrote and edited press materials under deadline and pitched story ideas on a weekly basis. Appointed to Corporate Crisis Management Team, (1997, 1998).Chaired and Hosted Media Holiday Party (1998, 1999).

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Produced all aspects of nationally syndicated children's sports program airing on 22 network affiliates.Hosted weekly, on-air sports segments.

Greater Detroit Area

Counseled Fortune 50 corporate officers, city officials, educators and nonprofit leaders on media communications, key message development, crisis communication strategies and interview techniques. Critiqued presentation skills, and provided wardrobe consultations.

Flint, Mi

Award-winning reporter specializing in political and investigative journalism. Honored with two national awards and seven state awards for outstanding work as a TV “news” reporter by the Radio/Television News Directors Association, the Michigan Associated Press, and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. Invited by the Clinton Administration to cover the 1993 Health Care Reform announcement at the White House.Honorary spokesperson for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Greater Flint, and host of "Monday's Child" -- a weekly TV feature dedicated to finding adult mentors for at-risk youth. Served as “celebrity" host for fundraising events.On-air host for the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Helped to raise more than $1M.

Lansing, Mi

Specialized in political coverage of the Michigan State House and Senate.Served as back-up anchor for morning and noon news programs.

Master Of Science (Ms), Broadcast Journalism

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Theater

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