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Berkeley, CA, US

Detroit, Michigan, US

Head of sustainability and privacy communications. Devoted to GM's vision of zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion.

Head of the corporate sustainability and social impact practice at Regenerous, a leadership and culture consultancy. We guide, facilitate, and coach sustainability and social impact leaders to restore the planet's health with greater ease, joy, and impact.https://regenerous.us/

Mountain View, CA, US

Leadership-development and communications coach for X, the Alphabet subsidiary formerly known as Google[x]. I helped senior leaders and early-stage project leads define their moonshot visions, make personal breakthroughs, and tell powerful stories that allowed them to achieve their goals faster.

Cupertino, California, US

Oversaw strategic planning, communications, and stakeholder engagement for Apple’s Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives team. Directed worldwide communications and marketing campaigns experienced by millions of Apple customers and employees, including for Earth Day, World AIDS Day, and Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Counseled senior executives.

Cupertino, California, US

Led public relations for environmental protection and supplier responsibility programs. Set global media and public speaking strategy, wrote speeches and speaking points, and briefed journalists. Landed positive news coverage around the world, particularly around Apple’s progress toward 100% renewable energy. Managed crisis responses as needed.

Mountain View, CA, US

Managed teams tasked with protecting Google’s reputation and conveying Google’s positive impact on the world. Led Google's global privacy and security PR practice, focusing on data protection and major public policy issues. Acted as corporate spokesman, often on crisis issues. Wrote and edited public messaging. Trained Google executives on speaking to the.

Mountain View, CA, US

Oversaw global PR for Google News and the company's broader relationship with the news industry. Improved relationships with journalism organizations and news outlets through newsroom outreach, conference sponsorships and product announcements. Served as company spokesman through articles and public-speaking events.

El Segundo, California, US

Directed technology and automotive coverage for one of the nation’s largest daily newspapers and leading news websites. Supervised a team of reporters covering such diverse beats as video games, cell phones, the consumer Internet, marketing and cars. Assigned and edited news and feature stories for the Web, the Business section and the front page. Launched.

El Segundo, California, US

Chronicled the Internet’s sweeping transformation of the media industry, with a strong focus on Web search, digital entertainment and advertising. Averaged more than a dozen-front page stories, and more than 100 overall, each year. One of three reporters appointed by the editor-in-chief to an internal strategy committee whose recommendations led to a.

Boston, MA, US

Reported and wrote about the personalities, technologies and business trends of Silicon Valley as the newspaper’s only staff writer west of Washington D.C. Covered national business and general-interest stories, including earthquakes and wildfires.

New York, NY, US

Wrote for Business Day and Circuits sections as a contractor. Full-time beat included major computer, semiconductor, software and digital entertainment companies. Stories included Microsoft’s efforts to conquer the living room with the Xbox and the California energy crisis.

Miami, FL, US

Covered breaking news and features for Miami's largest newspaper.

Meriden, CT, US

Reported and wrote breaking news, human interest and government meeting stories for a 30,000-circulation morning daily. Covered beats spanning politics, public housing, education and social services. Investigations included financial improprieties in an antipoverty agency.

Master'S Degree, Journalism

B.A., French Studies

Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (Cpcc)