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I am an experienced communications leader with a well-rounded background that includes high-profile corporate communications, brand marketing, and social impact responsibilities. My experience includes leading communications in-house for such well-regarded consumer brands as Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. and REI Co-op, as well as advising a broad spectrum of industries with public relations agencies and communications consulting firms. Among my notable accomplishments are leading breakthrough content programs to ignite national conversations around issues in industrial food production, championing for the role of businesses to impact upon issues as significant as agriculture and climate change; as well as guiding businesses through a host of critical milestones, including periods of rapid growth, initial public offerings, consolidation, leadership transitions, mergers and acquisitions, startup, and closure. I have advised businesses through existential challenges, including the global pandemic, a mass shooting, extended government investigations, activist shareholder investment, attacks from activist and industry opposition groups, complex litigation, labor and immigration issues, and led a campaign dubbed by PR Week magazine as one of the "top-20 PR campaigns in the last 20 years." A skilled spokesperson, I have earned the respect of media at the highest levels; served as a trusted counselor to executive leadership teams; and am an inspiring mentor to dozens of communications professionals. When not on the clock, I'm an avid foodie and adventurous cook, certified sommelier, weekend warrior, aspiring sailor, and world traveler who has visited five continents.

Listed skills include Media Relations, Corporate Communications, Public Relations, Marketing Communications, and 21 others.