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California, United States

Foster City, Ca, Us

Foster City, Ca, Us

Foster City, Ca, Us

Basel, Ch

Led U.S. communications, including internal, external, executive and change communications. Member of Human Resources leadership team (HRLT).• Managed executive communications for the company’s U.S. president, including emails, town hall meetings and internal presentations• Developed strategy and plan to engage employees through internal company meetings with a focus on communicating business priorities, recognizing employee accomplishments and learning from guest speakers• Led change communications through the company’s acquisition by Johnson & Johnson and identified targeted internal channels to drive change, including people leader forums and employee advisory sessions• Drove external communications for the company’s two flagship products, OPSUMITⓇ and UPTRAVIⓇ, translating brand goals into external media strategy

South San Francisco, California, Us

Supported and protected leading biotechnology company’s corporate reputation by developing and driving awareness for innovative signature philanthropic initiatives. Accomplishments include:• Created and implemented Genentech’s Futurelab program, a signature commitment to ensure that K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education thrives in the South San Francisco Unified School District• Drove Genentech’s first-ever external communications strategy focused on corporate social responsibility (CSR)• Established the company’s award-winning Gene Academy education program, which brings elementary school students to Genentech’s campus each week for tutoring and science experiments; communications campaigns grew employee volunteers from 25 to more than 300

South San Francisco, California, Us

Directed philanthropic and community relations activities to raise the company’s external profile, align with corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals and engage employees. Accomplishments included:• Crafted an engaging corporate story, which was used by senior executives in speeches and media interview for milestones that included groundbreakings, community events and city council meetings• Led a cross-functional team to develop Genentech’s “Give Back Week,” which engaged more than 5,000 employees over five days of giving and volunteering, benefited more than 100 nonprofit organizations and provided new ways to highlight the company externally• Served as Executive Director of the Genentech Foundation. Governed and guided the Board of Directors to set giving strategies, developed recommendations for philanthropic programs and managed grantmaking and nonprofit relationships

South San Francisco, California, Us

Held public affairs positions of increasing responsibility focused on creating innovative communications programs that drove brand goals, including celebrity campaigns and patient-driven health initiatives. Other accomplishments included:• Managed multi-million dollar PR activities for Genentech’s top branded biopharmaceutical oncology drugs, which accounted for more than 70% of the company’s revenue• Led PR campaign for the launch of Avastin in colon cancer that generated more than 100 million broadcast and print media impressions in national, regional and local media outlets; at launch, unaided brand awareness was nearly 90%

Marlborough, Ma, Us

Directed public and media relations efforts for leading medical device company. Collaborated with marketing teams to create communications plans for brand milestones, and doubled communications opportunities. Set grantmaking strategies for the company’s nonprofit, charitable foundation in the San Francisco Bay Area.