Marketing communications advisory firm focused on helping clients raise their profile, earn trust and navigate complex business cycles. Counsel clients on global media relations strategies, brand building initiatives, M&A transactions, litigation communications, change management engagement, crisis management and financial communications.Advise executive leadership teams on strategies to showcase their enterprises, attract new customers, maintain brand loyalty and strengthen their internal culture.

Helped communications teams reimagine their public affairs and communications campaigns, and provided strategic policy counsel on free trade and immigration issues. Worked across a diverse set of functional disciplines to design and implement engagement strategies to achieve public policy and philanthropic goals.Led national marketing campaign on immigration reform. Responsibilities included working with senior leadership to integrate all media relations, advertising, social media, government affairs, philanthropic partnerships and grassroots strategies into a cohesive public affairs campaign.

Led several teams responsible for global media relations, investor communications, social media, advertising, employee communications and corporate social responsibility. Responsibilities included serving as the company's chief spokesperson, driving consistent messaging to external and internal stakeholders, and serving as a member of the enterprise’s risk management and political action committees.

Reported to the CEO and served as chief spokesperson. Charged with leading marketing communications campaigns to accelerate business growth and focused strategies to create greater awareness of sustainable solutions and energy efficiency offerings.

Served as member of senior leadership team responsible for executive and employee communications and community relations. Accountable for integrating recently acquired business and leading cross-business communications programs to position business for success in global energy markets.

Broadened GE Energy’s brand and positioned company as technology leader and preferred customer partner. Led global PR teams and managed all aspects of media relations, crisis communications and M&A announcements. Partnered with global government relations teams to drive clean energy public affairs campaigns in Washington, D.C. and Brussels.

Spokesman for U.S. Secretaries of Commerce Donald L. Evans and Carlos M. Gutierrez. Worked with Fortune 500 companies to advance U.S. economic policies and developed international media plans that positioned Cabinet members for diplomatic success. Created proactive media outreach culture within the Department.

On camera Spanish spokesperson for the Department of Justice and national spokesperson for civil rights and immigration matters. Executed Justice Department’s crisis communications plan on 9/11, served as a liaison to U.S. Attorney Offices throughout the United States and developed media strategies that communicated the law enforcement and national security interests of the United States.