Trusted expertise and counsel was sought by C-suite executives, boards of directors and government officials.Spearheaded stakeholder engagement, crisis and reputation management and public affairs/issues campaigns and programs for national, local and international clients to frame debates, define brands, protect reputations, mitigate risk and move people to action.Advised C-suite executives, boards and senior staff on strategies to navigate complex, multi-dimensional communications challenges and opportunities across industries and geographies.Led collaborative processes with internal and client team members to bring strategies to life through integrated communications programs.Employed data and analytics to determine the most appropriate mediums and internal and external communications channels, evaluate impact, establish best practices and inform next steps.Regularly engaged to serve as client/campaign spokesperson and have been quoted in dozens of local and national news outlets, including The Washington Post, NPR, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News.Expert in developing audience-specific messaging, multiple touch point collateral development, direct mail and e-mail campaigns, graphic design, video production, mobile app development.

Served as the Representative’s top policy and political advisor, spokesperson and liaison to Congressional leadership and the Bush Administration and Obama Transition Team, stakeholders and interest groups, media, constituents and other elected officials in the U.S. Designed and implemented effective strategies and tactics to advance the Representative’s policy and political priorities, including consensus building among stakeholders, directing staff and allocating resourcesCrafted messaging campaigns to define issues and promote the Representative’s impactRepresentative’s spokesperson, quoted regularly in local, national and international news mediaAdvanced Representative’s priorities as Co-Staff Director of the Democratic Israel Working Group, Working Group on Environmental Justice and Florida’s Congressional Delegation

Oversaw all message development and communications program, including paid, earned and social mediaCoordinated Board of Directors activities, including organizing board meetings, staffing committees, chapter development and lay leader engagementTripled the organization’s online and social media followingRepresented and served as organization spokesperson to print, radio and television media; drafted and placed opinion editorials and letters to the editorAssisted and advised candidates and staff on how to effectively engage the Jewish community in 20+ states