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Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

- Led a global team responsible for communications, public relations, investor relations, and social media- Served as chief editor for quarterly earnings content, including earnings narrative, shareholder letter, and press releases- Grew social engagement by 102%, including 397% increase in LinkedIn comments and 193% in LinkedIn click-throughs- Delivered consistent press coverage in top tier publications, including 5 stories in The Wall Street Journal (2 on front page of print section) in a 6-month period

San Francisco, California, Us

- Reporting directly to Founder/CEO, oversaw global brand, communications, content, social media, and website and launched new community function - Built and grew an international team spanning the US, Canada, and Europe- Launched a complete refresh of the Productboard brand, logo, and website - Increased press coverage by 275% (in first six months), grew average monthly blog visits to 56k, and nearly tripled LinkedIn followers

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

- Hired and developed a high-performing team that repositioned background check provider to category owner as hiring & trust platform supporting multi-billion dollar valuation- Increased press coverage by 73% in 2018 and 100% in 2019, including The New York Times, WSJ, WIRED and multiple TV appearances on CNBC and Bloomberg- Led a team that increased overall employee engagement to 73%, with 93% of Checkrs saying they know how their work contributes to our company’s goals- Produced Checkr’s first ever Diversity & Belonging report to drive awareness of our fair chance mission and commitment to diversity- Launched and grew Denver HQ from landing team of 15 to over 110 employees

San Francisco, Ca, Us

- First comms hire; defined and led Ripple's corporate, product, policy, and internal communications - Built and mentored an international team including Ripplers and agency partners in North America, Europe, and Asia- Developed and oversaw relationships with relevant public officials, advocacy groups, and other policymakers- Launched customer communications program, increasing public reference customers by over 5x

San Francisco, California, Us

- Led a team that directed global media initiatives, including product launches, executive thought leadership, partnerships & deals, technical crises, and policy issues - Aligned product, public policy, legal, marketing, sales, and trust & security teams to drive proactive campaigns as well as reactive strategy & messaging- Managed communications and agencies in major international markets, including serving as acting Head of Communications for Australia

Mclean, Virginia, Us

- Managed public relations programs as the day-to-day lead for clients including Teradata (NYSE:TDC) and Tableau Software (NYSE: DATA), advising the latter on communications strategy in support of their IPO - Served as Microsoft PR lead for the launch of NYPD’s “Domain Awareness System,” which resulted in over 80 original articles and 3,065 Tweets - Directed a team that launched a government technology blog for Microsoft Public Sector, which became the top (non-advertising) driver of traffic to their Worldwide Public Sector website in first six months- Promoted to Account Manager in 2011, Account Supervisor in 2012

Washington, D.C., Us

- Created, developed and executed public affairs strategy for the US transition to Digital Television - Built coalitions through outreach to national, state, and local organizations - Organized speakers bureau while driving broad media coverage of the transition – campaigns that generated 98% public awareness of the switch

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

- Coordinated with federal campaign leaders & grassroots networks during historic 2002 midterm elections - Wrote political briefs for the President, Cabinet, and other senior staff- Managed the strategy and implementation of the President’s political travel and policy agenda in the nine-state central region, which helped lead to unprecedented net gains of 2 Senate seats and 8 House seats

Juris Doctor, Law

B.A., History, Political Science