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Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

Communications management and strategy for health care, non-profit and public affairs clients

Greater Seattle Area

• Translating complex material into sharp editorial, messaging and strategic communications products for clients including:
• Fearey — Public affairs and crisis communications work for a a variety of clients
• Community Transit (six month contract) — Creates customer-focused blogs and other storytelling in anticipation of a post-COVID return to ridership; monitors service impacts of light rail construction on agency.
• Indicio.Tech — Developed use cases and other marketing materials for the block chain-based sovereign self-identity start-up
• The Brookings Institution — Editing and writing a variety of publications, from case studies to academic work
• WeWork — Edited and helped write a major “future of work” thought leadership piece; and

Seattle, Washington, United States

Leads agency communications on sustainability, transit-oriented development and the planned West Seattle/Ballard light rail project. Agency intergovernmental communications coordination lead on regional transportation projects with state, county and city agencies. Staffs CEO and other executives for media appearances. On-the-record spokesman.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Manages media relations and digital communications in support of government relations with federal, state and county governments, including:
• Leading media outreach, press releases, pitching and messaging on complex public policy issues, including technology policy, to print, electronic and digital media as well as federal and local government
• Managing website, social media, video and other digital media personnel and 40,000 recipient e-newsletter and email marketing
• Using deep knowledge of the political and public affairs landscape in writing, editing and successfully pitching opinion pieces
• Preparing members for congressional testimony
• Marketing conferences and other events to membership and other interested parties

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Formulated communication strategy and policy messages with program leadership for national, regional and state and local policy advocacy. Managed and led national, state and regional communications campaigns around program initiatives and projects, including the Global Cities Initiative — a joint project of Brookings and JPMorgan Chase's corporate social.

Coverage of regional transportation issues with federal, state and local political and financial components including multiple takeouts and profiles of project players. Also wrote stories on the environment, with focus on smart growth, energy issues and endangered salmon. Washington Newspaper Publishers Association award winner.Experience Music

On a contractor basis, wrote and edited music and museum-related copy for the magazine, Web site and marketing program of the Paul Allen- financed museum of popular music and culture.

Reported and wrote for daily television column as well as other bylined coverage. Also selected and wrote daily TV highlights feature and assisted editors in news coverage decisions. Wrote additional enterprise stories on local culture, trends and pop music.

Worked as a local government correspondent for The Quincy Patriot Ledger covering planning, zoning and "Blue Laws" issues. Also wrote for the Marshfield, Mass.-based South Shore Business Journal and South Look.