Senior Communications Specialist for Sipcam Agro USA, a preferred partner and supplier of trusted plant protection solutions. Sipcam Agro USA is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, and is owned by Sipcam Oxon Group, an Italian-based company founded in 1946 and recognized worldwide for formulation and manufacturing expertise. Serving as “in-house agency” for all internal/external marketing and communications to support existing and new ag products.

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST - TEAMCENTER PLM / WL GORE MEDICAL PRODUCTS DIVISIONDevelop internal communication strategy for the implementation and deployment of Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (Tc PLM) solution for the Medical Products Division (MPD). Manage all internal Tc PLM communications.

Provided cross functional leadership and collaboration through Global Communications for Investments and Global Procurement teams supporting enterprise-wide Human Resources / employee campaigns and new enhanced systems; developed department identities via Intranet home pages, employing engaging graphics, videos, and consistent internet maintenance, saving thousands of dollars over seven years.

Business and healthcare writer for BusinessWest Magazine, the only business journal in Western MA, and sister publication, The Healthcare News. Industries covered included: business in general, banking, construction, economic development, education, environment, finance, healthcare, information technology, insurance, law, manufacturing, marketing, medical technology, retail, real estate, tourism and telecommunications. Project manager for annual Resource Guide (Book of Lists) data collection. Co-presenter for 40 Under Forty gala events.

Liaison between the stakeholders and clients, created and maintained a positive and cooperative relationship with media, government, and public interest groups, and identified business opportunities. Created the company’s first PR department resulting in coverage by The Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Redbook, Modern Plastics, iVillage, etc.; promoted after one year to PR Specialist for performanceManaged accounts and public relations for more than fifty clients per year across varying industries, presented advertisement/promotional opportunities, and provided rapid responses to reporter inquiriesUtilized media experience in radio and TV, developed and maintained relationships with myriad businesses, and secured new clients across diverse industries. Received numerous awards for outstanding performance; 2009 Gold and 2010 Silver ADDY Awards for co-creating best category marketing collateral in Western MA.

Public Relations and Event company Part Time Correspondent; Turley Publications, Palmer, MA Reminder and The Ware River NewsContact Speaker; Monster.com: Making It Count, New England area

Created PR and Communications department for Health and wellness-based mixed use project on state-owned land; responsible for concept clarification and all communications to community residents/municipality, legislators, media; research and write media updates; produce engagement events and community presentations, prepare for special town votes; research and outreach to potential stakeholders and investors

Market feasibility and economic development company; research and write market studies; presentations to community residents/municipality and investors

First Business Improvement District in the State of MA; created PR and Marketing department; management and follow through for all PR; civic and nonprofit events; real estate promotion; Website content and maintenance

Collection of daily news stories; creation of news packages; breaking news coverage; reporting on local news and political campaigns.

Political and lifestyle radio talk show; research and book expert guests; organize and produce live shows off-site; run board (with "carts"; this was back in the old days!)