Hungry mind. Driven by a deep, persistent desire to ask, understand, engage, illustrate, and convey. Explores what is novel and challenging with unquenchable intellectual curiosity. Unafraid of change. Adaptable. Striving. Optimistic. Hits the ground running. Steward of the people, the practice, and the purpose of an organization. No deliverable has gone undelivered. Experienced, exacting, communication leader: planner, mentor, researcher, writer, and editor with extensive experience in developing innovative, results-oriented multimedia business tools and progressive strategies that speak unified messages to targeted listeners. Skilled in managing editorial and publication calendars with teams at the enterprise level of corporate, non-profit, and association clients including Mayo Clinic, the EPA, the FAA, and the VA. Teaching, speaking, and facilitating is second nature given a fifteen-year teaching career in adult English education. Deep understanding of social media communities and their influencers. Special beats include education, health care, medicine, fitness, ecology, and government. News junkie. Work history includes strategic, lifecycle communication planning with C-suite leadership, including business charters, mission statements, business plans, and communication audits. Deadline and best-practice-driven accountability. Entrepreneurial, collaborative, and self-disciplined. Leads with integrity and stewardship.