Communications professional with a diverse background in media, political development, elections, grant writing and project management. Directed communications for a successful district attorney campaign in Philadelphia, produced a Peabody Award–winning investigative documentary, restored a series of century-old houses. Previously, coordinated a national advocacy campaign for election integrity, served on the newsroom technology team at the nation's top newspaper, consulted for a USAID-funded democratic development agency, ran media relations for a political party in Cambodia after managing daily newspapers there. Political analyst, writer and editor, systems builder, team facilitator and planner/project manager with broad knowledge of communications technology and understanding of messaging strategies and communications techniques. Experienced in training organizational staff, journalists and political organizers. Experience in Cambodia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Lebanon and the Thai-Burma border; extensive travel elsewhere. Established record of building individual and organizational capacity in contexts of social and political change. US and EU citizenship; can relocate.Particular strengths• Identifying challenges and finding innovative solutions• Developing and implementing communication strategies• Adapting to demanding conditions and circumstances • Sensitivity to intercultural communications issuesTopical specialties:• Democracy, development and human rights• Media access and freedom of information• Electoral procedures and monitoring• Health care policy and public health• Criminal justice reformTechnical background includes online and offline publishing systems, Internet communications, photo and video editing and production, and informational graphic design.