Founder of public relations, marketing and events company, specializing in branding, strategic PR, community relations, special events and more. Experience in multiple industries including hospitality, entertainment, education, health care, retail, non-profit and technology, working with national, regional and local companies of all sizes - from start-ups and small businesses, to multinational corporations.

Lead boutique/mid-size agency of 25 employees with clients including Fortune 500 companies and internationally-recognized brand names, across dozens of industries including food & beverage, hospitality, tourism, gaming, travel, retail, technology, non-profit and more.Directly responsible for overseeing PR strategy and execution for more than 15 major clients and staff teams, including marketing promotions, community partnerships, media relations, social media and corporate communications. Additional roles included event planning, budgeting and execution, as well as company recruiting, staffing, employee training, developing company procedures and policies, managing media/contacts database, website content creation, and managing company's corporate image.

Worked with mid-size agency handling media relations, media monitoring, promotional partnerships and stunt projects for a number of Hollywood film studios' home entertainment divisions and nationally-recognized consumer products companies.