- Spearheaded efforts to create the Long-Term Care Partners Program, which delivered tens of thousands of COVID-19 oral antivirals to vulnerable long term care residents - Managed federal affairs and grassroots advocacy for pharmacists specializing in senior and long-term care- Promoted from Director to Senior Director in May 2023

- Obtained 1,514 media placements and more than 153 million media impressions in 2018- Served as a senior advisor to a Member of the Energy & Commerce and Oversight Committees- Led Members communications team, based in Washington D.C., Chicago, IL and Matteson, IL- Developed and authored the First Responder Resiliency Act - Managed science, first responder, FEMA and disaster response portfolios- Coordinated Member’s FY20 and FY21 appropriations requests for multiple subcommittees

- Obtained 1,715 placements and more than 321 million media impressions in 2015- Served as a senior staff member to a well-known, progressive Member of Congress serving on the Appropriations and Budget Committees- Managed and oversee all communication efforts for the Member including press outreach, mail program, speechwriting and social media- Supervised a staff of two communications professionals: one based in Washington D.C. and another based in California

- Organized young people to volunteer 550+ hours to contact 121,000+ Virginians during the 2017 campaign cycle to sweep statewide offices and nearly recapture the Virginia House of Delegates.- Added twelve new chapters, including six in southwest Virginia.- Developed a strategic partnership with Governor McAuliffe to identify and recruit young leaders to serve on state boards and commissions. - Previous positions within the organization: Executive Vice President (2015-2017) & Public Affairs Director (2012-2015)

- Manage issue advocacy and influence efforts for the nation's largest youth political organization- Organized two national lobby day, including the organization's first in more than a decade- Assist state and local chapters in developing legislative and issue advocacy strategies- Oversee development and policies covered by legislative framework initiative including environmental, education, health policy and budgetary legislation.

- Manage editorial campaigns and oversee the communications strategies for both organizations- Develop long-term strategies to effectively support endorsed candidates and manage crisis communications- Accept incoming media inquiries and act as on-the-record spokesman for the organizations- Manage the Center’s biological weapons, chemical weapons and bioterrorism portfolio - Serve as staff executive for Center's Scientist Working Group- Pitch stories and organization experts to reports and segment producers- Author press releases, OpEds, letters to the editor, regular newsletters and policy white papers for the organizations- Live tweet presidential debate on foreign policy- Represent the organizations at coalition meetings and events

- Covering issues concerning foreign policy, national security, and economics. - Special features include: - Three-part series with the Ambassador of Latvia about Latvia's first decade in the 21st century. - Former Belarussian head of state Dr. Stanislau Shushkevich on democratic movement in Belarus

- Worked as part of a team to generate more than 850 million media impressions in 18 monthsGenerate and oversee a wide range of earned media campaigns to improve the scope and reach of the association- Grant writing for large scale, multi-year projects with federal agencies- Develop strategic social media plan and manage daily activities including Facebook, Twitter and Wikipedia- Author internal, external, and intra-industry policy papers for publication in national outlets and policymakers

- Co-Authored OpEds with former White House and Congressional spokesman Robert Weiner- Appeared as expert on Russia Today TV on US Senate ratification of New START (nuclear arms reduction treaty)- Researched public policy and affairs issues for publication in media outlets- Developed and improved expertise as valuable source of knowledge on important public policy issues- Analyzed, communicated, and published press releases, talking points, and grant writings for organization

Supervised disadvantaged, urban high school students in conservation projects while providing environmental justice, green job awareness and job readiness training