Implements and manages communication strategies for the federal government’s premiere federal facility security and emergency planning agency. Evaluates the impact and effectiveness of communication strategies and informational materials designed to reach key publics across 11 FPS regions throughout the United States. Supervises organizational stakeholder communication through traditional and digital platforms to inform and educate the public about Federal Protective Service programs, missions and activities.***Writing samples available upon request, including: annual editorial plan and calendar, campaign communication plan and strategic calendar, messages & talking points, executive correspondence and OpEd, employee newsletters, video scripts, and infographics.

Know2Protect is a Department of Homeland Security national public awareness campaign to educate and empower children, teens, parents, trusted adults, and policymakers to prevent and combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA); explain how to report online enticement and victimization; and offer response and support resources for victims and survivors of online child sexual exploitation. Learn more at know2protect.gov and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X: @know2protect.

Creates, coordinates, and manages communication strategies across a diverse portfolio of federal offices and programs, including three grant-writing DOJ components totaling more than $894 million in awards annually. Conducts research and other communication planning across all DOJ programs, including controversial issues, such as opioid crisis response and sexual assault kit testing. Drafts reports, news releases, fact sheets, congressional testimony, and other material highlighting and explaining OJP programs, initiatives and grant awards. Translates and communicates scientific and statistical information for mainstream audiences. Responds to requests from national and local news media, as well as inquiries from U.S. Congressional offices.

Works independently to produce weekly tabloid newspaper (circ. 25,000+) and an estimated readership of 40,000. Trains staff in good journalistic practice, as well as Army and local policy and regulations. Develops, plans, coordinates and supervises implementation of newspaper’s role in the post command information program. Establishes editorial policies and performance standards in consonance with the desires of the post commander and in accordance with general directives from higher headquarters. Edits reporters’ stories and articles supplied by other sources to ensure compliance with regulation, policy, Associated Press Style and good journalistic practice. Coordinates and designs coverage for Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall and the overall footprint of the National Capital Region. Is responsible for the newspaper’s planning, management and operation. Key results:- Developed, reviewed and managed overall newspaper editorial policy for more than 100 issues of the Pentagram, including a redesign, translating into timely, relevant, quality content that meets DoD and current industry standards while maintaining 90% rate of local content.- Established beat system allowing reporters to solidify mutually beneficial relationships with key sources across local organizations and communities, as well as partner organizations, enabling Pentagram staff to tell the stories of local and partnered organizations.- Co-managed social media program, posting timely announcements on base operations via web and social platforms, resulting in increased reach to key publics. - Prepared a Digital Crisis Response plan mapping social media communications and message alignment in event of a crisis or emergency.- Oversaw year-long communication plan to tell the Army Community Service story on occasion of their 50th birthday, resulting in 12 monthly articles and culminating in a social media drive that accounted for 29% of total U.S. Army social media activities for this observance.

Combat correspondents gather news and feature materials for publication in command newspapers and magazines and for radio and television programs for internal and external release; respond to queries from the civilian media; perform media liaison functions during operations/exercises; conduct community relations programs; produce print and photographic materials; and edit/produce command newspapers and/or magazines. Upon reaching the rank of staff sergeant and above, a Marine in OccFld 43 may be designated billet of public affairs chief by virtue of seniority within his/her public affairs (PA) office. The PA chief supervises, trains and coordinates the activities of all enlisted Marines assigned to the PA office. He/She is also the advisor to the public affairs officer in all matters pertaining to public affairs to include, but not limited to, internal and external information programs, publishing a command newspaper/magazine, producing/planning a radio or television program, conducting On-the-job training and managing community relations programs.

Primary senior advisor to the Chief, Community Response, on national-level Community Relations programs and initiatives regarding public affairs activities. Represented senior executives and the organization through regular presentations, panel discussion and networking activities to effectively deliver key Marine Corps themes and messages to national and local veteran service organizations. Key results:- Managed 5 national-level Marine Corps awards programs, maintaining harmonious relations with key veteran service organizations and supporting recognition of service members via national forums. - Advised, coordinated efforts during Marine Week Boston, a week-long community event resulting in hundreds of outreach activities to diverse publics, delivering the Marines’ story to thousands.- Developed and interpreted key Marine Corps and DOD public affairs policies and procedures, streamlining annual outreach plans and maximizing return on investment of Marine Corps assets to reach key publics in national and local-level community events. - Represented senior executives and the organization through delivery of regular communications with national and local-level veteran service organization conferences, such as the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, effectively delivering key Marine Corps themes and messages to audiences in excess of 300. - Planned, coordinated, managed eight “Business Executive Forums,” a national-level Marine Corps outreach program resulting in establishment with and leverage of relations with more than 100 influential public and private industry business executives across the U.S.- Reviewed, coordinated more than 600 requests for Marine Corps participation in public events, including the use of aviation assets, ground equipment and ceremonial performances, bolstering Marine Corps outreach efforts in national, regional and grass roots community events.

Primary advisor to Public Affairs Officer. Supervised up to 30 Marines in support of base public affairs operations. Managed weekly newspaper content and editorial planning and oversight. Served as senior enlisted advisor to media relations executive, facilitating media interviews with Marines, Sailors and other installation employees, as well as coverage on base. Oversaw community relations program designed to reach and develop relationships with a variety of key external publics, such as veterans, civic and government leaders, and youth groups, such as the Boy Scouts of America. Key results:- Managed eight Marine correspondents during production of eight editions of the Pendleton Scout, an award-winning weekly newspaper (print and online editions) that reached a core audience of about 40,000.- Oversaw a media relations training program across subordinate organizations, providing message delivery, basic media relations and engagement training to more than 1,200 Marines and Sailors in anticipation of their deployments to overseas combat zones. - Served as primary spokesperson during initial coverage of two major installation wildfires; managed and responded to more than 200 queries regarding installation operations and combat casualties, ensuring dissemination of timely, accurate information; established relations with key media representatives before crisis situations. - Invigorated an aggressive community relations program that resulted in:1) More than 20 base tours for local area civic and community organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America; 2) A public speaking program that prepared Marine Corps speakers to deliver key themes, messages via speeches and presentations to a variety of civic and community organizations; 3) Marine Corps participation in public events, including sporting venues, military appreciation events, and holiday parades.

Served as assistant manager and programming director of KPEN-TV, the Camp Pendleton installation cable news and information channel that reached an audience of about 40,000. Managed and mentored a staff of 6 Marine broadcast journalists, including their professional development, deployment readiness and technical expertise. Executive producer and editor of 14 editions of “The Pendleton Journal,” anchor-hosted news television magazine that served as one of the commander’s primary information tools to deliver pertinent news and information for a variety of internal and community publics; personally anchored four editions of the show. Key results:- Streamlined production efforts and increased staff professional development, leading to the station’s ability to transform the “The Pendleton Journal” television news magazine from a monthly to twice monthly program without loss of content value, continuity, degradation in quality or increased manpower. - Planned, budgeted, coordinated and procured about $16K worth of electronic news acquisition and editing systems, hardware and software, resulting in streamlined and modernization of station operations.- Helped create, film and produce “The Pendleton Sportsman,” a monthly 30-minute recreational outdoorsman television show that promoted available installation recreational facilities and programs.- Produced a two-part, eight-minute television feature report on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, airing on “The Pendleton Journal.” - Helped create, film and produce “The Pendleton Sportsman,” a monthly 30-minute recreational outdoorsman television show that promoted available installation recreational facilities and programs.

Managed a press section of up to six Marines, one civilian photojournalist, during production of more than 20 editions of the Quantico Sentry, an award-winning weekly newspaper that reached a core audience of about 13,000. Maintained procedures for distributing the Quantico Sentry newspaper, serving as the primary liaison with the publisher to negotiate newspaper rack placement, delivery procedures, ensuring no break in newspaper distribution during a period of reduced manning and lack of a dedicated distributor. Advised the editor-in-chief on all matters related to the content, design, and publishing of the newspaper. Key results:- Innovated a re-design of the newspaper as part of a working group through readership polls, industry research resulting in an award-winning, modern re-design. - Energized a weekly professional development program that challenged correspondents to become more proficient at not only writing, photojournalism, and other aspects of news gathering, but also more efficient time managers and professional communicators.- Assisted in a communication campaign by producing an informational advisory used as the foundation to communicate the commander’s plan of action to 10,000-plus residents, workers during a base water shortage.

Researched, pitched, reported, and filed up to four weekly news and feature articles for publication in a metro edition, weekly newspaper serving a core audience of about 13,000. Provided regular photojournalism support of all stories, to include imagery, graphics and layout for pictorials and photo stories. In addition to news and features, covered special events, such as weekend community leisure activities, evening and weekend sports, and produced various informational and graphically designed content of interest to both military patrons and surrounding communities. Advised and assisted press chief with editorial content management, wrote headlines and captions, and maintained AP and other industry standards while meeting daily deadline-driven production tasks. Key results:- Wrote, edited more than 250 news, feature and sports articles and nearly 1,000 images for publication in the Quantico Sentry newspaper, a weekly with a circulation of about 13,000; recognized 12 times for excellence in print journalism. - Developed, shot, designed in-depth, award-winning pictorials – including two special edition, 8-page inserts – garnering recognition for “excellence in print journalism” by the Dept. of Defense and senior Marine Corps leadership.- Advised and assisted the managing editor with newspaper content, to include reporter deadlines, headlines, layout and design, copy editing, fact confirmation, publisher quality control, staff professional training and news coverage coordination.- Assisted in a communication campaign by producing an informational advisory used as the foundation to communicate the commander’s messages, plan of action to more than 10,000 installation residents and workers during a period of installation water shortages.

Senior public affairs planner, manager and advisor; led communication synchronization for all audiences and partnered stakeholders, including a 5,200-strong military homeland response force across 36 U.S. military installations. Served as senior advisor to the Director, Public Affairs; helps establish command relationships with government organizations, including FEMA and state National Guards. Key results:- Localized spokesperson development--converted a storage room into a professional, multi-media studio.- Transformed inconsistent corporate communications into a synchronized, multi-media-driven command information program, resulting in 50% increase of social media reach; online content drew interest from regional AP correspondent—a first for JTF-CS.- Managed production of 3 organizational videos to target messaging activities with core publics.- Edited all news, feature and other written content of up to 31 correspondents; personally wrote 18 articles and blogs, as well as 2 speeches and targeted messages, talking points for the commander.- Championed, managed a specialty page on command website featuring staff with ties to N.Y., N.J. during command’s 6 week response there following Hurricane Sandy--key to informing affected publics. - Personally trained 65+ military and civilian public affairs professionals in message delivery; senior editor for all news, feature and other written content of up to 31 correspondents.- Budgeted more than $50,000 in annual operational and outreach monies to manage training and resourcing of the force, conduct branding and messaging on behalf of the commander; planned, executed organizational participation in 4 national-level conferences, increasing stakeholder outreach activities by 50%.

Advised commands on all public affairs issues. Developed, trained and equipped more than 30 Marine combat correspondents, including supervision of nine correspondents over two combat deployments, resulting in award-winning teams of professional writers, photographers, communicators and leaders committed to telling the Marine Corps story to diverse publics. Managed Marine Corps-produced web content to reach crucial local, national and international publics during a one-year combat tour in Iraq. Key results: - Executed, measured strategic communication plans, ensuring timely, transparent communications between executive leadership and the media, resulting in the publication of key messages by a multitude of national, international media outlets covering the war in Iraq. - Initiated and managed an aggressive release campaign to deliver information to a variety of media, resulting in the publishing of organization-produced content 700+ times in a multitude of sources, ranging from The Pentagon Channel to the Associated Press. - Personally selected to assist in coordination of international media coverage of a 1,200-person military unit during the 2005 Iraqi national elections, ensuring coverage facilitation for U.S. and foreign embedded news agencies.- Expanded hometown release programs for Marine units deployed overseas, resulting in production and marketing of more than 300 video “hometown greeting” messages aired by service members’ hometown television affiliate stations during holidays and nationally-televised events, such as sports games.

Advised command on all public affairs issues and crises. Trained recruiters across three states on media engagement best practices, message delivery; established relationships with local media outlets. Managed $50k annual outreach and advertising budget. Developed outreach initiatives and designed targeted communication tools to foster relations with veteran service and community organizations, academic officials, athletic associations and civic leaders. Evaluated marketing campaigns in relation to media exposure, recruiting goals to develop and recommend strategy adjustments. Key results:- Planned, implemented and evaluated grass-roots marketing campaign across 3 states resulting in: $90,000+ in cost-free media placements; some 30,000 qualified recruitment leads through canvassing events.-Developed, coordinated targeted outreach initiatives to help foster relations with veteran service and community organizations, academic officials, athletic associations and civic leaders, leading to delivery of the Marine Corps recruiting message to thousands of key stakeholders.-Prepared more than 80 command spokespersons for message delivery during deliberate and crisis communications, facilitating nine interviews with local media in three major cities following 9-11, the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and multiple local-level, organizational crises. -Implemented an annual organizational awards outreach program to recognize the academic, athletic and musical achievements of more than 1,500 high school students across three states, increasing Marine Corps relations with prospects and more than 45 area high schools. -Transformed a one-page, tri-annual organizational newsletter into an award-winning, 10-page monthly product with a circulation of about 500; recognized by the Dept. of Defense for “Excellence in Print Journalism;” personally planned, designed, edited and distributed this product.

Scheduled, produced, directed and hosted a daily three hour, award-winning, FM-based radio show featuring music, local news, weather, live guest spots and other pertinent command information. Researched, interviewed, taped, edited, scripted, and produced up to six live daily newscasts in support of regular radio programming, reaching an international audience of more than 10,000 and establishing the “Caribbean Report” as one of the Navy’s premiere, award-winning command information programs. Key results:- Produced more than 200 local radio news stories and 150 local command information radio spots broadcast to an audience of more than 10,000 service members, families and local residents. - Broadcast more than 200 live hours during three major hurricanes, providing critical, real-time updates on shelter locations, safety and weather advisories, and other life-saving information. - Helped innovate an aggressive, local special event, live radio remote program to highlight command morale and recreational events, spurring live coverage of more than 15 events resulting in Navy and DOD-level recognition for excellence in broadcast journalism.