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Seasoned Communications Leader and Strategist with over 25 years of experience spanning military, political, and healthcare sectors. Key strengths include executive communications, reputation management, crisis communications, media relations, political strategy, and thought leadership.Proven track record in defining and executing communications strategies that drive business growth and success. Currently leading a multidisciplinary public relations team at ECU Health, a nine-hospital healthcare system anchored by an academic medical center.Key Professional Contributions and Achievements:Developed and led a grassroots campaign that successfully protected $77M annually for ECU Health, sparking a movement to safeguard rural healthcare in North Carolina (#StandUpForENC).Effectively managed over 500 issues and crises, including hurricane response, grassroots political advocacy, and pandemic communications for an academic healthcare system.Developed and executed communication strategies for clinical integration, medical group and hospital acquisitions, change management, and policy advocacy.Designed and implemented comprehensive communications strategies for a nine-hospital healthcare system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, securing local, regional, state, and national media coverage through earned and paid media efforts targeting rural eastern North Carolina.Spearheaded legislation to protect healthcare and education benefits for military Veterans diagnosed with PTSD/TBI. Drafted language for the PTSD/TBI Guaranteed Review for Heroes Act, which was incorporated into the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2010 and signed into law by President Obama.

Listed skills include Crisis Communications, Strategic Communications, Media Relations, and Political Communication.

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  East Carolina University

  Public Administration