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Wichita, Kansas, US

- Lead a communications team that develops effective, proactive, multimedia messaging projects that inform, engage and educate residents on the broad spectrum of services provided by the City while enhancing and defending its reputational interests;- Direct the City’s state and federal lobbying efforts on issues important to the City’s legislative.

Centennial Strategies provides strategic, crisis, political and public affairs communication and management services to political campaigns, private companies, electoral reform organizations and high-profile public advocacy efforts. Clients include The SAM Party, iChor Strategies, Unite America/Unite Colorado, National Association of NonPartisan Reformers.

The National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers (NANR) is a roundtable of individuals and organizations dedicated to fostering a government that is representative of and responsive to the people, and to advancing reforms and causes that increase competition, participation, and accountability in the political system.

Washington, DC, US

We’re creating the new political party for the millions of Americans who feel betrayed by their tribes and are brave enough to build something better.

Appointed a 2018 Robert J. Dole Fellow and led a student and community discussion series, "The Rise of the Independent" focused on unaffiliated voters, candidates and electoral reforms that can reshape the American electoral landscape. Guests included Matthew Dowd (ABC News), Pat Caddell (Jimmy Carter's pollster/strategist), Chad Peace (IVN.us), Jackie.

Broomfield, CO, US

Help solve public affairs, crisis communication, reputation management, and public relations challenges for Vail Resorts, Inc. the world's premier mountain resort company. - Partner with the Chief Legal Counsel and VP of Public Affairs and engage with the CEO and other senior leaders to support strategic public affairs, crisis communication, and reputation.

JKJ Partners provided strategic political, communication, and management consulting services to corporations, public affairs, and independent political causes. Co-founder of Colorado Independent Voters (ColoradoIndependentVoters.org).Clients/projects included:Building a Better Colorado - http://betterCO.orgThe Centrist Project.

Lead consultant and campaign manager for Greg Orman, the independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Kansas (2014), who went from single-digit name recognition to leading in the polls for much of the race and becoming part of the highest profile senate race in the country. Hired and managed staff and consulting team, developed and managed a $5+MM budget.

Denver, Colorado, US

• Directed a team of communication professionals to develop integrated strategic marketing campaigns and print, video, and interactive media tools to help the University of Colorado and its four campuses to raise, manage.
• Managed development of the Foundation’s semi-annual magazine, the annual report, and the Foundation’s website redesign;
• Led the redevelopment of the Foundation’s Annual Fund direct mail program, instituting performance metrics for audience segmentation and variable message testing of persuasion and solicitation communications both in.
• Led coordinated research effort among Foundation, central President’s office, and campus Chancellor’s communicators to assess and measure the effectiveness of system-wide messaging and mediums;
• Conceived of and directed the development of a custom intranet online project request/time tracking management system to more effectively and efficiently initiate, manage and utilize internal communication projects and.

Denver, CO, US

• Co-founded Peak (www.Peak-Creative.com) in June 2000 and led the agency’s growth from a single client into a $6MM+ revenue firm recognized as one of the top fifteen (Denver Business Journal) creative communication.
• Led new business development, hired and managed staff, supervised senior account and client services and P&L budgeting;
• Chief copywriter and creative director for the firm’s strategic public relations and advocacy communications services;
• Developed strategic advocacy, crisis communications, public relations and social media campaigns for high-profile corporate, public affairs and nonprofit clients including Qwest, T-Mobile, Pinnacol, Great-West, One.
• Awarded numerous creative communication recognitions including several Gold Keys, Pollies, a Reed for "Best Public Policy Campaign" and an International Gold Quill for an employee communications project developed for.
• Led development of effective multimedia brand & identity projects;

London, GB

• Directed a division of internal corporate communications for US WEST including the work of four internal communications managers;
• Developed and coordinated company-wide merger and Y2K emergency preparedness news and information campaigns, teams, and online technical alert systems. Created, wrote, and managed senior issue briefings, talking.
• Developed innovative executive communications projects including conceiving of, managing, writing, and editing an innovative employee intranet news portal that won the prestigious IABC International Gold Quill for best.

• Developed winning political and public affairs advertising and communications campaigns for numerous candidates, committees, and public issue organizations including US Senator John Warner, Rep. Helen Chenoweth, the.
• Served as the in-house media consultant and television writer/producer for targeted congressional races at the National Republican Congressional Committee and as the writer and executive producer of several videos.

• Directed national communications and public relations efforts for Lamar Alexander’s early campaign for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination;
• Developed, wrote and executive produced an award-winning national cable television show, The Republican Neighborhood Meeting, in addition to overseeing every facet of the campaign’s multi-million dollar voter.

• Wrote, directed and produced political television and radio advertising and comprehensive strategic messaging campaigns with political consulting legend Roger Ailes for the agency’s gubernatorial, senatorial and.
• Wrote and produced national television spots and more than half of all the radio commercials broadcast by Bush/Quayle ’92. Wrote and produced a 60-second spot for Bush/Quayle that won the 1992 Pollie Award (American.

Mpa, Political Management

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science