Brightstone Strategy designs campaigns, builds capacity and creates breakthrough strategies. For two decades, we have fought for progressive values and human dignity in health, climate, energy and the environment. We take on long-term consulting engagements with foundations, nonprofits and firms.

Provides tactical leadership on all external media relations, and works across Communications Department leadership to shape strategy and messaging. Manages contracts with media relations consultants in key geographies around the world; and cultivates a network of allies and external validators who can serve as key messengers to the media.

Working to deliver a strong low-carbon economy. Developing a strategic communications practice as part of a mission-driven policy and advocacy consultancy, with clients including major foundations, governments and NGOs. After advising for a year as a consultant, went in-house as Director of Strategic Communications in May 2014. Named Managing Director in January 2016.Highlights include:Designing and implementing communications strategy for the campaign playing a leading role in a new green revolution transforming the commodity agriculture sector, the source of a third of global climate pollution. From global media (NYT, FT, NPR, Bloomberg Asia) to targeted corporate campaigns (Kellogg's, Krispy Kreme), this effort has led to responsible sourcing guidelines covering over 90 percent of the global trade in palm oil -- a $50 billion per year commodity that has too often been grown by cutting down rainforests and destroying elephant, tiger and orangutan habitat. And this effort has been instrumental in convincing three of the largest agricultural commodity traders in the world (Wilmar, Cargill, ADM) to end deforestation across multiple supply chains.Communicating with global elites in media, government and civil society about the possibilities and challenges of climate diplomacy going into the Paris climate talks later this year. Designed a message strategy for communicating original analyses and policy concepts designed to change the realm of the politically possible.Conducted a comprehensive strategic analysis of how the environmental community could transform its public engagement and paid media through sophisticated data and analytics.Designed messaging, materials and media outreach around the 2014 U.N. Secretary General's Summit on Climate Change.Lead all organizational branding and materials, online and off.

Provided strategic leadership, branding expertise and tactical implementation for leading environmental and public health organizations. From energy and climate change to fisheries and water pollution, took on some of the toughest environmental fights of our time. Designed innovative online campaigns to connect Americans to environmental issues. Worked closely with organizations such as the Pew Environment Group, the National Geographic Society, the Environmental Defense Fund, the American Forest Foundation, Greenpeace and the Green Group; as well as with the American Public Health Association and the National Association of Community Health Centers, among many others.

Managed national media relations and shaped messaging for several high-profile public education campaigns, with both national and grassroots components. Designed and implemented rapid-response plan for reacting to Bush administration actions. Frequently held press events and briefings, featuring members of the environmental community and nontraditional voices, which received national and local attention. Created numerous “enterprise” pitches to elevate environmental issues that were completely under the radar, resulting in national media attention. Worked behind-the-scenes to stage press events featuring prominent elected officials. Managed vendor relations for several paid media projects. Created several opposition-research websites targeted to opinion-leader media.

As part of the effort that unseated incumbent U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham, ran aggressive rapid-response earned media and tracking operation that focused on Abraham’s record. Held press events throughout the state, including both proactive and reactive message-driven outreach. Served as liaison with third party advocacy and labor organizations. Created VNRs and numerous websites.

Designed and implemented communications plan. Managed national media during impeachment hearings. Wrote numerous press releases and speeches weekly. Worked with press on a daily basis, and organized several press conferences. In addition, at various times served as Legislative Correspondent and Webmaster.

During leave of absence from Rep. Nadler, coordinated communications for five of the Dirty Dozen issue advocacy campaigns targeting anti-environmental incumbent legislators. Created VNRs and radio actualities.