Bringing more than 25 years' experience to clients navigating the complex and changing sustainability strategy, communication and ESG reporting landscape through a combination of direct client engagements, fractional CSO and helping agencies exceed their clients' expectations.Current/recent engagements include sectors:► renewable energy ► food and beverage► life sciences► building & construction► communications

Senior leader of ESG and Sustainability team, overseeing and contributing to providing clients with strategic ESG advisory services linking their sustainability efforts with their overall organizational strategy and results. Determine the most important issues and provide guidance to maximize stakeholder engagement, meeting evolving and dynamic reporting expectations and requirements.► Led an effective team of directors, managers, and associates across multiple client engagements including joint proposals and engagements with risk, internal audit, strategy, human resources, and environmental, health and safety departments. Collaborative efforts resulted in successes that reduced risk and identified opportunities to increase robustness, accuracy, and speed of reporting.► Established awareness of new practice and generated prospects and client engagements by participating in and presented to industry and ESG events, drafting numerous articles on the current state of ESG, research, and emerging trends.

► Book: Managing Sustainability: First Steps to First Class included in '50 Books from Thinkers360 Thought Leaders You Should Read in 2021' ► Ranked as one of the "Top 50 ESG voices" on LinkedIn► One of the Top 30 Sustainability Bloggers on Twitter - Triple Pundit ► #3 on GreenBiz list of most influential 'twitterati' ► #14 on Guardian Business’ 30 most influential sustainability voices in America► Voted #4 of the "100 leading voices in CSR" by Global CEO Magazine readers► Named to Environmental Leader 75► Among the top voices in CSR - Forbes’ Brandfog

► Served on team that developed and implemented company's Climate Business Plan to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. ► Led effort to develop 2025 Sustainability targets aligned with 2015 science-based target, Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that established the company as a leader in its industry and geographic region; tracked and reported on annual progress to government and regulatory agencies as well as other interested parties and the public. Oversaw adoption of Environmental, Social and Governance Sustainability best practices including procurement, energy conservation, waste reduction/recycling, and greenhouse gas emissions reductions, enabling company to reduce environmental footprint, increase efficiency and increase revenues. ► Provided guidance on sustainability program marketing, communication, and outreach; oversaw changes, updates and improvements to corporate sustainability website, reporting (GRI-aligned), and presentations.► Represented company as sustainability expert on regional task forces, governmental bodies, at stakeholder events, and on industry conference panels.

► Member of Sodexo’s corporate responsibility steering committee; contributing to defining corporate responsibility priorities and communications plan. ► Served as communications department expert on sustainable development, identifying themes and target stakeholders, preparing consistent messages, and providing / coordinating content production (written, digital, and videos) for dedicated media and Group communications media (corporate website, annual reports, and corporate presentations).► Enhanced Sodexo’s reputation by integrating corporate responsibility themes, messages, and images into overall Sodexo’s brand.► 370% increase in engagement for Sodexo online Annual Report via digital campaign including blogs and the company's first Twitterchat; earning 11 milllion impressions.► Coordinated global communications and activities with country communications departments, ensuring consistency and alignment of corporate responsibility with Sodexo brand.► Responsible for employee/client/customer "WasteLESS Week" engagement campaign used by more than 5,500 company and client locations worldwide; linking environmental savings with company programs, cost savings and improving quality of life. Resulted in significant (up to 60%) reductions in waste.► Improved client and customer perception that Sodexo supports local communities from 2012 to 2015 through multiple communications efforts. ► Engaged largest employee “community” on internal collaboration and information sharing system (Cloud9), allowing employee to share best practices to customize programs for local use.► Managed staff and communications agencies, increasing ability to develop materials, respond to inquiries, meet deadlines, and increase reach and efficiency of communications efforts.

Provided external communications leadership, counsel, and response to enhance and protect Sodexo’s image, brand, and reputation among North American stakeholders for Sodexo's largest client segment, serving more than 1,700 clients.► Supported unified company brand by integrating company core values, strategic priorities into PR plans, and messages.► Led and participated in many stakeholder engagement initiatives that significantly improved and increased Sodexo's reputation through company's sustainability and corporate responsibility efforts; enhancing health and wellness, protecting environment, contributing to community development, and efforts to fight hunger.► Positioned company as thought leader in health and wellbeing by training and managing spokespersons who provided health, nutrition, and wellness information to consumers through traditional and social media as well as personal appearances. Engaged consumers and public through most popular Sodexo blog on wellness.► Increased responses to STOP Hunger Scholarships 70% on behalf of company's charitable arm, the Sodexo Foundation through use of social media campaign.► Acted as National Co-chair for inter-generational (i-Gen), Sodexo's second-largest employee network group, training Sodexo employees and clients on how to engage multi-generational workforces.

Founding board member, and member of the executive committee from initial discussions through the founding and closing (nine years later) of SBNOW.The vision of the Sustainable Business Network of Washington, a not-for-profit organization, was a more sustainable world. The mission was to work to transform the ways businesses appraise, engage, and enhance human, ecological, and financial resources in order to make the national capital region a better place to live, work, visit, and do business. Vice Chair, Board of Directors - 2011Chair, Board of Directors - 2009Vice Chair/Chair Elect - 2008Board of Directors - 2003 - 2007

Managed staff and programs, including media relations, outreach to stakeholders, repositioning of organization's mission, re-designed Website, electronic, and print publications.► Managed communications for annual ranking of America’s Best Health Plans, featured in both print editions and online by U.S. News & World Report, helping consumers choose health insurance coverage and positioning NCQA as leading authority in health insurance quality.► Directed media relations, including Op-Eds by NCQA thought leaders in prominent media, including USA Today and Detroit Free Press, enhancing reputation of organization as a thought leader.► Oversaw rebranding of organization, including new logo, tagline, and website design.► Managed staff consisting of Communications Manager and Specialist, increasing work output and leading to efficient and effective department.

Provided communications services to a number of organizations including Research America, the American College of Emergency Physicians, Keller Williams Realty (Herndon Office), Cocolis Family Dentistry, Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia.

Developed best practices in area of community affairs planning, public outreach, strategic philanthropy, media relations, and stakeholder engagement, including company’s 1st integrated Environmental Report containing measures, outcomes, and targets which earned several communications awards.► Led effort to conceptualize, design, and implement first sustainability / corporate responsibility program for Lafarge North America, leading to increased safety, environmental responsibility, and enhanced community relations.► Developed and directed global partnership with Habitat for Humanity International in 20 countries; recognized by the U.N. Global Compact as an exemplary community relations program.► Company representative for World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Cement Sustainability Initiative's stakeholder engagement efforts.► Developed consistent company-wide employee communications program; components included institutionalization of vision, strategic imperatives, measurement of communications effectiveness and employee satisfaction, dissemination of HR, and safety information and corporate ethics policies.► Led communications for merger with Redlands and Integration Team.

► Represented APHA efforts to the media ► Authored the “APHA Media Relations Handbook” to educate public health professionals on how to work with the press.► Doubled circulation of newsletter “Healthy Communities 200” targeted at public health departments.► Presided over conference sessions on public health planning, measurement and public outreach.

► Managed press relations programs including development of PR materials, media outreach and coverage analysis. Placements included: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, American Medical News, U. S. News & World Report, ABC World News Tonight and NBC Nightly News. ► Managed media relations and student recruitment program resulting in 16% increase in applications to physician assistant (PA) educational programs. ► Developed “PArtners in Medicine” campaign including print and multimedia materials, resulting in increased understanding of the PA profession by patients and the public.►17% increase in applications to PA schools citing the campaign theme as reason for interest► Created 25th anniversary celebration 'A Quarter Century of Quality Care' theme and campaign for public outreach.