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Specializes in helping companies, organizations and people achieve their objectives through integrated communications while assisting them in navigating and gaining access to complex markets in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Provides strategic communications services, including media relations, reputation management, crisis communications, financial communications, marketing and advertising. Clients include public and private companies and non-profit organizations.

Managed 180 communications professionals worldwide for a 45,000 employee, $20 billion business located at more than 100 sites in the U.S. and overseas; managed an annual budget of $25 million.Led the corporation's Narrative Project, using compelling storytelling to completely rebrand the company.Launched the company's Digital Media Program, overhauling/creating internet, intranet and social media platforms to provide, for the first time, a unified digital presence.Developed and launched the company's crisis communications program that included processes, procedures, training and global crisis exercises.Elevated the profile of the chief executive officer to national prominence with placements in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Financial Times, Forbes and other major publications resulting in her appearance on Fortune's 50 Most Powerful Women list for five consecutive years.Created a corporate responsibility strategy that aligned philanthropic activities to business objectives.Stood up the company's international business development function in 10 months, opening offices in the United States, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Singapore.Coordinated international business development activities for a portfolio of $3 billion in sales and an opportunity pipeline of $22 billion.Managed an offset portfolio of $7 billion and coordinated the activities of 68 international advisors in more than 50 countries.

Led a team of 48 communications and proposal professionals for an 8,000 employee business located in seven states; managed a budget of $11 million. Supervised marketing, proposal preparation, media relations, employee communications, community relations, state/local government relations, headquarters administration and flight departments.Orchestrated and synchronized activities related to major company initiatives, including organizational realignment, acquisitions, quality assurance, workforce reduction and collective bargaining. Planned and executed major events and trade shows, such as the Paris Air Show, Farnborough and the Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting. Served as communications counsel and speech writer to the company president.

Served as editor-in-chief of Soldiers Magazine. Responsible for implementing the Army’s strategic communications objectives through its flagship publication to a readership of more than 2 million people worldwide. - Oversaw entire operation, including budget, personnel, facilities, contracts, information technology, editorial content, production and distribution. - Orchestrated coverage of 9-11 attack on the Pentagon and provided the first images broadcast on CNN.Served as command public affairs officer and spokesman for the NATO intervention in Bosnia-Herzegovina. - Provided daily public affairs guidance and counsel to the commanding general of NATO forces and prepared him for interviews by major correspondents such as Christiane Amanpour, Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather and and for appearances on Meet the Press, 48 Hours and The News Hour with Jim Lehrer. - Managed a network of seven print/broadcast news bureaus in Germany, Croatia and Bosnia. - Coordinated and collaborated with the president’s national security advisor and State Department representatives to develop talking points for key issues. - Provided mission-specific content for speeches given by President Bill Clinton and members of his cabinet. - Assisted in coordinating media coverage and press conferences for three presidential visits, visits by the first lady, the Queen of Jordan and two visits by the Secretary of Defense.Performed duties as press secretary while serving as special assistant for public affairs to the Secretary of the Army.Completed fellowship at Ketchum Public Relations, servicing Heinz, Nabisco, Kodak and U.S. Steel accounts.Served as a battalion intelligence officer during Operation Desert Shield and as an Apache helicopter company commander in Operation Desert Storm in defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.