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New York, New York, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Recruited and hired to launch in May 2023 Russell Investments’ incoming global Chairman and CEO.As Global Head of Public Relations & Corporate Communications, I was responsible for introducing a brand new global media strategy during a pivotal moment of change and new era of growth for the firm, including shifting focus to Russell Investments’ commercial agenda and expanding RI’s addressable market in the press.Communications teams under my leadership and direction included:•global public relations•internal communications•executive communications•corporate communications•social media marketing communications•vendor managementServed as Communications lead for the Corporate Social Responsibility Council.Supported enterprise marketing strategy as a member of the Global Marketing Senior Leadership Team.

New York, Ny, Us

Assumed the newly created role of Head of Commercial Businesses + Brand Communications in 2021 to build, grow and drive the function forward.Led corporate communications strategy and media relations for Equitable Advisors, Equitable Group Retirement, Equitable Individual Retirement and Equitable Protection Solutions, which comprises Equitable Life Insurance and Equitable Employee Benefits.Drove communications strategy for Equitable’s Master Brand working closely with the Chief Marketing Officer and the broader Marketing Senior Leadership Team (content, thought leadership, social, enterprise, brand & client marketing).Directed deeper engagement across Equitable’s go-to-market channels, which includes the paid, owned and earned ecosystem.Established a foundation and framework for measuring YOY success for the Communications function, including benchmarks around message penetration, the number of diverse stories appearing in coverage and geographic representation in mission-critical markets.Served as corporate media spokesperson.Directed and managed PR agency teams, consultants + vendor relationships.Responsible for budgets, billing and various administrative functions.Led Media + Message training for the firm.Executed internal communications campaigns and successfully maintained daily client relationships across the Commercial Businesses, Digital and Marketing functions.

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Promoted to a newly created role in 2017 and successfully established an integrated communications department for Prudential’s newly formed Workplace Solutions Group. Hired a team, media and message trained executives across the business portfolio and stood up a blended, fresh external workplace narrative. Deepened bench of approved media spokespeople by personally conducting over 50 media trainings and achieved an increase of 106 percent on earned media placements YOY.Led global communications strategy and media relations for Prudential's Workplace Businesses, which include Prudential Retirement and Prudential Group Insurance, both business units of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).Oversaw Executive Visibility Platforms for senior leaders across the Workplace Businesses, including the president of Prudential Retirement.Focused on featuring executives in new media and channels, including launching Yanela Frias, president of Prudential Retirement, on Twitter.Led a team of Global Communications professionals with a focus on their development.Directed and managed PR agency teams in the U.S. and the U.K.Assisted in the creation of employee engagement campaigns both at the enterprise and business level.Created a yearly series of in-person news media events to advance the business outcomes of Prudential Retirement and Prudential Group Insurance in the press, which included a yearly Global Retirement Outlook, a conversation about employee benefits + the Group Insurance business and a media salon focused on sales, distribution and intermediaries.Member of the 2021 America Saves Week Advisory Council.

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Recruited, hired, built out and led a new team of Global Communications professionals supporting Prudential Retirement's Investment & Pension Solutions businesses (U.S. Pension Risk Transfer, International Longevity Risk Transfer, Stable Value and Structured Settlements) as well as Prudential Retirement's Institutional Retirement Plan Services and Full Service Solutions businesses.Sourced and on-boarded Prudential’s PR agency in the U.K. to support Prudential’s evolving longevity risk transfer business and growing need for media engagement across Europe.Created a regular series of news media events throughout the year to showcase executives in front of the press, including Prudential’s successful and still-running yearly Longevity Media Series.

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Managed external media relations, internal employee communications and social media for Prudential Retirement.Served as the go-to-market lead and executive sponsor for Prudential's inaugural research study, “The LGBT Financial Experience,” which takes an in-depth look at the current financial landscape of LGBT Americans to better understand the unique challenges of the community.Helped manage the creation, organization and execution of global events such as the 2014 Global Economic and Retirement Market Outlook (January 2014).President of Prudential Financial, Inc.’s enterprise-wide LGBT organization (2010-2014).

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Hosted "Conversations About Retirement" Web show, which featured business executives across Prudential's retail and institutional retirement businesses.Served as liaison between Prudential Retirement and the Institutional Retirement Income Council.

New York, Ny, Us

Directed, executed editorial strategy.Edited 35 to 40 stories a week with subjects ranging from retirement to investing.Managed a staff of five reporters.Reported, wrote copy for the retirement beat.Served as liaison with the production staff.

Freelancer who worked with the editorial team to formulate story ideas each month.Contributed three original articles per issue on retirement trends and financial matters affecting Baby Boomers.

Editorial experience in varying roles and towns across Missouri, including typesetter, reporter, columnist, editorial assistant and researcher.