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Strategically lead the Community Services Division, which includes roughly 50 individuals, overseeing all external and internal communications, crisis management and community engagement, and more. Leadership and Strategy. As a member of the Executive Team, shape all of the organization’s culture, vision, initiatives, budget and goals across a vast geographic area in the Denver-metro area. Government Affairs. Work with government and political entities and partners -- helping… Show more Strategically lead the Community Services Division, which includes roughly 50 individuals, overseeing all external and internal communications, crisis management and community engagement, and more. Leadership and Strategy. As a member of the Executive Team, shape all of the organization’s culture, vision, initiatives, budget and goals across a vast geographic area in the Denver-metro area. Government Affairs. Work with government and political entities and partners -- helping shape messaging for legislation and policies, speeches, meetings, presentations, and more. External and Internal Communications Strategy. Orchestrate executive communication initiatives and strategies, including all external and internal communications; diversity, equity and inclusion efforts; high-profile events; mergers and acquisitions; government relations.Crisis Management. Lead crisis management situations, including working with local and national news on various high-profile cases that have a societal impact, as well as a legal and legislative impact. In addition, spearhead continuity of operations plans and crisis training. Show less

Greater Denver Area

Partner with organizations to elevate brands and protect reputations through effective communication strategies. This includes hi-tech companies such as Okta, Matica Technologies, B2 Payments and Entrust. Strategic Communications/Message Development. Lead corporate narrative development as well as analyst narratives and messaging, driving brand awareness and engagement across multiple industries including hi-tech, government, financial, healthcare and more.Executive Coaching and… Show more Partner with organizations to elevate brands and protect reputations through effective communication strategies. This includes hi-tech companies such as Okta, Matica Technologies, B2 Payments and Entrust. Strategic Communications/Message Development. Lead corporate narrative development as well as analyst narratives and messaging, driving brand awareness and engagement across multiple industries including hi-tech, government, financial, healthcare and more.Executive Coaching and Thought Leadership. Provide executive coaching, training, message development, speech writing to ensure that executives are well prepared, and their visibility is aligned with organizational goals. Go-To-Market Initiatives. Partner with marketing and sales team to expand brand recognition across diverse regions, and across multiple mediums, including the US, EMEA and APAC. Digital campaigns and thought leadership include topics such as Identity, Open Banking, Payment Test Cards, PSD2, ZeroTrust, Financial Instant Issuance, Government Solutions, Finance and InvestmentsPublic / Media / Analyst Relations: Spearhead PR and Media Relations initiatives for clients, including writing press releases, articles, managing interviews and media requests and more. In addition, helped clients with various analyst relations programs, including Gartner Magic Quadrant. Content and Storytelling. Successfully facilitated obtaining membership to the Forbes Technology Council for Okta, and managed end-to-end ghostwriting and thought leadership pieces, enhancing executive visibility. Develop comprehensive speaking abstracts, messaging documents, blog posts, articles, and content calendars for effective storytelling.In addition, I have extensive experience executive coaching, mergers and acquisitions and am an expert in content development and strategy for messaging, public relations, point-of-view content development, case studies, thought leadership articles, blog posts, and more. Show less

Strategic partner for communications and content at Okta, focusing on the financial services industry segment. This includes identity security solutions for financial institutions, Open Banking, PSD2, Zero Trust, and more.

Worked with ClearEdge Marketing to create communications and public relations strategies for talent and HR tech companies. Public Relations / Communications Strategy. Worked as a senior advisor to ClearEdge Marketing clients to help build public and media relations program. Hi-Tech / Talent and HR Industry Experience. Worked with companies such as ZeroChaos, PayNet, SevenStep, SpotHero, Medix to pitch trade and business media to get various features and coverage for… Show more Worked with ClearEdge Marketing to create communications and public relations strategies for talent and HR tech companies. Public Relations / Communications Strategy. Worked as a senior advisor to ClearEdge Marketing clients to help build public and media relations program. Hi-Tech / Talent and HR Industry Experience. Worked with companies such as ZeroChaos, PayNet, SevenStep, SpotHero, Medix to pitch trade and business media to get various features and coverage for hi-growth. Content and Storytelling. Wrote various op-ed pieces, as well as Pulse Posts for LinkedIn for C-Suite executives. Show less

Denver, Co

Oversaw all communications efforts for Entrust, including mergers and acquisitions, as well as growth opportunities in identity, financial, government, healthcare, digital transformation and more. Was integral with partnering with CEO and Senior Leadership Team during the acquisition of Entrust, interviewing with Bloomberg and other high profile media outlets. In addition, was extremely successful in building teams and driving positive change within the organization as I started the… Show more Oversaw all communications efforts for Entrust, including mergers and acquisitions, as well as growth opportunities in identity, financial, government, healthcare, digital transformation and more. Was integral with partnering with CEO and Senior Leadership Team during the acquisition of Entrust, interviewing with Bloomberg and other high profile media outlets. In addition, was extremely successful in building teams and driving positive change within the organization as I started the PR/ Communications Department at Entrust, and built the organization’s crisis communication plan, communications strategy, executive communications strategy, product communications strategy, and more. Show less

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Technical Journalism With A Concentration On Public Relations

Master Of Science - Ms, Organizational Leadership