Working on contract for environmental and energy innovation programs under the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Develop and execute the communication strategy for the client, managing tasks across the team and tracking progress. Advise executive director and program managers on translating scientific research into clear and compelling messages. Develop talking points, presentations, and speeches for senior defense officials on environmental and energy issues. Coordinate responses to media… Show more Working on contract for environmental and energy innovation programs under the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Develop and execute the communication strategy for the client, managing tasks across the team and tracking progress. Advise executive director and program managers on translating scientific research into clear and compelling messages. Develop talking points, presentations, and speeches for senior defense officials on environmental and energy issues. Coordinate responses to media inquiries and press coverage of client events. Collaborate with a large internal team to collect, organize, and craft stories about program successes. Build and manage a variety of stakeholder relationships that influence program impact. Show less

Served as lead event planner for annual conference with 1,000+ attendees. Managed the design and build of a new website. Developed and managed content for all owned media, including social media, website, and email newsletters. Executed interviews for and wrote feature-length, home page news articles. Supervised team of writers, tracked story leads, and provided initial edit of articles.

Developed and managed content for all owned media, including social media, website, and email newsletters. Executed communication strategy for annual conference with 1,000+ attendees. Managed webinar series and other virtual events. Produced analytics reports for social media and website.

Taught principles and practices of interpersonal, small group, and public communication to undergraduate students. Course content focused on perception, culture, using power and managing conflict, and practicing audience analysis within informative speech making.