Lisa Stark Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Offering communication services including media training, emceeing conferences, moderating panels, and leading fireside chats. Clients include individuals, non-profits, trade associations, government agencies and corporations. Emceed panels and moderate conference domestically and internationally on subjects ranging from aviation and global warming to the state of the U.S. economy.Interviewed keynote speaker and famed astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson at the country’s premier business aviation conference in Orlando, FL. Moderated panels on aviation and sustainability and advanced air mobility in Geneva, Switzerland at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) conference.Media training includes working with top U.S. Department of Education officials to prepare them for broadcast interviews following release of major reports on K-12 education assessments. Also consulting with national communications firm SKDK in their Executive Communications Practice to help clients tell their story to the broadcast media.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Panel Member for ongoing study commissioned by the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). Research project focuses on airports and sustainability and is designed to help airports effectively communicate about their impact on the economy, environment, and sustainability in a balanced and scientifically valid manner. Panel members help detail the parameters of the study and select a contractor to conduct the research, prepare recommendations and issue a final report. Panel members will oversee contractor over the next year as study is researched, written, and finalized.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Senior member of American University's communications and media relations operation. Supervised staff of six including public relations professionals and writer/editor. Executive coaching and media preparation for university president. Handled media outreach and crisis communication as the COVID-19 epidemic upended higher education. Coordinated media outreach to reporters, including story on AU COVID-19 Mobile Testing Lab which garnered extensive print and TV coverage including articles in the Washington Post and Inside Higher Education. Oversaw internal weekly newsletter distributed to 30,000 students, faculty and staff.

Bethesda, Md

Correspondent for Education Week Video and the PBS NewsHour. Reporting on education stories of national interest from early childhood through higher education, for broadcast and edweek.org. Reports include stories on education politics, school shootings and safety, STEM and literacy programs, climate change education, student homelessness and well-being. Here's just some of the responses my stories generated -"The Chicago story [on preparing teachers for high-poverty urban schools] was wonderful. I was really caught up in it as a viewer - the texture and details, both visual and verbal, were compelling throughout..""Great job on the opioid story on NewsHour. This was one of the most compelling stories I've seen about the intersection of a social ill, family and school.""I want to express how wonderful I thought you story was in capturing the nuances and complexity of mental health and suicide prevention. I don't know why you became a reporter, but if it was to make a difference in the world, consider your mission accomplished."

Washington DC-based Freelance Correspondent for Al Jazeera America. AJAM was the new American news network focusing on in-depth and hard news reporting on domestic and foreign issues of interest to Americans. Covered U.S. Supreme Court, presidential primaries and debates and wide-range of stories on politics, government, agencies, transportation, health care for news broadcasts and news magazine America Tonight.

Washington, D.C.

Build and lead teams to carry news events from research to incisive on-air presentation. Regular contribute to ABCNews.com and other digital platforms. Currently reporting on a wide range of breaking news and lifestyle stories with a particular emphasis on stories relevant to Baby Boomers. Previously reported extensively on federal agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, the Department of Transportation and the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Trade Commission, as well as other regulatory agencies. Covered the bombing in Oklahoma City, the crash of TWA Flight 800, the space shuttle Columbia disaster, the 9/11 terrorist attacksNumerous journalism awards including two national Emmys, the Alfred I. DuPont Award, the George Foster Peabody Award, and the Society of Women's Health Research Award.Related Work;ABC NewsOneFounding National Correspondent for ABC NewsOne. Established what is now a mainstay of local coverage of national and international news. Covered top national stories for ABC-owned and affiliated stations, including the Rodney King and O.J. Simpson trials, the Midwest floods, and the funerals of former President Richard Nixon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Developed and produced series on topics such as gun control and gene research. Demonstrated ability to coordinate complicated logistics, and synthesize material quickly and accurately for hundreds of live television reports. See lessKGO-TV Extensive political and HIV/AIDS reporting, including international AIDS conferences. Developed, produced and reported AIDS documentary for teenagers, the “The ABC’s of AIDS.” Covered Democratic and Republican Conventions. Reported from Capitol Hill during the Persian Gulf War. Reported from Japan on trade issues and from Australia on the America’s Cup race. Extensive reporting on Bay Area earthquake. Co-hosted half-hour weekly news interview program.