• Provide leadership and direction for the Public Affairs and Outreach programs for VAWNYHS, displaying tact. common sense, diplomacy, initiative, and solid professional judgment to increase internal and external awareness of VA programs, services, special events and projects, technologies, personnel, and research accomplishments.• Maintain proactive contacts with media outlets, legislative offices, veteran service organizations, health care affiliates and community organizations. Actively pitch and place stories with media outlets.• Advise senior level management on development of media campaigns and communication plans and strategies.• Plan, develop, and produce a variety of materials and publications including print, visual, Web-based, multimedia, and video materials to convey information about the VA to a variety of stakeholders. Serve as content manager of VAWNYHS's Internet and Intranet.• Evaluate information from a variety of sources and provide feedback to senior management on public affairs trends and stakeholder attitudes to assess program effectiveness and make improvements.• Serve as agency spokesperson for the health care system, including responding in writing and orally to questions about or criticisms of the agency's activities or policies and explaining the VA point of view.• Handle communication efforts when controversial, high level issues impact VAWNYHS, during crisis and emergency situations. Serve as Public Information Officer under Hospital Incident Command System.• Plan and execute special events, coordinate high profile visits, and support outreach to Veterans not enrolled in the VA health care system.• Develop budgets, writes statements of work. and direct, coordinate, and supervise activities of supporting staff and contractors.• Often serve as the lead agency representative, coordinating events with Veterans Benefits Administration and National Cemetery Service.

• Create and implement short-term and long-term communications plans, and projects to support the College's public relations and communications strategy.• Lead the production of internal and external communications for the College and the Foundation.• Identify and promote the College and the Foundation, including responding to media inquiries, outbound media relations and providing media and public relations support at the Board of Trustees meetings, press conferences, and other public forums.• Provide informational and promotional content for multiple online and traditional channels.• Interact with College employees, students, and departments to develop internal and external news, feature stories, social media posts and other communication for internal and external audiences.• Manage the College’s official social media platforms and advise College departments on social media and content creation.• Assist College leadership with speechwriting and presentations.• Supervise department staff, including hiring, training, and performance evaluation.• Acts as primary spokesperson for the College in the absence of department leadership.• Inform the department and College leadership of news and public opinion regarding the College.• Create and manages the College’s emergency communications notifications and participates on College’s Emergency Response Team. Serves as College’s Public Information Officer (PIO).• Manage the relationship with external public relations agencies, writers, and consultants for PR, press office, and crisis communications.

• Two month recall to active duty as the Navy Chief of Information at U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) Public Affairs.• Developed public communication programs and projects designed to increase public understanding and support of USEUCOM missions and objectives. Oversaw planning, design, and execution of web content.• Managed news and information for the command website and social media accounts Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.• Coordinated coverage of command programs, events, and activities for distribution on digital platforms.• Oversaw the creation and distribution of command information via digital platforms. Developed responses to media and public queries in coordination with component and subordinate commands, U.S. embassies, Office of Secretary of Defense Public Affairs, international organizations, and other federal agencies.• Developed media products, such as talking points/press guidance packages and press releases.

• One-year recall to active duty at the Joint Information Bureau for Operation Enduring Freedom as the Flag Writer for the Joint Task Force Guantanamo Commander.• Responsible for managing senior office personnel; drafting personal and professional correspondence; managing social, protocol, honors, and ceremonies; preparing and liquidating travel orders;

• Responsible for posting stories to station website by integrating on-air content to the site, adding links, video, images, multi-media elements.• Wrote original stories in AP Style and updated content on web site while complying with constant deadlines.• Attended news editorialmeetings and work closely with news department on story development and breaking news.• Maintained Central Florida News 13 social networking accounts, Twitter, and Facebook• Software applications include CMS, HTML,

• One month recall to active duty at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command (NORAD/NORTHCOM).• Worked as webmasterfor command's public and internal websites and managed command's social media platforms.• Represented NORAD and USNORTHCOM (N-NC) Public Affairs Office acting as the duty officer in the N-NC Command Center in the headquarters building as well as at the alternate command center in Cheyenne Mountain.• Responded to multiple national media outlet calls concerning a temporary flight restriction violation when a civilian aircraft was escorted by NORAD jets.• Created daily media clippings and analysis products sent directly to the N-NC Commander.

• Six month recall to active duty as the Navy Chief of Information at U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).• Responsible for the management of six personnel consisting of four military service members and two civilians.• Managed the flow of news and information for the AFRICOM website and social media accounts Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr.• Supervised the writing and delivery of press releases and reports to news media. Briefed military personnel before they metwith the media; scheduled and conduct news conferences and delegation visits.• Software applications include CMS, HTML, FTP, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier and Sony Vegas video editing, Microsoft Office, and Google Analytics.

• Contracted employee responsible for maintaining the daily operation of several company websites including writing, editing, and proofreading site content, as well as interactions with project teams, business partners, and marketing members of organization.• Copy-edit and proofread all new web content.• Worked closely with technical team to maintain site standards newdevelopment.• Software applications include CMS, HTML, FTP, and Adobe Photoshop.

Mass Communications Specialist at the Defense Media Activity (DMA), the Department of Defense's direct line of communication for news and information to U.S. forces worldwide. The agency presents news, information and entertainment on a variety of media platforms, including radio, television, internet, print media and emerging media technologies. DMA informs millions of active, Guard and Reserve service members, civilian employees, contractors, military retirees and their families in the U.S. and abroad.

One month recall to active duty for Boston Navy Week and the commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. Managed the social media accounts providing timely reports and photo release on events demonstrating the mission of the U.S. Navy and heritage. Events included ship visits, namesake crew visit, USS Constitution, Navy Band, Navy Blue Angels, Navy Leap Frogs, Navy Suburban Tour, and Navy Simulator.

One month recall to the active duty at the U. S Navy Office of Information (CHINFO) at the Pentagon for Operation Tomodachi, the United States Armed Forces assistance operation to support Japan in disaster relief following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan, and Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya to enforce a United Nations no-fly zone. Duties included managing the Navy Visual News Service video archive system, adding meta data and captioning to video sent in from the operations by Navy and Marine Corp personnel in the theatres of operations.

• Member of newsroom management team working with producers, reporters, anchors, photographers, and assignment editors to facilitate the gathering of local news.• Managed website with direct supervision of five producers.• Wrote stories in AP Style and processed photos and video.• Managed station's social networking sites, Twitter, and Facebook, ensuringthey were updated with most recent news, as well as utilize them for breaking news and promotional opportunities.• Software applications included Ominture Site Catalyst CMS, HTML, FTP, Adobe Photoshop, Avid I-News, and Avid Newscutter.

• At the Joint Information Bureau for Operation Enduring Freedom, oversaw a staff of six. • Managed command website, including writing and posting stories, images, and video. • Managed command’s social media sites, Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, and Flickr to promote the public affairs mission. • Responsible for 24-hour facilitation and escort of external media; answered queries from visiting media and provided briefings to media as required; managed military personnel and operations at the Media Support Center.

• Member of newsroom management team working with producers, reporters, anchors, photographers, and assignment editors to facilitate the gathering of local news ensuring that news coverage meets station's editorial mission. • Managed website with direct supervision of five web producers.• Wrote stories and process photos and video. • Managed station's social networking sites, Twitter and Facebook, ensuring they are updated with most recent news, as well as utilize them for breaking news and promotional opportunities. • Analyzed website traffic using Ominture Site Catalyst. Software applications include CMS, HTML, FTP, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Avid I-News, and Avid Newscutter.

• Responsible for content of station website. • Wrote stories and processed photos and video. • Developed web-exclusive news features.• Managed interactive features such as online chats, polls live votes, and E-Mail news.• Managed associate producers who worked on website; trained and coached them on proper writing techniques and procedures for updating the website. • Produced noon newscast as well as fill in producer for evening newscasts.

• Produced 30-minute newscasts for local 24-hour news channel. • Coordinated and supervised anchors, reporters, photographers, editors, and production crew for on-air content of newscasts; wrote stories, and approved reporter scripts.• Published stories on station's website.• Filled in on the assignment desk.