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Provide integrated marketing and philanthropic advising services to clients including A-List celebrities, politicians, NPOs, governmental entities, and corporations. Advise on traditional, digital, and executive communications; public affairs; CSR and ESG; coalition building; media relations; influencer relations; partnership development; strategic giving; and campaign strategy.Executive communications created for platforms including United Nations’ General Assembly, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Cannes Film Festival, Politicon, United Nations’ Social Good Summit, The Economist’s Open Future Festival, prominent charity galas, and others.Earned media placement in publications including New York Times Magazine, NPR, Variety, Mashable, and Los Angeles Times.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Led and/or served as senior counsel across impact-related corporate, public sector, and nonprofit accounts including NYSPCC, First 5 CA, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Kyndryl, Thrive Scholars, California Department of Public Health, and others managing over 20 staff across teams.Led a team for the inaugural communications strategy of a Fortune 500 technology company’s ESG and CSR work including impact strategy, thought leadership, narrative development, and media relations.Drove and led new business securing nearly $400,000 in increased annual revenue for the social impact division.Secured placements including Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Sacramento Bee, Black Enterprise Magazine, KTLA, CNET and NBC.

Directed research, communications, strategy, & creative for accounts including Create CA and LA County Department of Arts and Culture.Strategized, implemented, and measured success of traditional and digital initiatives, including a campaign leading to a 600% increase in website traffic for Create CA and a 220% email-list increase.Managed and allocated resources across a team of three employees and several independent contractors to develop hundreds of designed graphics and collateral, over three dozen videos, email campaigns, digital initiatives, social media strategy, and strategic partnerships.Liaised with and recruited talent, including over 30 influencers, to partner in digital campaigns, events, and social media promotion.

Provided communications and program development/evaluation consulting services to a variety of nonprofits and individuals, which included developing and implementing social media strategies and digital campaigns, developing brand identity, creating qualitative and quantitative evaluations, assisting to secure press, etc.Wrote a variety of content for small and large businesses, production companies, public relations firms, and individuals including web content, video scripts, blog posts, business proposals, press releases, technical manuals, speeches, etc.Wrote op-ed and reporting pieces on a variety of social and political topics, with work appearing in local and national publications

Washinton, Dc, Us

Coordinated the job shadowing program. Managed CMS and CRM including content, email and donor lists, and analytics. Oversaw aspects of communications, organizing, and policy work.Developed messaging, built coalitions, and formed partnerships creating a campaign that led to the proposed, federal Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act.Coordinated events and forums featuring members of Congress, California Assembly members, and other prominent individuals for up to several hundred attendees.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Worked on the creation and development of the e-Job Coaching Program, which involved creating timetables; working with a variety of stakeholders; recruiting youth and mentors; researching best practices; and writing and organizing a 100-pg workforce curriculum on topics such as career exploration, "on the job" skills, etc.Coordinated the annual job shadowing week, through recruiting youth and employers, matching youth and employers, developing a 20-pg. resource guide, and facilitating the trainingWrote a variety of manuals and curriculum for TAY (transitional-aged foster youth) on matters such as employment, buying a car and identity theftParticipated in the planning and implementation of a variety of events, including Survival Saturday, OYC (Opportunity Youth Collaborative) meetings, the annual dinner and the AB-12 ConferenceAttended various OYC meetings, contributing to discussions around workforce and education pathways for TAY

Los Angeles, California, Us

Individually managed 5-15 legal cases at a time and provided client advocacy on identity theft, education access, consumer fraud, housing and benefits under the supervision of a staff attorney.Carried out legal analysis and research on issues such as education access, restricted license obtainment, transitional age foster youth, housing and consumer fraud to create detailed reports.Assisted in the planning and implementation of a variety of events, including the annual Thanksgiving Dinner and National Adoption Day.Served as a speaker for graduate-level social work courses on foster youth and foster youth advocacy.