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Saint Francisville, La, Us

Saint Francisville, La, Us

An award-winning public affairs firm serving clients in multiple industries for 30 years. Our experience includes:Media relations representative, spokesperson, or Public Information Officer during high-profile projects or incidents including a proposed $22 billion gas-to-liquids facility, a Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas project, Hurricane Katrina, and the 2010 Enbridge Line 6B Oil Spill.Experience in both U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard Incident Command and emergency response protocols.Serving as a community relations representative and program presenter supporting energy projects and assets – in both energy-friendly and hostile environments – in 22 U.S. states and the Caribbean.Representing clients' interests in business development endeavors, negotiating agreements, and providing strategic counsel.Developing strategic communications plans that leverage earned media opportunities, paid media research, and social media mobilization.Issue management includes the current topics of carbon capture and sequestration, energy exports from the United States, LNG, gas-to-power projects, and renewable energy growth across the Caribbean and Central America. We regularly present on these topics across the hemisphere.Mentor college graduates in each of these disciplines. Protégés have gone on to work for organizations such as Louisiana Economic Development, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Shell Oil Company, the U.S. Department of State, and the United Nations.

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Lead for public and stakeholder engagement activities for ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Midland, Texas, Us

Lead regulatory, financial, and legal affairs for the not-for-profit organization which seeks to reduce the number of crashes and fatalities on the roadways of the Permian Basin of Southeast New Mexico and West Texas - the largest energy production area in the world.

Radio and television show host, event moderator and public address announcer for non-profit organizations, broadcasters, colleges and universities, and professional sports franchises. Clients have included the Academic Distinction Fund, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, New Orleans Saints, Louisiana State University, the LSU Athletics Department, Southeastern Conference, and the University of North Carolina.