I work with companies across the transportation, technology, retail, and health care industries to shape and build their corporate story while protecting their reputation.Focus areas include:• Corporate narrative development and execution• Executive positioning, including persona, platform, and plan creation• Corporate communications planning, including external and internal activations• Media strategy tied to signature moments and news announcements, in addition to always-on storytelling• Specialty expertise in sustainability and crisis communications

Business Wire is the global leader in press release and content distribution. The company serves a diverse range of clients including international PR agencies, corporations and independent practitioners. In my role, I led our 12-person Chicago office, delivering growth of 14% and 6% in 2014 and 2015, respectively, achieving top office honors for two years in a row. I also contributed to Business Wire's strategic direction through involvement in executive management task forces, development of sales/marketing communications and participation in its international sales meeting.As part of my account maintenance duties, I counseled on communications strategies for clients in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan where I focused on a variety of initiatives - from PR to marketing to digital - to help them successfully meet their objectives.

Edelman is a leading global communications marketing firm that partners with many of the world's largest and emerging businesses and organizations.Serving within the corporate affairs practice, I worked closely with organizations to create strategic communications programs that delivered against their company's business objectives. I oversaw campaign tracking and managed client's budget for various programmatic initiatives, incorporating elements of content marketing, event planning and media outreach. Also fostered career development of five account team members through training, mentoring and performance evaluations. Top clients while at Edelman included: Humana/HumanaVitality, Bosch, GE Transportation and Beam Inc.

Strategized with clients on targeting appropriate media channels, developing press releases, improving SEO and meeting communications goals. Managed a territory in Illinois and Wisconsin generating $1.8M in annual revenue