Issues and business development research related to projects in Brazil. I work directly with the founder and managing partner gathering critical, sector relevant material, drafting white papers, and reviewing applicable government policies and regulations.

Writing, editing, issues research and governmental relations on a contract basis. I was centrally involved in the company's effort to remediate the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and I work directly with the company's Chairman and CEO to define emerging global markets.Oil & The Entrepreneur (Boston Globe)http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/07/11/oil_and_the_entrepreneur/

Providing project consulting in the areas of media relations, issues research and governmental relations -- to small companies, start-ups and non-profits that do not have the budgets for full time staff to manage these issues.Clients include:- Mobius Technologies, Sacramento, CAManaged media and governmental relations when Mobius was involved in the national effort to contain and clean-up the recent catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. - The Boston Foundation, Boston, MA Researched and authored Boston Unplugged: Mapping a Wireless Future, a report conducted for the mayor’s office on the potential for broadband internet technologies to improve city services and bring affordable wireless access to the residents and businesses of Boston. - Museum of Science, Boston, Boston, MAWorked with the museum’s CIO on complex strategic messaging and communications projects targeted at refining the museum’s image and expanding its membership base.- Openairboston.net, Boston, MACreated content for the CEO designed to translate complex technology and social issues into thought provoking and accessible language capable of attracting broad community and political support.- Innovation Funders Network, Amherst, MAResearched and wrote a series of articles on this non-profit organization’s projects in Cambodia, Iraq and Burma. These pieces highlighted their cooperative relationship with organizations like Partners Telemedicine and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Writing services, and media relations consulting firm serving political, non-profit and corporate clients. Services included speechwriting, press relations, drafting and editing of brochures and assorted collateral materials, grant writing, as well as print and electronic media design. Clients included:- The John Templeton Foundation, West Conshohocken, PACreated promotional materials, managed press relations and drafted speeches for senior foundation staff for the Templeton Lecture Series at Columbia University and the University of California, Santa Barbara. - The Ripon Society, Washington, D.C.Wrote and edited pieces for the society’s political magazine The Ripon Forum. These pieces included interviews with members of congress, and articles on relevant public policy issues.- The Sea of Dreams Foundation, Honolulu, HICreated mission statement, designed fund raising program, acted as foundation liaison with the National Science Foundation, managed media relations, wrote speeches forthe foundation’s CEO, and designed and created assorted promotional materials.- Media Intelligence, LLC, Washington, D.C.Participated in early technology and media strategy consulting efforts for Washington, D.C. based non-profit that transformed into Media Matters for America.- Roxbury Charter High School, Boston, MACreated vision statement, consulted on strategic messaging, managed media relations, drafted speeches for board members and acted as liaison with various state agencies responsible for charter school oversight in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.- Disabled Veterans of America (California), Vallejo, CADrafted press releases, consulted on organizational messaging and wrote speeches for the Commander of the California Chapter of the DVA.

Speechwriting for senior organization officials, conducting ongoing press relations with members of local, state and national print and electronic media, drafting and design of all organizational communications materials, as well as developing and executing organizational communications strategy.

Worked with former Attorney General of the United States Elliot Richardson and local activists to rebuild a Massachusetts PAC designed to identify, recruit and train candidates for state legislative and congressional offices. Designed campaign and fundraising plans, organized PAC events, and worked as a liaison with state and local officials and donors. Managed press relations with state and local media.

Handled speechwriting, collateral writing, communications strategy and media relations responsibilities for a wide variety of federal election campaigns, political action committees, and non-profit organizations.

Managed field organizing, state and local press relations, issues research and speechwriting for campaign surrogates, local activists and candidates in eight presidential primary states.

Staff photographer for the Boston office of UPI covering a wide variety of news and public interest events in the metropolitan Boston, and New England areas.