Oversee external affairs for a Federally Qualified Health Center with 18 locations, serving over 50,000 patients, providing vital access to high-quality care to underserved New Yorkers. Develop and implement a communications strategy to reach the center’s key audiences targeting patients, funders, elected officials, policy leaders, media, and the public. Provide strategic communications support to the CEO and other leaders including development of op-eds, testimony, talking points, staff and Board communications, thought leader positioning, and media training. Create and manage communications tools used across various channels, such as media relations, digital media, marketing, website, and internal communications. Lead a government relations plan that actively engages the center’s city, state, and federal elected officials through community events, advocacy meetings, and funding requests.Deliver testimony to the New York City Council on topics impacting Ryan Health. Manage the center’s state and local government affairs and communications firms.Direct the annual Caring for New York Gala, raising critical funds to enhance the center's mission to meet the needs of low-income New Yorkers. Obtained $3.4 million FY 2025 New York City Capital grant for acquisition of clinical space.Secured $2 million FY 2022 US Health and Human Services Special Project funding to build out new Emotional Wellness Center.

Public affairs consultancy offering a full-range of communications and government relations services to not-for-profit, private, and governmental organizations. Performed issues management for the United Nations (UN) Departments of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support as an onsite Temporary Public Information Officer, including the development of strategic communications tools to proactively manage reputational issues in peacekeeping missions. Developed and implemented marketing communications strategy for a Brooklyn hospital, including annual marketing plan, press releases, advisories, leadership messaging, and strategic counsel.

Led internal and external communications for a start-up Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) -- a member-led, not-for-profit health plan. Directed government relations activities with Federal and State agencies and elected officials in a highly-regulated and complex environment. Advised and prepared the CEO and senior leadership for meetings with and responses to elected officials, regulatory agencies, stakeholders, and the media. Managed crisis communications to protect Health Republic’s brand reputation; acted as media spokesperson.

Built the communications and government relations infrastructure for a start-up Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP). Directed the development of communications tools for members, brokers, providers, and staff, including social media, e-newsletters, and collateral materials. Implemented a government relations strategy to introduce the CO-OP to elected officials, and built transparent relationships with Federal and State agencies.

Directed the Division of Communications and Community Affairs consisting of the Offices of Communications and Intergovernmental Affairs, Advocacy, and Public-Private Partnerships. Promoted and raised awareness of the work of the City agency responsible for child welfare, juvenile justice, and early care and education with the media, elected officials, funders, the public, and employees. Coordinated communications with City Hall Press Office and other City agencies to ensure continuity of message. Developed messaging and communications tools for the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners, and senior staff on the agency’s strategic goals and initiatives, as well as the Mayor and Deputy Mayor on citywide social services issues.

Directed all external and internal communications for the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), New York City’s public agency responsible for child protective, preventive, foster care, child care and juvenile justice services to the City’s children, youth, and families. Oversaw intergovernmental relations activities for the agency at the city, state, and federal levels. Managed citywide public service and advertising campaigns for issues such as child safety, foster parent recruitment, and child protective specialist employment. Devised issues management responses to internal and external events that affect the agency.

Oversaw the public affairs function for the organization including its media, government, and community relations strategies.

Directed account teams providing media relations, crisis management, policy and marketing support to Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (HIV), Pfizer (Corporate), and Bayer Corporation (HIV Testing). Oversaw communications programs that increased brand recognition, disease awareness, and support among media, opinion leaders, physicians, patients, and advocacy groups.