Michael Smith, Ph.D. is a Senior Director of Commonwealth Relations at University of Pennsylvania. He possess expertise in public relations, public policy, media relations, editing, public affairs and 23 more skills. Colleagues describe him as ""Smitty" handled PR for Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell for several years, managing messaging for several high-profile state agencies and serving as a poised, effective spokesperson for the governor. A strong writer and editor, he holds himself and his colleagues to the highest standards in their written communications. Do you want your technical piece to be more concise and readable? Give it to Smitty to edit. Do you have a tough issue to explain to a reporter? Give it to Smitty to handle. Do you want a top-notch communicator? Add Smitty to your team." and "I worked with Mike in Gov. Rendell's Office of Press and Communications. Mike is an astute PR professional and a solid marketer who clearly understands how to integrate the two disciplines for impactful results. He is very well respected by his peers, at ease working with high ranking officials, able to effectively manage all types of events from planning to evaluation and very strong at multi-tasking tough issues and projects. He has great attention to detail and remains calm under pressure. He excels at issues management and is one of the best writers I've worked with who can take technical information and make it understandable to the general public and business press. Any company would be very fortunate to have Mike on its communications or senior management team."