• Accomplished communications professional, including public relations, media relations, and social media.• Skilled at developing and implementing strategic communications plans to achieve targeted goals. Plans include setting goals, designing strategy, determining tactics, and implementation.• My media placements for clients include the Washington Post, Washington Business Journal, DC broadcast outlets, various trade media and more.• Writer of a variety of materials, including press releases, articles, and other promotional materials. Talented editor that polishes professional prose, tames training materials, and fine-tunes copy. • Please note, unless explicitly specified, the views expressed by my LinkedIn updates and posts to groups are my own and do not represent those of my current employer.Specialties: Conducting strategic communications, media relations, writing, editing, project management