Connected people leader and expert consultant supporting the government in understanding, managing, and mitigating risk to the nation's cyber and physical infrastructure.

Work with members of public safety, helping them set their vision, reach their stakeholders, develop strategic plans, and effect change in their agency or jurisdiction. Facilitate meetings, assist with communication and outreach, and develop new business.

Led aspects of communications efforts for a public sector client devoted to improving information sharing among federal, state, local, tribal governments and the public sector to improve national security.Coordinated the release, distribution, and marketing of the client's 2012 Annual Report resulting in extensive media coverage by multiple media outlets including Federal News Radio, the Business of Government, and AOL Government.Contributed to client’s social media presence by blogging, tweeting, and managing postings to Facebook and LinkedIn.Produced client's first marketing brochure.

Led communications efforts around a large-scale system implementation that will re-engineer how a large federal agency manages its assets.Developed project communications plan working under tight deadlines and with limited resources.Designed organizational change management plan for the project, integrating planning around communications, training, readiness, and stakeholder engagement activities.Developed SharePoint “web site” to increase stakeholder awareness.Created project newsletter to boost stakeholder awareness. Supported stakeholder-based change committee comprised of key stakeholders who play a major role in the project’s success.

Designed and led key stakeholder engagement and strategic planning efforts for multiple local, state, and federal clients.Supported the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) SAFECOM Program, the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Program and cyber security efforts.Developed stakeholder engagement and communication strategies, facilitating meetings and working groups to collect system requirements, feedback and ideas to improve communication interoperability for first responders.Supported the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Office of Homeland Security and stakeholders in all seven regions; prepared the yearly Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan; led stakeholders through the process of reviewing grant applications and recommending $5M annually to support local public safety interoperability efforts.

Delivered acquisition support to Chief Engineer of a Navy Advanced Development program office.Helped influence emerging policy and internal processes by coordinating engineering and contract administration tasks across a diverse group of Navy and civilian personnel.Primarily provided direct, daily customer support including meeting coordination, action item recording, follow-up of action resolution, data call response, and budget overview.Oversaw control, ownership and distribution of classified information.

Primarily coordinated corporate communications messaging to 2,300 employee, stakeholders, and investors both inside and outside the company.Designed company's first official corporate giving plan, and produced quarterly employee newsletter as Managing Editor. Was responsible for regularly writing and distributing corporate communications and for filing press releases on the wire.Managed company's participation in multiple tradeshows, implementing branding protocol and design elements of a marketing package, and coordinated on-the-ground logistics and details of tradeshow presence. Also, cultivated and maintained company sponsorships, conference attendance, and company's membership status with leading industry associations.Designed, built, and maintained several company Intranet pages.

Recruited by leading defense contractor to serve as Managing Editor for monthly newsletter and as Community Relations Representative in the D.C. Metro area. Serving as Managing Editor of monthly newsletter, was responsible for all writing, photography, and graphic design of eight-page publication reaching 40,000+ employees.Produced monthly articles for company's Intranet and global newsletter, reaching 100,000 employees worldwide.Wrote segments of yearly Employee Business Plan, Corporate Social Responsibility, and speeches and speaker notes for senior leaders attending high-profile events. Drafted yearly communications plan for company's cornerstone charity fund raising program that generated more than $1 million for charity every 18 months.Managed company's innovative special events in DC-Metro area, coordinating 50-175 employees at each event, and raising $2,000 - $25,000 for organizations including the American Cancer Society, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the USO, and the Marine Corps Marathon.