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Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

Dallas, Texas, United States

During my tenure at Denny’s, I was a member of the company’s Marketing Leadership Team with accountability for the company’s internal and external communications to employees, franchisees and media. This included delivering strategic counsel to the executive leadership team for proactive and reactive communications, establishing trust between the company’s leadership team and its employees; and protecting corporate reputation through crisis management domestically and globally. Key accomplishments included developing communications strategies for the transition of the company’s CEO; addition of a new Board member; opening of a second support center in Dallas; and the company’s acquisition of Keke’s Breakfast Café.

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

During my tenure at Chico’s FAS, I led a team responsible for public relations, social impact, crisis communication and financial communications. Key strategic communications during my tenure included the transition of the company’s CEO; restructure of the executive leadership team and Board of Directors; pandemic communications, including the nationwide closure of retail stores and separation of employees; and repositioning of the company during the pandemic as a digital-first organization to analysts, investors and consumers.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

During my tenure with Walgreens, I led a team of storytellers and an external strategic communications agency responsible for employee communications for 350,000 corporate and store-based employees. My team was responsible for supporting the development of talking points, memos and speeches for executive leaders and narratives for strategic initiatives across five business units, including operations, security operations center, human resources, social impact and pharmacy. A key accomplishment in this time period centered around leading communications for Walgreens expansion of its nationwide network of pharmacies through its acquisition of 2,000 Rite Aid locations. This included developing narratives and messaging for every milestone of the acquisition, including FTC approval, footprint optimization and brand conversion.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

During my tenure at Mead Johnson Nutrition, I focused on employee communications, brand public relations and global social impact, including overseeing a multi-million-dollar philanthropy budget. Key accomplishments included developing first global social impact report; launching the first social media campaign; redesigning and relaunching a modernized employee website in six weeks; and managing strategic relationships with global non-governmental organizations.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

During my tenure with Tate & Lyle, I led a global team of communications strategists and a network of agencies. Key accomplishments included building a comprehensive global communications strategy for new product launches, trade shows, advertising and consumer insights; securing global media placements; positioning executives as thought leaders through a meaningful increase in speaking opportunities and bylined articles; and reputation management, including partnering with scientists and trade organizations to strategize the industry's response regarding high fructose corn syrup.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Communication

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Association, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Journalism Specializing In Advertising/Public Relations

Activities and Societies: President, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc