Assisted an established bipartisan organization (the parent of sub-organizations Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, ReadyNation, and Mission: Readiness) with aggressive communications focused on early childhood education and child care policy advocacy. Built an internal media database that will serve the organization for years to come. Wrote, pitched and successfully got published more than 50 op-eds, planned and managed an average of 10 media events per month (online during COVID and in person after COVID). Counseled and prepped retired generals and admirals, law enforcement leaders and business executives regularly to serve as official spokespersons. Wrote more than 100 news releases. Served as vice chair of organization’s management advisory committee. 60 hours per week.

Counseled political candidates, business executives, and activists on traditional media and social media strategies. Personally conducted social media strategies to drive public interest in specific public policy matters. Drafted press releases, op-eds and speeches. In January 2021, went to work for Maryland State Senator Cheryl Kagan, delivering comprehensive writing, communications, media relations, and legislative affairs strategies for the senator, Vice Chair of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, until COVID shut down the state legislature. Launched work on nonfiction book project, a biography of the King of Belgium who served as commander-in-chief of his nation's armed forces in World War I.

Directed busy eight-person communications office of Maryland’s tax agency, managing the desires of agency leaders and responding to media inquiries and calls from other state agencies and members of the public. Translated complex tax policy matters into public-friendly messages. Strengthened staff morale by clearing backlog of overdue promotions and improving operations processes, customer service performance, and writing skills and accuracy. Planned and executed dozens of successful public events. 70 hours per week.

Powered effective national outreach campaign for internationally renowned tobacco control advocacy organization, orchestrating coordinated public education campaign on new, popular and potentially harmful tobacco products. Propelled emergence of electronic tobacco devices and e-cigarettes into public awareness through old-school media and broad multichannel social media campaign, driving state and Federal policy action. Directed relations with editorial boards at major national newspapers and national television network producers, writing in-depth summaries and building consensus on multiple policy matters. Wrote numerous op-eds and generated dozens of editorials and extensive prominent news reporting to mark the 50th anniversary of the US Surgeon General's warning on the dangers of smoking. 60 hours per week.

Provided strategic communications planning, earned media pitching, television and radio guest appearances and other tasks for multiple clients. Drove broad press coverage of a gun violence documentary leading to its being featured at Sundance Film Festival. Advanced state and national messages of natural gas industry trade association. 40 hours per week.

Principal spokesman, writer, and communications strategist for the world's leading gun violence prevention organization. Conducted thousands of on-record and on-air interviews to broaden issue advocacy. Strategically led public affairs and media response to massive gun violence tragedies, including the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings. Produced and directed signature public campaign opposing Florida's Stand Your Ground Act (which led to the nationally prominent shooting death of Florida's Trayvon Martin). The campaign raised the public profile of the controversial law long in advance of the law's consequences becoming an enormous national news story. 60-70 hours per week.

Tapped to serve as principal spokesman and communications strategist to provide comprehensive public relations and media campaign to promote vital issues and engage targeted demographics for the gubernatorial campaign of former Maryland Lieutenant Governor and Assistant US Attorney General and eldest child of Robert and Ethel Kennedy.

With an emphasis on writing for public audiences, helped Fortune 100 business clients make significant progress advancing their most desired strategic goals. Co-designed, managed, and wrote extensively for a $6 million national news magazine to feature global beverage giant Diageo PLC, and also spearheaded highly successful public affairs and media efforts for a managed care trade group at a time when public confidence in managed care was at its ebb. Lead the public affairs agency in individual employee profitability.