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Long Beach, NY, US

New York, New York, US

• Develops and executes comprehensive communications/public relations strategies for companies, personalities and organizations supporting everything from product launches to national advocacy initiatives.
• Leads strategic public relations planning efforts across the firm’s entire network of corporate, legal, entertainment, political, real estate, VC and startup clients.
• Engages directly with the media on a regular basis to pitch and inform stories. Leads press release, messaging and talking point development/writing efforts.
• Regularly works with outside legal counsel and lobbyists on comprehensive public affairs plansSenior member of the firm’s crisis response and reputational management team leading media training, speech writing and.
• Leads strategy development and rapid response counsel for clients in crisis or dealing with reputational management concerns
• Creates response plans and messaging materials for engaging directly with members of the media and public

New York, New York, US

Brought into firm as a member of its Strategy and Crisis team working with clients in the political, legal, governmental and healthcare spaces.

Mineola, NY, US

• Led communications, public relations, social media, internal communications and external affairs operations for an elected official and staff of 85
• Secured more than 140 positive news clips in print, online, television and radio outlets over two years
• Built social media presences for office and elected official and increased follower counts on all platforms - Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn
• Served as the chief media contact and on-the-record spokesperson
• Lead the creation, startup and public relations push of a public-facing financial online cloud-based data portal in partnership with contracted tech company – 17,000 hits in the first month
• Lead writer for all speeches/press releases/opinion pieces/statements/social media posts

New York, NY, US

• Led communication/public relations activities for national criminal justice reform program
• Worked with reporters in nine states simultaneously to promote targeted legislative efforts
• Increased press coverage to secure 10 positive media clips per state per year
• Wrote press releases/talking points/speeches/Op-Eds to support legislation and sponsoring elected officials
• Led the organization of press conferences and navigated/managed crisis-communications situations

New York, NY, US

• A key member of the organization’s internal leadership team that led the development of an in-house government affairs program and oversaw the revitalization of its Political Action Committee
• Oversaw the organization’s statewide government relations, public affairs and lobbying activities
• Internally promoted to manage government advocacy operations, grassroots and grass-tops programs, political action committee fundraising and disbursement for a 25,000-member nonprofit organization
• Developed/executed communications; advocacy/public relations plans for a government affairs program
• More than doubled annual PAC fundraising donations in my first year of oversight
• Organized professional services B2B and B2C communications to promote products and services

New York, NY, US

• Member of the department’s Public Information Section handling direct inquires from the media and leading creation of press releases and talking points for department leadership
• Wrote press releases; answered media inquiries; served as spokesperson for one of the largest police departments in the US – Managed overnight and second shifts in a 24/7 – 365 press office
• Initially hired to lead transition of office’s third shift from uniformed personnel to civilian communications professionals
• Strategically planned communications strategies to assist active criminal investigations

US

• Journalist for a local newspaper organization covering political, sports and lifestyle news in the Florida Keys
• Developed/led political coverage for bureau: daily/weekly newspaper; wrote weekly lifestyle columns
• Wrote 10 stories per/week as general assignment news reporter - Covered sports/crime/local politics
• Created newspaper’s first real-time updating online blog for the weekly newspaper

• Journalist for a local newspaper organization covering local political stories and writing lifestyle pieces
• Responsible for writing 10+ stories a week
• Worked with editorial team on long-term story planning and newspaper layout

Ba, Communications

High School Diploma