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My fields of expertise include editorial research and community involvement services for newsgathering organizations, media relations, community relations, government relations, nonprofit management and crisis management. I consider myself a social entrepreneur who incubates innovative programs and products, leads organizational change and development, promotes causes and community building, and brings people and groups together around goals and interests they may not even have known they share.I am especially good at:CONNECTING disparate people and groups, helping them achieve shared or complementary goals through community improvement projects, public policy advocacy and cost-effective collaborations. MESSAGING targeted audiences, knowing the channels for reaching them and crafting messages that motivate them to take strategically significant action. INTERFACING with the media, building relationships with editors, news directors and other key media leaders, working effectively with reporters and editors, providing media training to professionals and lay people, and creating impactful multiplatform community projects and partnerships. ADVOCATING for causes and constituencies through direct lobbying, grassroots education and campaigns, and coalitions at the federal, state and local levels. BRIDGEBUILDING across interfaith and intergroup lines, engaging leaders of diverse communities in dialogue on divisive issues, seeking mutual respect and common ground, and using social justice programs and shared concerns to build healthy, peaceful communities.MANAGING CRISES with a clear head and a cool eye, including news coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing and initial on-site medical command of a major Amtrak accident. IDENTIFYING, RECRUITING and DEVELOPING TALENTMANAGING DIFFICULT PEOPLE and MEDIATING WORKPLACE CONFLICTS

Listed skills include Media Relations, Nonprofits, Public Relations, Public Speaking, and 46 others.