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*Producer/Creator of high-profile idea and issue events with leaders in the policy, entertainment and civic sectors, both nationally and internationally. *Independent Creative and Business Writer/Editor.*Strategy and Program Development Consultant. Partial list of clients includes: Americans for the Arts, TestPrep, September Concert, White Muzzle Fund, Council for Excellence in Government, Poets & Writers, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Women's Funding Network, Training &… Show more *Producer/Creator of high-profile idea and issue events with leaders in the policy, entertainment and civic sectors, both nationally and internationally. *Independent Creative and Business Writer/Editor.*Strategy and Program Development Consultant. Partial list of clients includes: Americans for the Arts, TestPrep, September Concert, White Muzzle Fund, Council for Excellence in Government, Poets & Writers, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Women's Funding Network, Training & Development Corporation, as well as education and media groups around the nation and in Belfast, NI and Glasgow, Scotland. *Executive Coach: PERFECT PRESENTATIONS.*Former Executive Director, The Creative Coalition, representing celebrities and leaders in the entertainment industry in the areas of public policy advocacy and education.*Former Director of Special Projects, Committee for Economic Development, leading policy and research organization of the nation's top CEOs. Show less

The Creative Coalition (TCC) is a non-profit, non-partisan policy, educational and political advocacy organization representing leaders in the entertainment & arts industries. As Executive Director, I led the organization in a successful and acclaimed campaign to preserve the NEA and secure federal funding for the arts. Mobilized celebrity and broad-based industry support to create a role for the organization at the center of the national debate on key policy and social issues. Produced high… Show more The Creative Coalition (TCC) is a non-profit, non-partisan policy, educational and political advocacy organization representing leaders in the entertainment & arts industries. As Executive Director, I led the organization in a successful and acclaimed campaign to preserve the NEA and secure federal funding for the arts. Mobilized celebrity and broad-based industry support to create a role for the organization at the center of the national debate on key policy and social issues. Produced high profile successful events and forums across the nation, including at both major party political conventions on issues as wide-ranging as campaign finance reform and media censorship. Conducted direct working relationships with the White House, Congress, and corporate and community leaders nationwide. Built powerful financial and creative partnerships. With my team and outstanding board, produced the original "Seconding the First," a major Broadway event in support of First Amendment rights. HQ: Greater New York City AreaIndustry: Entertainment Show less

CED was the premier policy organization of top-level U.S. corporate leaders and university presidents proposing progressive, activist and sustainable solutions to the most pressing issues facing the nation. As Director of Special Projects, I had full responsibility for creating and producing strategic, innovative events and programs to put into action CED's nationally respected policy recommendations on issues including inner city revitalization, the environment, education reform and… Show more CED was the premier policy organization of top-level U.S. corporate leaders and university presidents proposing progressive, activist and sustainable solutions to the most pressing issues facing the nation. As Director of Special Projects, I had full responsibility for creating and producing strategic, innovative events and programs to put into action CED's nationally respected policy recommendations on issues including inner city revitalization, the environment, education reform and international economic relations. Strong expertise in partnership building at the highest government, corporate and community levels, working directly with leaders such as former President Jimmy Carter, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, CEOs, governors, mayors, community leaders and university presidents nationwide. Show less