Teach core courses for communication students, bringing material to life and benefit of "real world" experience into classroom. Courses include News Writing & Reporting, Public Relations, Organizational Communication, Writing for Organizations, Public Speaking, Professional Speaking, Integrated Marketing Communications, and Advertising Principles.

Consultant providing strategic marketing communications and policy strategy and communications services with focus on writing, editing, media relations and marketing communications strategy and planning. Client list includes Cirque du Soleil, Feld Entertainment (Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey and Disney on Ice), Im-aj Communications & Design, Inc., Rhode Island College, Meeting Street and Lifespan.

Manage marketing communications to support enrollment, retention and fundraising goals for growing Montessori school in South County Rhode Island. Focusing on strategic communications and identity to help school achieve its goals and position itself for move to its new home in Narragansett, RI.

Responsible for all aspects of strategic marketing communications for nationally acclaimed not-for-profit educational and child development agency. Scope includes creating, implementing and assessing all marketing communications activities and collaborating with senior management and direct service line managers to ensure all activities support mission and goals were consistent with branding strategy and identity to convey desired image, deliver targeted messages, reinforce positioning and achieve goals. Manage professional staff and agency relationships.

Responsible for public relations, internal communications and advertising for state's oldest public institution of higher education. Managed full time staff of four tenured and unionized employees through time of transition, including preparing for departmental restructuring to support College's first Capital Campaign and College's strategic plan. Coordinated College's communications in support of the Office of Higher Education's initiative to ensure passage of bond issue. Directed all communications and collaborated with Development for week-long celebration to dedicate The Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, financed by the successful bond issue.

Coordinated marketing communications, internal communications, strategic communications planning and consultation and publications for specific partners in Lifespan (a rapidly growing regional health system, founded by the two premier academic medical centers in the state -- Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital.) Internal clients were VNA of Rhode Island, Hospice Care of Rhode Island and Lifespan Diversified Services. Created and implemented strategic, system-wide plan for employee publications for new health system. Principal responsibilities included integrating marketing and communications plans and strategies of two formerly competitive agencies; creating and implementing internal communications plans; coordinating production of publications and marketing collateral; coordinating media relations, and consulting management on strategies to facilitate transition, for employees and the organizations. At Rhode Island Hospital, prior to creation of Lifespan, responsible for publications and specific communication projects including team-focused hospital reorganization initiative called Taking Charge for Tomorrow, internal communications and physician communications.

Managed public relations, marketing and fund development for two-unit, 315-bed community hospital in Northern Rhode Island. Directed public relations during 32-day nursing strike.

Edited and reported for daily newspapers for five years, 1985-1990.