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United States

Irvine, Ca, Us

New York, New York, Us

Develop content for Gilead's sales force (HIV prevention brands). Develop and apply a comprehensive understanding of diverse profiles and concerns among HCPs, patients, advocates, and community leaders.

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Crafted content for various clients, including Astellas liaisons (menopause awareness for hospital systems), Edwards sales force (heart valve education for elderly patients), Exact Sciences hospital sales team (cancer screening for consumers and health system oncology labs), and Alkermes representatives (combating drug and alcohol addiction). Tailored messaging to resonate with distinct audience profiles and business constraints.

New York, New York, Us

Answered assignments for clients such as Novartis sales teams (cardiovascular medication), Ultragenyx representatives (rare disease education), Novavax liaisons (COVID vaccine launch), and Abbott sales force (medical device sales meetings). Developed materials for educational events, digital and in-person sales communications, and internal relationship-building initiatives.

Contributed to sales and marketing projects for Eli Lilly, Genentech, Sanofi, Amgen, AbbVie, and Takeda, including new business proposals, product launches, events, and internal communications.• Web design and content, audience-centric blogs, newsletter articles, speeches, and videos (Nathan Adelson Hospice)• New business proposals (Eli Lilly, Genentech, Sanofi)• Launch of new products and marketing campaigns (Amgen)• Launch of new business units (Abbvie, Takeda)• HR and professional development programs (Genentech, Sanofi)• Change management efforts (Takeda)

Chicago, Il, Us

• Provided strategic direction and content creation for clients such as Astellas, AbbVie, Baker & McKenzie, and Accenture. Conducted audience segmentation research, identified insights to drive business objectives, and facilitated new project development.

Conceived, produced, and directed live events, national webcasts, distance learning,E-magazines and campaigns to advance critical business initiatives across Eli Lilly. Planned, wrote, and produced communications, including national webcasts, learning events, digital campaigns, and sales support for critical audiences.

Reported to the CEO with responsibility for all internal and external communications whileproviding support to c-suite, brand and function leaders, and 45,000 employees nationwide.Served on the 8-member Executive Leadership Team, making strategic and tactical decisions onadvancing the business.• Responsible for all corporate internal and external communications• Provided daily support to the CEO and major business and function leaders, including writingand visualizing speeches, talking points, and coaching leaders on presentation skills• Personally handled confidential corporate projects and advised senior management onstrategic public affairs issues• Developed and executed extensive internal, external, and investor communications for majorturning points in the company’s history, including the sale of the largest business unit, seniormanagement transitions, and the sale of the entire company to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice• Successfully managed and minimized attacks on the company’s reputation

Instituted and taught communication strategy across the national agency, developed strategiesand solutions for national and international gatherings, thought-leadership events, corporateretreats, web, and interactive engagements for the agency's leading clients.

Reported to and provided speech writing, executive communications, public relations, and investorrelations support to the President of the world’s largest telecommunications company ($50 billion).• Personally handled highly sensitive communication between the President, the Board ofDirectors and senior AT&T executives• Developed a 3-year plan to engage and align the top 300 executives in support of thePresident’s key strategic priorities

Reported to and supported the CEO, Board of Directors, and business unit PresidentsRebuilt the entire communications function for the world’s largest printing company ($6 billion)during a time of significant business transformation.• Initiated a completely new set of targeted internal and employee communications toexecutives, middle management, and field teams, including executive conferences, quarterlycommunications packages to 20 plants, innovative company magazines, and public relationsplacements• Reorganized, supervised, and developed a high-performance department of 15 employeessupported by agency teams• Personally managed and was the corporate spokesperson for positive and defensive publicrelations and reputation management• Brought new coordination and oversight to government relations and philanthropic teams