• Led internal and external communications efforts to advance oral health outcomes across Washington, especially for Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color.• Counseled senior leaders and program managers on communications strategy to meet strategic priorities.• Ensured cohesiveness in messaging and branding across Foundation’s communication channels.• Developed executive communications to position CEO as thought leader.• Designed strategy to integrate communications across Foundation’s portfolio of work.• Collaborated with teams, developed plans, and managed projects and contracts to ensure accountability, budget, and progress.

Strategic Communications• Provided communications leadership for health department’s COVID-19 pandemic response:o Counseled senior leadership team on public health messaging strategy—talking points, media interviews, stakeholder engagement, public appearances, and presentations.o Collaborated with subject matter experts to develop content—presentations, webpages, infographics, responses to stakeholder and news media questions.o Consulted with staff on communication strategy—public and staff engagement, content development.o Developed, edited, and reviewed content for board of health updates on response efforts—testing, case and contact investigation, budgeting, social marketing campaigns.o Developed social marketing campaigns to promote non-pharmaceutical interventions—physical distancing, mask wearing, hand hygiene—with a focus on compassion, personal responsibility, and humor.o Planned for communications needs for emerging issues—state-imposed restrictions on schools and businesses, surge in cases, vaccine distribution.o Collaborated with colleagues at other agencies to develop shared messaging and strategy.o Used data from web traffic, social media analytics, and surveys to drive content development.• Cultivated relationships with program and project managers to develop communications plans. • Implemented guidelines through agency-wide communications channels to promote agency’s brand identity.• Consulted with management team on internal and external communications strategies.• Collaborated with office of the director staff and drove department strategic priorities.• Coordinated work with local, state, and federal agencies for public health messaging campaigns.• Used crisis, emergency, and risk communications best practices to respond to public health emergencies. • Adopted an equity-informed approach for culturally sensitive, trauma-informed, and relevant outreach to diverse groups.

Content Creation• Researched, wrote, and edited stories for daily newscasts that reached more than 1.8 million households. • Built graphics with proprietary software.• Edited video and soundbites with nonlinear editing system.

Content Creation• Developed and executed daily live newscasts that reached more than 1.8 million households. • Researched, wrote, and edited news stories, developed daily topical marketing content to promote newscasts, and built graphics with proprietary software.Leadership• Set editorial agenda, selected stories, and managed writers, editors, reporters, photographers, graphic artists, engineers, production assistants, and TV anchors.Results• Led effort to produce field reports during 2012 Seattle May Day riot; work recognized with 2013 Emmy for best breaking news coverage.

Leadership• Managed daily newsroom operations in market that reached more than 330,000 households. • Set editorial agenda and selected stories for daily newscasts. • Managed staff of 40 that included writers, editors, reporters, photographers, graphic artists, engineers, production assistants, and TV anchors. • Hired, trained, and mentored staff.Content Creation• Researched, wrote, and edited stories for newscasts and digital platforms (web, social media, text, and email). • Developed daily topical marketing content to promote newscasts and built graphics with proprietary software.Results• Increased viewership of adults 25-49 for most newscast in November 2009 Nielsen ratings despite downsizing caused by Great Recession. • Led station to a number one ranking in the market for adults 25-49 in November 2007 Nielsen ratings by championing stations to the point news brand. • Led news team to win Mississippi Associated Press Broadcasters awards: first and second place for best newscast (2009); first place for best newscast (2007).

Leadership• Set editorial agenda for live daily newscasts in market that served one million households; selected stories, and managed writers, editors, reporters, photographers, graphic artists, engineers, production assistants, and TV anchors. • Coordinated as many as five live in-studio interviews and demonstrations daily with PR representatives, government agencies, and non-profit organizations.Content Creation• Researched, wrote, and edited stories, developed daily topical marketing content to promote newscasts, and built graphics with proprietary software.Result• Rebranded and relaunched newscast as Good Morning Indiana to create consistent identity with network newscast.

LeadershipSupervised weekend staff, assigning stories to reporters and photographers.-Wrote and proofread scripts as well as teamed with various departments to coordinate elements of newscast for on-air presentation.-Developed structured method to manage consistency in story coverage and to maximize use of reporters and photographers in market serving about 320,000 households.

Classroom Instruction-Prepared curriculum and led interactive classroom discussions in fundamentals of electronic newsgathering.-Organized assignments for journalism undergraduate students and evaluated work. -Mentored and conducted one-on-one tutorials with students.Awards and Accomplishments-Developed system to assist students in hands-on experience under simulated newsroom conditions. Result: students consistently obtained internships and jobs.

Classroom Instruction-Taught Japanese high school and college students as well as business people and stay at home mothers.-Developed English curricula for private, semi-private and large classes for students at different English levels.Awards and Accomplishments-Recognized for making class room experience interactive and rewarding for students. Result: had a high rate of students who renewed their contracts.