* Crafting strategic communications for Shell’s US-based executives, illustrating how the company is transforming to meet rising global demand for energy while reducing emissions. * Researching and writing articles for Shell.com, long-form LinkedIn posts and editorials that highlight the company’s investments, business strategy and thought leadership on energy issues. * Enhancing leaders’ communication skills by advising on message content, framing and speech delivery. * Developing and teaching courses on effective writing for Shell staff.

• Writing speeches, talking points, editorials and video scripts for the nation’s foremost authority on issues of public health, with special attention devoted to opioid addiction, Zika virus, obesity, tobacco use and emotional well-being.• Also serve as speechwriter for the Acting Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Karen DeSalvo, whose signature policy, Public Health 3.0, seeks to address social determinants of health. • Have teamed with policy experts on a wide range of health industry subjects, such as ACA enrollment, interoperability, innovation, big data and patient-centered design. • Experienced in tailoring messages to key health stakeholders, including clinicians, HHS staff, health industry leaders and the general public.• Incorporated slides into speeches where visual aides were useful for illustrating concepts.

• Writing speeches, talking points, editorials and video scripts for the nation’s foremost authority on issues of public health, with special attention devoted to opioid addiction, Zika virus, obesity, tobacco use and emotional well-being.• Also serve as speechwriter for the Acting Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Karen DeSalvo, whose signature policy, Public Health 3.0, seeks to address social determinants of health. • Have teamed with policy experts on a wide range of health industry subjects, such as ACA enrollment, interoperability, innovation, big data and patient-centered design. • Experienced in tailoring messages to key health stakeholders, including clinicians, HHS staff, health industry leaders and the general public.• Incorporated slides into speeches where visual aides were useful for illustrating concepts

• Wrote speeches, editorials, blog posts and political statements for the Chair of the Democratic Party, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, as well as for party surrogates, including White House Cabinet members.• Performed research to simplify complex subjects and to be certain that speaker’s opinions are focused and current, covering issues most relevant to the audience.• Learned to calibrate message to specifications of roughly a dozen political operatives, from four departments, with consideration for donors and activists, under intense deadline pressure.• Played role in publicizing message that Republicans were responsible for government shutdown, while pushing back against GOP criticism of Affordable Care Act.

• Contracted by St. Martin’s Press to ghostwrite a book on behalf of a high-profile political figure. • Worked 16-hour days to develop nuanced, research-based opinion on major policy areas of interest to the politician, adapting language to reflect politician’s opinion and unique voice.• Book was among the best selling political titles in fall 2013, earning the politician author invitations to discuss the work on The Daily Show and national news programs.

• In-depth article for NBC.com shortly after a group was arrested for allegedly plotting to bomb NATO summit in Chicago. • Feature story for NBC News about the nation’s largest painkiller trafficking organization. • Teamed with an MSNBC multimedia crew for a piece on the repeal of DADT.• Article for Salon about members of the Occupy movement confronting yacht enthusiasts. • For The Daily, the lead reporter for a feature package about former French spy’s clash with an elite Dubai businessman. • For the nonprofit Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, an article investigating Republicans critical of the federal stimulus package. For the same organization, a piece that investigated the efficacy of the immigration enforcement program Secure Communities.• For New Times, Broward-Palm Beach, served as editor of staff news blog, which won several state and regional awards in first year after launch.• For The Stranger, the Seattle weekly magazine, took the lead role in reporting that year’s biggest news story: the Capitol Hill Massacre.• A two-part series for Radar, then a national news and culture magazine, questioning the ethical conduct and scientific legacy of Dr. Henry Heimlich, known for inventing the “maneuver” for choking.• For Cleveland Scene, then a Village Voice Media newspaper, wrote investigative articles, long-form personality profiles and cultural features, collecting scores of regional and national awards.• For Antelope Valley Press of Palmdale, California, covered Los Angeles County government, the California legislature and the federal government, attending both the Democratic and Republican National Convention in 2000.