Provided operational, policy, and staffing guidance to Mayor W. Reed Gusciora in a temporary senior advisor role and acted as interim communications director for city operations. Crafted communication strategies for key initiatives, concentrating on digital outreach, enhanced storytelling, and short video production. Constructed mayor’s first State of the City speech. Directed vetting and appointment processes for more than 100 city board and commission seats.

Oversaw the communication strategy for the department’s ten divisions, including Office of the Secretary of State, Division of Travel & Tourism, and Division of Elections. Implemented communications benchmarks and built intradepartmental resource sharing networks. Produced ad hoc reports and documents for senior team members. Focused on election security communications, including message structuring, interdepartmental planning, and coordination of federal, state, and local election officials.

Advisor to U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell and responsible for the development and implementation of communication strategies and processes in both Washington, D.C. and diverse North Jersey district. Drafted and managed print, online, and social media communications designed to promote Congressional agenda. Maintained strong media profile and increased social media presence, particularly on Twitter (560 percent increase in followers). Oversaw scheduling, writing, booking, and promotional duties for monthly TV show, as well as other outreach venues like town hall events and roundtable discussions.

Directed communications and public relations for a leading government affairs firm in New Jersey. Managed comprehensive communications services for major professional and industry associations across the state. Among the clients were New Jersey Tourism Industry Association, American Institute of Architects, New Jersey Chapter, New Jersey Society of Professional Engineers, and New Jersey's chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Provided comprehensive communications and press relations services for former N.J. Governor Richard Codey. Supervised all media outreach and organized research documents. Responsible for drafting press releases and leading story pitch meetings with reporters.

Managed district communications for state senator in run-up to a gubernatorial campaign. Additional responsibilities included statewide political outreach, organizational structuring related to communications, and creation of media strategy plan.

Covered N.J. government for PolitickerNJ and State Street Wire, from town halls to Congress and every level and branch in between. Played a key role in launch of subscription-only platform designed for gavel-to-gavel statehouse coverage and legislative analysis. Authored weekly column providing prospective insight to coming policy and political maneuverings.

Produced cover-to-cover content in a dynamic metropolitan beat, including nuanced municipal government investigations and colorful local features. Major coverage events included the Miracle on the Hudson plane landing and the arrest and corruption conviction of Hoboken's mayor in a statewide sting.