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Own and operate successful freelance photography business providing advertising, commercial and editorial photography. Projects include creating national advertising campaigns for corporations, government agencies, and hospitals. Serve as Nikon Pro staff photographer to provide images that highlight camera and lighting equipment capabilities.

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Exotic, visually dynamic, and diverse describe Aurora’s photographic archive. For more than 14 years Aurora has represented some of the best editorial photography in the world. In the past two years Aurora has added commercial and advertising photography to the mix. The aim of the company is to grow balancing editorial and commercial images. The emphasis will always centered on quality imagery keeping with Aurora’s strengths:GEOGRAPHY • CULTURES • TRAVEL • OUTDOOR ADVENTUREOUTDOOR LIFESTYLE • WILDLIFE • PHOTOJOURNALISM

Develop and execute communication plans to support organizational objectives at all levels. Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of communication information policies, procedures and operations.Recommend improvements to public affairs programs based on evaluation of effectiveness of existing programs in order to better inform the target audience. Effectively communicate point of view to defend recommendations. Manage release of all information of national interest including news and feature stories, photos, and press releases. Provide direct communication support to senior leadership and serve as spokesperson for international, national and local media. Work directly with federal, state and local partner agencies including FEMA, EPA, CBP, FBI and DEA as expert crisis communicator. Market national and local media stories. Consistently earned public trust through effective community relations programs.Manage all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Coast Guard’s communications program in the Northeast including; supervision of media relations, journalism, web design, photography, videography, public speaking, and desktop publishing to inform the public of important Coast Guard related news and issues. Collaborated with the DEA and the States Attorney’s Office on the release of information for one of the largest drug seizures in history on the east coast. Manage Coast Guard Social Media program and all content posted to sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Handle Coast Guard media and public information strategies throughout the Northeast.Manage a $130k budget and a team of 24 communications professionals.Maintain offices in Boston and New York City; the largest media market in the world.Conduct media training for state, local, and industry partners throughout the NortheastIncreased Coast Guard social media presence by 20 percent in first five weeks of appointment to position.

Oversaw day-to-day operations of high-volume military recruiting office. Recruited and hired all new Coast Guard personnel from New Jersey-Pennsylvania region. Supervised and trained office recruiters to ensure objectives were effectively fulfilled. Developed and implemented advertising campaigns to support organizational goals. Developed a comprehensive and detailed marketing plan that met organizational mission of hiring the most qualified and diverse pool of Coast Guard enlisted and officer applicants.Earned recognition as most successful East coast recruiting office in 2011.

Effectively communicated Coast Guard narrative by writing news releases and feature articles, shooting still and video imagery, and serving as spokesperson. Managed websites to raise public awareness of important Coast Guard issues and news stories.• Deployed as Coast Guard spokesperson/photojournalist and media relations expert to high-profile operations including Operation Iraqi Freedom• Created effective local community relations programs that became national initiatives featured in national media• Served as Coast Guard liaison/spokesperson at Ground Zero on 9/11 and subsequent months• Created nationally recognized “Operation Thank a Veteran” program honoring hospitalized veterans that was featured on NBC Nightly News

Managed all communications including press releases, media appearances, news conferences and publications. Developed and evaluated communication strategies and plans. Served as media spokesperson to consistently articulate Coast Guard mission and activities. Worked directly with federal partner agencies on all key initiatives and programs. Effectively established and maintained productive media relationships.Supervised a staff of 12 public affairs specialist responsible for media relations, community relations and internal information for Coast Guard units in the New York City and New Jersey area. Created effective local community relations programs that became national initiatives featured in national media.

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