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Old Lyme, CT, US

New London, Connecticut, United States

Hadley, Massachusetts, United States

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Executive leader and manager responsible for DEEP's strategic communication program. Provide strategic counsel to Commissioner and three Deputy Commissioners responsible for diverse operational, regulatory, and policy development missions covering energy, environmental protection, natural resources, and outdoor recreation. Direct the planning.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Direct a world-class enterprise public affairs program responsible for all strategy development, program management, and communication execution for a $10 billion annual operating agency with 50,000 employees serving globally. Supervise a staff of 20 orchestrating press relations, organizational communications, flagship social media strategies and content.

New London, Connecticut

Supervised an accredited four-year system of world-class academic education and military training. Prepared 1,100 cadets a year for service as commissioned officers and licensed mariners in the U.S. Coast Guard. Leveraged creative partnerships and technical expertise to overcome declining institutional budget; created external funding sources to double.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Orchestrated day-to-day activities of seven senior analysts in prestigious strategy shop analyzing global political and military issues on behalf of the Secretary of Defense to identify strategic threats and opportunities for the United States. Influenced major investment and posture decisions associated with $700B defense budget through development.

Santa Monica, CA

Coast Guard service representative as Military Executive Fellow. Contributed substantially to interdisciplinary studies, conferences and seminars and in-depth research on countering piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, improving responses to domestic maritime security threats, and defense institution building and reform in Azerbaijan and Yemen representing.

Directed complex, multi-asset military, law enforcement, and rescue operations for vessels operating independently in the Bering Sea, Eastern Pacific, Southeast U.S. and Caribbean. Trained and motivated crew to earn distinction as only vessel of 10 in class to achieve formal distinction for excellence in overall operational readiness and effectiveness..

Washington, DC

Primary communication counselor to the National Incident Commander for first-ever designated spill of national significance and largest environmental crisis in U.S. history. Synchronized communication strategies across White House and Cabinet departments and executed integrated communication efforts as the only authorized incident spokesperson conducting.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Championed White House communication strategies for energy and climate change policies; influenced Presidential announcements and events, including State of the Union, press releases, talking points, and speeches. Enhanced collaboration with the Department of Defense and national security think tanks to expand environmental advocacy dialogue. Coordinated.

Miami, FL

Led communication integration for five agencies, 14 offices, and 20 colleagues and subordinates transferred into newly formed Department of Homeland Security for the highest profile region of operations encompassing the Southeast U.S., Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Basin; developed first-ever interagency comms plan for a mass migration.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), History

Masters, Military Studies

Masters, Mass Communications

Bs, Government