For Department of Transportation and EngineeringKey responsibilities:• Manages media relations for a variety of major transportation infrastructure, including the Western Hills Viaduct replacement and the Cincinnati streetcar• Advises senior management on message development for external communications • Writes/produces content for news releases, presentations, website, social media and video• Conducts outreach to stakeholders that include the Ohio Department of… Show more For Department of Transportation and EngineeringKey responsibilities:• Manages media relations for a variety of major transportation infrastructure, including the Western Hills Viaduct replacement and the Cincinnati streetcar• Advises senior management on message development for external communications • Writes/produces content for news releases, presentations, website, social media and video• Conducts outreach to stakeholders that include the Ohio Department of Transportation, Hamilton County, 3CDC and Metro/SORTA • Manages PR consultants for select projects• Manages college co-op for communications (summer 2024) • Served as City’s Public Information Officer for MLK/I-71 interchange (2015 – 2017) • Served as primary media and stakeholder contact for Office of the City Manager during construction of the Cincinnati streetcar (2014 – 2016) Show less

• Wrote and edited print and web content, including daily Today at Xavier e-newsletter for faculty and staff• Produced and managed content for "XU Alert Me" emergency communications system• Incident Management Team member who supports all facets of crisis communications• Supported special events by writing content for collateral materials• Coordinated and managed Findlay Market/Cincinnati Reds Opening Day Parade float for university• Wrote content for digital sign system and… Show more • Wrote and edited print and web content, including daily Today at Xavier e-newsletter for faculty and staff• Produced and managed content for "XU Alert Me" emergency communications system• Incident Management Team member who supports all facets of crisis communications• Supported special events by writing content for collateral materials• Coordinated and managed Findlay Market/Cincinnati Reds Opening Day Parade float for university• Wrote content for digital sign system and coordinated submission process• Managed student-employees Show less

Developed and managed internal and external communications programs for publicly held international contract research organization; oversaw public and media relations, internal employee communications

Investor and media relations consultant for publicly held corporations. Key Responsibilities: Targeted analysts and institutional investors; conducted surveys; reported results to senior management to help develop communications strategy. Also, responded to immediate crisis and reputation management needs for corporate clients. Team lead: Fifth Third Bancorp; project lead, (the former) Zaring National Corp. and major writing role, Cincinnati 2012 Olympic bid proposal.

Staff business reporter, covered financial markets, local stocks and money management firms.