Executive Management with the Los Angeles Community College District responsible for public communications; social media & digital marketing; media relations; advertising and branding strategies. Event Producer/Showrunner for appearance by Dr. Jill Biden, First Lady of the U.S., at 2022 Commencement. Command Team Leader for District EOC operations/crisis response for COVID-19 pandemic. Member of Policy Advisory Task Force for L.A. County (Health Dept.) for Covid. Full oversight for District's five-year, $60 Million advertising contract. Drive all aspects of District's media & PR/External relations, public information, social media, video production, crisis comms and strategic marketing & advertising. The Los Angeles Community College District is the nation's largest community college district, with nine distinct colleges serving about 250,000 students per year from 900 square miles of Los Angeles County, including 36 cities and communities. Lead team of 10 PIOs for the colleges and District's capital improvement program.

Public Information Officer for City of Pasadena, California.Chief Media Spokesperson; part of City's Executive Leadership Team, overseeing daily communications, marketing and crisis comm for 16 Departments and 2,000 employees. Emmy-Nominated Executive Producer for KPAS, the City's government TV station. City Board of Directors rep for Pasadena Community Access Corp., a non-profit Operating Company of City of Pasadena to oversee the public, education and government (PEG) cable TV access stations. Pasadena's Chief PIO during citywide emergencies and media point of contact for major special events, including the annual Rose Parade and Rose Bowl game. www.cityofpasadena.net .

First Communications Director ever hired by the County of Santa Barbara. Executive responsible for all media relations, public information, crisis communications and public relations for County Executive Office to help lead the 4,000-employee, 22-department County of Santa Barbara organization with $1 billion annual budget. Chief County Media Spokesperson for crisis communications and emergency information at Emergency Operations Center during series of wildfires that swept through County, 2007-2009. Directed County's First Joint Information Center. Chief Media Spokesperson for County in aftermath of superstar Michael Jackson's death and possible burial at Neverland Ranch. Executive in charge of County Government TV Station.

Chief Media Spokesperson for Roseville, Placer County’s largest city. Key management position working with Mayor, City Council and City Manager for communication and media outreach plans, marketing strategies, advertising, public relations, news media inquiries, special events, press conferences, website content and community outreach to help lead and brand full-service municipal organization.

First PIO hired by SHRA, a Sacramento City-County Joint Powers Authority, to bring new, corporate-style media & public relations, branding and marketing to help dynamically promote catalyst commercial and residential redevelopment projects for positive change in downtown Sacramento. Managed all publicity, news media inquiries, story placement, and coverage tracking. Planned special events, press conferences and exhibits.

First-ever Director of Marketing and Communications. Developed innovative marketing, branding, advertising and communications plans for high-tech manufacturer of boutique, infrared remote controls and new computer mouse pointing technologies that led to company buy-out.

Senior PIO promoting academic research by Neuroscience, Chemistry and Aeronautics departments, taking complicated theories and topics to create press releases, marketing and publicity materials to generate headlines, increase UCI’s visibility and donor support and market the UCI brand.

Seventeen years as an award-winning journalist and photographer for some of nation’s most respected news media organizations, including The Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register, Air & Space Smithsonian and Space News. Hundreds of stories published while working in highly competitive Los Angeles-Orange County media market. Assignments & positions included:•Metro Staff Reporter for The Orange County Register, 1983-1990, breaking news & features.•Contributing Feature Writer for The Los Angeles Times “View” section, 1991-1993.•West Coast Correspondent for Space News, 1990-1997, covering NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech, Edwards and Vandenberg Air Force bases, rocket launches, satellite communications, remote sensing and space probes to Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.•Contributor writer to Air & Space, Final Frontier, Earth Observation and many other magazines.