Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Corporate Communications executive focused on helping for-profit and non-profit organizations develop and implement strategies to successfully reach key audiences, including consumers and employees. Senior issues and crisis management leader with deep experience identifying, preparing for, and mitigating reputational risk. Award-winning former journalist with more than two decades of experience in broadcast and print newsrooms who supports organizations in developing and executing media strategy and engagement. Specialties: Crisis Preparedness/Prevention/Management; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy and communications for businesses and non-profits; Corporate Communications; Issue management; Spokesperson preparedness; public relations
Responsible for client and account team counsel on reputation management and ethical issues; senior counselor to crisis prevention and management and corporate responsibility disciplines at Cone; develops and leads partnerships with other firms; agency spokesperson and conference presenter; member of Cone's executive leadership team.
Founded agency's corporate responsibility discipline and built team to work with clients on business strategy, operational changes in areas such as supply chain and environmental sustainability, accountability and reporting, and communicating to internal and external stakeholders.
Led agency's crisis team, working with corporations and non-profits on preparedness, issue identification and monitoring, spokesperson training, and management of crises.
Led team specializing in identifying and developing newsworthy stories for clients; communicated with online, print, and broadcast media on behalf of clients; trained spokespeople to be interviewed by journalists; monitored media trends and educated agency staff on media needs
Television news reporter and anchorman, host of weekly news interview program, bureau chief at two daily newspapers (Worcester Telegram & Gazette and Middlesex News)
Weekend newscast executive producer and anchorman; weekday Statehouse bureau chief covering Governor and Executive branch agencies, Legislature, Courts on state and federal level.
Newscast producer and on-air news reporter