Communications Specialist, Judicial Council of California
San Francisco Bay Area
Communications Specialist, Judicial Council of California
San Francisco Bay Area
As a seasoned communications generalist, I focus on supporting an organization's strategic and business goals with measurable, results-oriented communications plans and programs. I have long experience working with organizations dealing with change, emergent challenges, and innovation.
Communications consulting and project management, web consulting, as well as writing & editing for print -- marketing communications; employee & stakeholder communications; materials and activities for classroom training, presentations, customer service correspondence, procedures manuals and other performance support content.
(Government Agency; Judiciary industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
At the Administrative Office of the Courts, I provide communications counsel to the group charged with managing the more than 500 courthouses in California, and with an unprecedented, $5 billion courthouse rebuilding program.
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
1992 — 2009 (17 years )
My experience as an independent consultant spanned marketing and customer communications, employee communications, executive communications, and general public relations. I also did quite a bit of web consulting and e-learning development. Clients included Sun Microsystems, National Semiconductor, Fireman's Fund, Hess Collection Winery, Studio Archetype, the phone company way back when it was Pacific Telesis and Pacific Bell, and agencies such as Foote, Cone & Belding, and Peterson, Skolnick & Dodge.
(Telecommunications industry)
1986 — 1991 (5 years )
Managed corporate employee and senior executive communications at Pacific Telesis Group, then the holding company for Pacific Bell, Nevada Bell, and PacTel companies.
B.S. , Journalism