
Integrated Communications Counselor
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Integrated Communications Counselor
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Integrated communications counselor with more than four years of journalism and public relations experience reporting on and providing integrated communications support to some of the world's largest and most admired consumer and tech brands like AT&T.
Deep experience in blogger relations and social media with a focus on technology and IT, including consumer, enterprise and government mobility, broadband, cyber security, cloud computing and telecom policy.
Marketing communications; media relations; blogger relations; social media outreach; social media monitoring; crisis communications; telecom; technology; enterprise/IT; public affairs; and business-to-government
(Public Company; OMC; Public Relations and Communications industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
• Former AT&T spokesperson for Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia; provided media product placement, crisis communications, spokesperson training, interview staffing, internal/external collateral development
• AT&T online editorial outreach team; conduct proactive outreach to national tech bloggers
• AT&T cyber security team; focus on business, government leadership through message development, media/blogger relations
• Contributor to Fleishman-Hillard Sustainability blog: http://sustainability.fleishmanhillard.com/?page_id=61
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 10 months)
• Helped develop, implement public relations, advertising, interactive campaigns for leading consumer, b2b clients
• Led media relations for Moen Inc. kitchen/bath design contest; 10.9 million media impressions in 2007
• Positive placements secured in Denver Post, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Chicago Redeye, New York Newsday, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Brandweek, Quick & Simple magazine and broadcast coast-to-coast
• Founding member of agency social media team, advising on emerging trends, technologies, tools, case studies
(Public Company; GCI; Newspapers industry)
October 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 1 month)
Features reporter, covering lifestyle, religion, news and business stories for daily newspaper outside Detroit.
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
May 2004 — August 2004 (4 months)
Served as editorial assistant to now closed menswear trade magazine; wrote news items and special feature on emerging youth clothing trends
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
December 2003 — April 2004 (5 months)
Served as editorial assistant to city magazine, researching, writing and proofing articles
2000 — 2004