Corporate

Com Ed: Various positions in Corporate Communications, Government Relations, and Operations. Motorola:Global Communications, Employee Communications, Community Relations for various businesses. Photo Credit: ou.edu        COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY, a $5B regulated electric utility, Chicago, 12/79-1/94 Areas of responsibilities during 14-year career spanned many aspects of corporate communications, including media relations (corporate spokesperson), public relations, crisis communications, employee communications, financial communications, editorial (speech writing, magazine writing and editing), broadcast (script-writing, on-camera talent), division operations, including first-line supervisor in a union environment; government and regulatory affairs, including serving as registered lobbyist and supervising five contract lobbyists; nuclear power plant communications, and procurement. Supervised 1 to 6 people; budgets managed ranged from $1M to $5M. Promoted eight times….

Government

United States Enrichment Corporation: Privatized Department of Energy uranium enrichment enterprise using a dual path of an IPO and M&A to form USEC, a global energy company. Global Communications, Financial Communications, Media Relations, Public Relations, Employee Communications, Technology, Special Events, Branding, Reputation Management. Photo Credit: flan.csusb.edu USEC, a $2.5B global energy company, Bethesda, MD, 1/94-12/97 Senior communicator responsible for communications/public affairs function for start-up privatizing federal government uranium enrichment business (SEC) and certifying plants in Midwest and new technology in Livermore, CA (NRC). Supervised 10. Budget: $2.5M. Director of Corporate Communications (promoted 10/95), 10/95-12/97 and Public Affairs Director, 1/94-10/95 Led communications during dual-privatization path (IPO and M&A), including silent period. Initiated electronic communications, including internet monitoring, website, and…

Nonprofit

Scholarship America, Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund, and Junior Achievement: Branding,  Media Relations, Media Training, Public Relations, Executive Communications and Positioning, Special Events, Employee Communications, Integrated Marketing Communications, Development/Fundraising, Management/Administration, Technology, Crisis Communications, Public Affairs, and Measurement & Evaluation. Photo Credit: peace.mahidol.ac.th SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA, a $10 million global nonprofit, headquartered in Minneapolis, MN Vice President, Public Affairs & Communications (PA&C), 2/01-4/04 Senior management team member responsible for initiating/integrating all public affairs and communications strategy/tactics for Scholarship America, its programs and initiatives and executive staff liaison to PA&C Committee of Governing Board of Trustees. Supervised 8. Budget: $1M. Raised function to new level within two years based on client needs assessments interviews. Reconfigured team emphasizing customer…