Communications
27 years experience in marketing, communications,
media relations and content development
I scored my first job as an editorial director at a 1997 dot-com called the Cambridge Information Network, an early social network for chief information officers. I lived the 20-something dot-com dream for a while, with a fridge stocked with Snapple... until the dreaded day when it wasn't. Back then I had high hopes for becoming another annoying Silicon Valley millionaire (spoiler alert, there will be no retiring early).
Since then I've lived and learned at both large corporations (Blue Shield of California), public agencies (please fill out your Census form) and hopeful startups (Peaxy). At Firebrand Communications, as a VP of PR and Content, I consulted with CEOs, C-suite executives and comms professionals to create thought leadership with impact and find creative ways to boost visibility in an increasingly chaotic media world.
After getting a degree in Video Production at Berkeley City College I worked with documentary producer Jed Riffe, wrote and directed some short films of my own, and directed and edited the pilot episode of a new TV series called Lumberjills, the first TV series to tell the stories of the women of U.S. timber sports.
Today I look for opportunities to consult on projects and work with companies that can use the versatile skill set I've picked up at each stop along the way. When I put my consultant hat on, I imagine myself as the Comms Handyman with a 5-star Yelp review. You broke it, I can fix it. You need Veuve Clicquot work for a Trader Joe's hourly? I've got you.