Experience

Mesh Payments

• United States
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Communications

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  New York, United States



Nextiva

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Communications

  • Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

  Scottsdale, Arizona, United States



SugarCRM

• United States
• Software Development
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Communications and PR Lead

  • Mar 2020 - Apr 2021

  Built and oversaw global communications program that includes: executive and brand messaging, content development, media relations, business story telling, social media, and more. Crafted executive thought leadership, achieving 300% growth YOY in media placements. Spearheaded development of flagship research to support thought leadership POV and move leads through sales funnel.



ForeSee

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications & Content Director (acquired by Verint in Dec. 2018)

  • May 2017 - Mar 2020

  Washington D.C. Metro Area Led content and product marketing campaigns – chief driver behind popular Digital Experience Index (DXI) series Mobilize account-based marketing campaigns and run sales enablement and partner programs across key verticals (healthcare, public sector, banking and retail) Managed media relations strategy/program Delivered session keynotes, SKO sessions, customer webinars



Protenus

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Marketing

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  Baltimore



Hacker Consulting LLC

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services

• Senior PR & Communications Consultant

  • 2005 - Nov 2016

  As a full-time freelance PR and marketing consultant. I had the privilege of working with a number of market-defining startups from A (Amino) to Z (well almost Z, Youtube)



Sano Intelligence

• United States

• Marketing Consultant

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2015

  San Francisco Bay Area A biometric sensor and software company with patented technology to help consumers measure their blood glucose levels. Backed by Intel, Rock Health, First Round and Felicis Ventures with $10.25M in capital. Co-lead competitive and market research, identified core values and helped develop company positioning Developed CEO byline program and placed columns in major business outlets including Forbes



Amino, Inc.

• United States
• Real Estate

• Marketing and PR Consultant

  • Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

  A doctor-finder and health care cost insights service with $20M in capital from Accel Partners, Charles River Ventures, Rock Health and others Conducted research about target customer needs, expectations, and motivations in order to develop launch positioning and communications Crafted narrative and media strategy ahead of company launch



Counsyl (acquired by Myriad Genetics)

• PR consultant

  • Jun 2014 - Oct 2014

  South San Francisco A genetics testing company with $103M in funding from Goldman Sachs, Felicis Ventures and others Developed a go-to-market and strategic communications plan to insert Counsyl into Breast Cancer Awareness Month coverage. Results included spotlight in Good Housekeeping’s October issue Crafted a design-centric narrative for Counsyl to help land major feature in Fast Company: “Now Everyone Can Know What’s In Their DNA”



Upwork (formerly Elance)

• Marketing & PR Projects Contributor

  • Aug 2013 - Mar 2014

  A freelancer talent marketplace with $74M in capital from Benchmark, DAG Ventures and others Architected signature monthly jobs reports initiative for Elance to connect freelancer economy data to the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Jump started new media conversations with Wall Street Journal and others resulting in coverage. Secured seminal CEO keynote at the Dublin Web Summit and developed visual presentation



Allison+Partners

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Interim VP

  • Mar 2013 - Sep 2013

  Washington, DC Interim lead/VP for D.C office, filling in for a maternity leave. Clients included the Public Interest Registry, the non-profit registrar for .org and .ngo domains Developed community outreach program for NGO on behalf of Public Interest Registry Established in‐country PR programs in Brazil, UK, France and Germany and on‐boarded local PR resources *Increased EOI (Expression of Interest) sign‐ups for new .NGO domain extension by 4x


Klarna AB
• Computer Games
• PR consultant

  • Feb 2012 - Jul 2012

Mode Media Corporation (formerly Glam Media)
• United States
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee
• PR consultant

  • Feb 2012 - Jun 2012


Viki (acquired by Rakuten)

• Acting director of PR

  • Nov 2010 - May 2012

  Helped shape narrative and launch company to position Viki (laster acquired by Rakuten) as global video community.


TuneIn
• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee
• PR consultant

  • Aug 2011 - Jan 2012

Sequoia Capital
• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Marketing projects

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

Posterous (acquired by Twitter)
• PR lead

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2011

YouTube
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee
• PR consultant

  • Jan 2006 - Jun 2006


Horn Group

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 1999 - Nov 2005

  San Francisco Bay Area


FleishmanHillard
• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Account Executive

  • 1995 - 1998