Experience

PR Newswire Cision MEA

• United Arab Emirates
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Channel Partnerships Program Manager

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  Over the course of nearly 7 decades, PR Newswire has evolved into one of the most reputable brands in the communications industry – and you can benefit from our success. Whether you are looking to create an additional revenue stream from your Web site or seeking opportunities to improve your service offerings to your customers, partnering with PR Newswire will bring value to your organization and theirs. Associations, marketing and SEO firms, Web solution companies and trade show/event organizers are just a few of the entities that have benefited from a partnership with PR Newswire. Show less



Virtual Press Office, a Cision Company

• United States
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Director, Global Events

  • Feb 2010 - Feb 2020

  We Tell Your Story to the World! Manage a Global territory for The Virtual Press Office (VPO), the events division of Cision/PR Newswire, the leading source of PR software and electronic news distribution. VPO is the global leader in ONLINE press office management and trade show news distribution solutions. Journalists and bloggers depend on VPO as a source of quality event news and multimedia content for their stories. Exhibitors and event organizers rely on us to amplify their message by delivering their content to media, industry professionals and consumers. I collaborate with event organizers and their exhibitors to develop a clear communications campaign that will maximize their exposure and reach their key audiences. Solutions include creating digital press kits, news release distribution, image distribution, media pitching tools and media measurement resources. Cision/PR Newswire is a full service communications company that can create and deliver a company's message and content. Check us out! http://www.vporoom.com Show less



Paychex

• United States
• Human Resources Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Consultant (New Business Development)

  • Mar 2007 - Feb 2010

  Payroll, 401k, Pay-As-You-Go Workers Compensation, Sec 125 Plans, FSA and HSA's, Health Insurance, Employee Handbook and Human Resource Administration Consultant for Paychex. Major responsibilities included prospecting for new business via cold calls, telemarketing and creative networking. Achieved unit and revenue objectives within assigned territory by partnering with a referral network of CPA Firms, attorneys, banks and existing clients to obtain referrals. (30 + in-person meetings per week!) Show less



PR Newswire

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Account Manager

  • Nov 1999 - Mar 2007

  PR Newswire is the global leader in news and information distribution services for professional communicators. Responsible for acquiring new accounts, growing the revenue of existing corporate and agency accounts, and managing multimillion dollar territories for 3 PR Newswire Bureaus: San Diego (1997-2001), New York (2001) and Philadelphia (2002-2007). Sold media relations, investor relations and multimedia products and services. PR Newswire is the global leader in news and information distribution services for professional communicators. Responsible for acquiring new accounts, growing the revenue of existing corporate and agency accounts, and managing multimillion dollar territories for 3 PR Newswire Bureaus: San Diego (1997-2001), New York (2001) and Philadelphia (2002-2007). Sold media relations, investor relations and multimedia products and services.



News Generation

• Bethesda, MD

• Publicist

  • May 1997 - Nov 1999

  Booked Radio Media Tours for corporations, associations, non-profits, government agencies and clients of public relations firms (including Microsoft & The Discovery Channel) Booked Radio Media Tours for corporations, associations, non-profits, government agencies and clients of public relations firms (including Microsoft & The Discovery Channel)



International Republican Institute

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Press Officer

  • May 1994 - May 1997

  Established in April 1983, IRI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to advancing democracy and freedom. IRI links people with their governments, guide politicians to be responsive to citizens, and motivate people to engage in the political process. For more than 30 years, IRI has been helping to strengthen democracy through workshops by volunteer experts from all over the world on multi-party political systems, democratic governance practices, women's empowerment, civil society development, youth leadership, strengthening electoral processes and public opinion research. We encourage democracy in places where it is absent, help democracy become more effective where it is in danger and share best practices where democracy is flourishing. Show less



Robinson, Lake, Lerer & Montgomery & The Sawyer Miller Group

• Washington, DC

• Public Relations Account Manager - International Division

  • Nov 1992 - May 1994



1992 Bush-Quayle Presidential Campaign

• Washington, DC

• Assistant to the Director of Communications

  • Mar 1992 - Nov 1992

  Communications Assistant Communications Assistant



U.S. Department of State

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Press Relations Assistant

  • Mar 1990 - Mar 1992

  Experienced first hand many State Department MileStones under President George Bush and Secretary of State James Baker including the End of Apartheid in South Africa, the Break-up of Yugoslavia, The Gulf War and The Madrid Middle East Peace Conference: On March 6, 1991, President George H. W. Bush told Congress, “The time has come to put an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict.” Bush’s declaration was followed by eight months of intensive shuttle diplomacy by Secretary of State James Baker, culminating in the Madrid Peace Conference in October 1991. The Conference, co-chaired by Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, was attended by Israeli, Egyptian, Syrian, and Lebanese delegations, as well as a joint Jordanian-Palestinian delegation. For the first time, all of the parties to the Arab-Israeli conflict had gathered to hold direct negotiations—a historically unprecedented event. Show less



United States Department of Veterans Affairs

• Washingotn, DC

• Public Affairs Assistant

  • Aug 1988 - Mar 1990