Experience

OASIS Center International

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of The Board of Advisors

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  United States The mission of OASIS is to positively impact youth through replicable arts mentoring programs and to enhance the skills of local artists through community engagement.



Metallicus

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Of The Board Of Advisors

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  United States Provide advice and counsel to a company changing how the ordinary citizen engages cryptocurrency and digital assets.



Patomak Global Partners

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Patomak Global Partners is a leading financial sector consultancy that applies the insights of senior-level industry experts to advise clients on complex and cutting-edge strategy and risk management challenges.



Chain Bridge Partners

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  The firm focuses its advice and services to entities facing or affected by supervision and/or enforcement from the Banking Agencies (Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC)



Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Comptroller for Public Affairs

  • 2016 - Sep 2021

  Washington D.C. Metro Area Provided strategy, reputation, public affairs, and communication counsel to the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency and senior executives in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, spanning four Presidential administrations. Responsibilities have included: - Leading strategic communication and public affairs for regulatory agency overseeing $14 trillion federal banking system, spanning four Presidential administrations, periods of growth, recession, and crisis; - Advising seven… Show more Provided strategy, reputation, public affairs, and communication counsel to the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency and senior executives in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, spanning four Presidential administrations. Responsibilities have included: - Leading strategic communication and public affairs for regulatory agency overseeing $14 trillion federal banking system, spanning four Presidential administrations, periods of growth, recession, and crisis; - Advising seven agency heads and senior officials on public policy and communication strategy to modernize and expand bank activities, promote consumer access, and enhance bank supervision; - Serving as national spokesman on federal bank regulatory matters responding to the Great Recession, foreclosure crisis, Dodd-Frank Act implementation, numerous national banking scandals, and policy debates, including updating the Community Reinvestment Act and cryptocurrencies guidance; - Heading engagement campaigns and coordinated stakeholder advocacy of important, but controversial, policies and rules related to the banking to promote economic growth and opportunity; - Shaping stakeholder discourse and understanding regarding banking policy, modernization, and consumer protection by producing speeches, articles, Op-Eds, testimony, and other material; - Directing media, Congressional, industry, community, and minority relations staff of nearly 60; - Conducting employee communication for billion-dollar, 3,500-person agency, through significant change to promote employee retention, readiness, engagement, and morale; - Preparing Presidential appointees and senior officials for engagement with the media, Congress, industry, and other stakeholders; and - Assessing agency and business unit communication strategies and effectiveness.

• Director of Public Affairs Operations

  • May 2005 - May 2016

  Washington D.C. Metro Area - Provides communication and public affairs strategic counsel to federal agency executives - Plans and manages operational communication budget of more than $3 million annually for a staff of 50 - Develops communication campaigns to support financial literacy, bank supervision and other agency priorities - Heads media relations efforts for national and regional issues - Provides counsel on technology-related investments and initiatives - Conducts assessments and provides analysis… Show more - Provides communication and public affairs strategic counsel to federal agency executives - Plans and manages operational communication budget of more than $3 million annually for a staff of 50 - Develops communication campaigns to support financial literacy, bank supervision and other agency priorities - Heads media relations efforts for national and regional issues - Provides counsel on technology-related investments and initiatives - Conducts assessments and provides analysis of communication and program management activities



TheCapitol.net

• Guest speaker

  • 2007 - 2009

  Lecturer on public affairs and communication strategy and tactics. Popular talks include "The Internet and Public Affairs" and "Technology and Media Relations."



DFAS

• United States
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Director for Corporate Communications

  • Aug 2002 - May 2005

  - Directed all day-to-day communication operations for world’s largest finance and accounting operation - Planned, executed and evaluated all strategic print, broadcast and online communication initiatives - Developed communications systems solutions to automate delivery and evaluation of communication - Maintained national and trade media relations, provided media training and served as media spokesmen - Directed national staff of 24 with operating budget of more than $3 million… Show more - Directed all day-to-day communication operations for world’s largest finance and accounting operation - Planned, executed and evaluated all strategic print, broadcast and online communication initiatives - Developed communications systems solutions to automate delivery and evaluation of communication - Maintained national and trade media relations, provided media training and served as media spokesmen - Directed national staff of 24 with operating budget of more than $3 million annually - Provided senior executive counsel regarding crisis and reputation management Show less



InterImage

• Project Director and Corporate Communications

  • 2001 - 2002

  Virginia, United States Directed corporate communication and client project development activities for high-tech solutions company, directed client engagement for large Web-based software development projects.



Military.com

• Executive Producer

  • 2000 - 2001

  Managed content team for .com pioneer in affinity networking and community development, responsible for entertainment, news, history, community, and recruiting product development and operations.



United States Air Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Public Affairs Officer

  • 1987 - 2000

  Represented the U.S. Air Force in a variety of roles at regional and national levels. Served as chief of technology integration providing strategic communication and technology counsel the Director of Air Force Public Affairs, Secretary of the Air Force, and other senior Air Force staff to empower USAF public affairs pros with powerful communication technology solutions, helping to pioneer www.af.mil.