Experience

The War Horse News

• United States
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reflections Editor

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Leashes of Valor

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Communications

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Kristin Davis

• Freelance writer

  • Dec 2011 - Present

  Write travel stories, personality profiles, cover stories and more for state, regional and specialty magazines. Work featured in North Carolina's Our State; Distinction Magazine; Impeccable Virginia; Aerospace America; Military Officers Association of America, Association for Talent Development and more. Write travel stories, personality profiles, cover stories and more for state, regional and specialty magazines. Work featured in North Carolina's Our State; Distinction Magazine; Impeccable Virginia; Aerospace America; Military Officers Association of America, Association for Talent Development and more.



Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Communications manager

  • Nov 2018 - Jun 2021

  Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Washington, D.C. – 2018 to presentCommunications manager | Support MADD National President through scheduling, speech writing and event appearances. Help plan and implement strategic media relations strategies and campaigns. Write and edit communication plans, national reports, op-eds, press releases, talking points, fact sheets and additional materials as needed. Manage National President Facebook page and MADD social channels and create National President quarterly reports.



University of Mary Washington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Media Manager

  • Jan 2018 - Nov 2018

  University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Va. – 2018 Media manager | Managed faculty expert database, fielded media inquiries, made story pitches and wrote, promoted and distributed press releases highlighting faculty and student achievements at public liberal arts and sciences university. Oversaw creation and distribution of weekly faculty and staff newsletter. University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Va. – 2018 Media manager | Managed faculty expert database, fielded media inquiries, made story pitches and wrote, promoted and distributed press releases highlighting faculty and student achievements at public liberal arts and sciences university. Oversaw creation and distribution of weekly faculty and staff newsletter.



The So Company

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plain language writer

  • Oct 2016 - Feb 2017

  Helped rewrite thousands of veteran-facing letters for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Used plain language to help veterans and their families better understand and access benefits. Helped rewrite thousands of veteran-facing letters for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Used plain language to help veterans and their families better understand and access benefits.



Military Times

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Feb 2012 - Mar 2015

  I wrote about Air Force criminal justice, the Inspector General, the Air Force medical service and Air Mobility Command, traveling to bases across the continental United States and as far away as Afghanistan. I covered the basic training scandal at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, of 2011 and 2012 and was the first to report an Air Force general's controversial 2013 decision to overturn a sexual assault conviction, which ultimately led to changes in the way the military handles these crimes.



The Virginian-Pilot

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Writer

  • May 2006 - Dec 2011

  Covered criminal justice issues for Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper serving more than 400,000 readers a day in print and online. Public safety coverage took first place among large Virginia dailies at the 2009 Virginia Press Association, besting the Washington Post.Spent two years on the Outer Banks of North Carolina covering local, state and national issues impacting residents on this 100-mile ribbon of delicate coastline. Covered criminal justice issues for Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper serving more than 400,000 readers a day in print and online. Public safety coverage took first place among large Virginia dailies at the 2009 Virginia Press Association, besting the Washington Post.Spent two years on the Outer Banks of North Carolina covering local, state and national issues impacting residents on this 100-mile ribbon of delicate coastline.



The Free Lance-Star

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Reporter

  • Nov 2002 - Apr 2006

  Education and features writer. Education and features writer.