Experience

RAND Corporation

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications Analyst

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  RAND conducts research and analysis to help improve policy and decisionmaking. My job is to help researchers communicate the implications of their work in a variety of ways: • COMMUNICATIONS • Conceptualize and write brochures, one-pagers, and infographics that quickly convey our research and recommendations Create short research synopses to show our depth of knowledge in areas of interest Craft scripts and sophisticated Powerpoints for briefing policymakers, clients, potential sponsors, and internal audiences Develop scripts for informational videos Build marketing plans for research projects • WRITING AND EDITING • Create executive summaries, introductions, and conclusions for research reports Work with researchers to make reports accessible and sharpen conclusions and recommendations Write quirky At RANDom column about oddities from the archive and RAND references in pop culture for the RAND Review • DIGITAL • Blog lectures and events Write web summaries of reports and journal articles Write web essays tying together related research Manage requests and revisions for my group’s intranet pages (and led the successful redesign of our section) • LATEST PROJECTS • Scripting and designing a TED-style presentation based on a RAND author’s new book on healthcare reform Developing visuals for a highly designed book of charts and infographics reflecting the advance of chronic diseases Collaborating on a presentation and instructors’ handbook for a military anti-hazing training course Scripting two short training videos for internal audiences (my first adventure in the medium!) Show less



Milken Institute

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Digital Editor and Associate Director, Communications

  • Apr 2009 - May 2014

  The Milken Institute conducts economic research and organizes conferences large and small around our areas of interest. My responsibilities: • DIGITAL • Used technology to advance my organization’s message, explain its findings, and expose its research to policymakers and journalists. This included creating and curating content for websites, working with designers and programmers to develop data sites and apps, and proposing new technologies based on the latest trends. • COMMUNICATIONS • Created engaging brochures, annual reports and marketing materials that promote our mission, events and publications to a sophisticated international audience and potential supporters. • WRITING AND EDITING • Reorganized, rewrote, and focused research reports and policy papers to make complex findings clear and accessible to lawmakers and the media. Created concise, attractive executive summaries and briefs. Blogged, photo edited, and tweeted at conferences and events. • PUBLISHING • Managed editorial calendar. Hired and supervised freelance staff. Collaborated with in-house designers. Acted as a liaison among design, research, communications and management. • LATEST PROJECTS • Led the rebranding committee charged with refreshing the Milken Institute’s logo and the look and feel of all public-facing materials. Helped develop Globalbanking.org, a destination website housing data sets and graphing software to help regulators, scholars and journalists better understand global banking systems. Show less



The Orange County Register

• Copy desk chief

  • Mar 2000 - Dec 2008

  • Managed a staff of 20 while working as a hands-on news editor. • Reinvented processes and scheduling to be more efficient with smaller staff. • Recruited editors and interns with diverse backgrounds and experience. • Conducted in-house workshops for all editors and writers. • Created annual budgets. • Managed a staff of 20 while working as a hands-on news editor. • Reinvented processes and scheduling to be more efficient with smaller staff. • Recruited editors and interns with diverse backgrounds and experience. • Conducted in-house workshops for all editors and writers. • Created annual budgets.


The Daily Breeze
• Senior news editor

  • Nov 1993 - Mar 2000

The Times Advocate
• Business editor, designer

  • Sep 1991 - Nov 1993

The Star-News
• Canada
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Reporter, city editor

  • Oct 1988 - Sep 1991

The Ottawa Herald
• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Reporter

  • Jan 1985 - Jul 1988