Experience

Health Affairs

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Editor

  • Jan 2022 - Present



The George Washington University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • 2014 - Present



Freelance

• Freelance Writer and Communications Consultant

  • 2004 - Present

  Report and write feature articles for magazines and other publications, with a focus on health and healthcare. Also provide strategic communications consulting, editing and writing services to clients in the public and private sectors. Report and write feature articles for magazines and other publications, with a focus on health and healthcare. Also provide strategic communications consulting, editing and writing services to clients in the public and private sectors.



RedFlash Group

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2022

  As senior consultant for content strategy, I help government, non-profit and private-sector organizations in healthcare and public safety communicate with their target audiences. In that role, I have been responsible for developing strategic communications plans, including key messaging, as well as implementing tactics. Projects have included developing presentations and talking points; writing op-eds, articles and video scripts; researching and writing white papers and reports, including EMS Agenda 2050; and overseeing digital campaigns. Show less



City of Alexandria, Virginia

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• EMS Supervisor

  • Sep 2011 - Jan 2015

• Paramedic

  • Apr 2006 - Sep 2011



U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2011

  Working in the Office of Policy and Planning, HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, I assisted with research related to alternative destinations for emergency medical services as well as other topics. I also helped draft an agency-wide after-action report for the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Working in the Office of Policy and Planning, HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, I assisted with research related to alternative destinations for emergency medical services as well as other topics. I also helped draft an agency-wide after-action report for the Fukushima nuclear disaster.



The Hill

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Staff Writer

  • Sep 2001 - Oct 2004