Experience

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  Benbow International Pr

  • President
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  Benbow International PR

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • President

    • Jan 2019 - Present
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Providing PR counsel to organizations including:• Storytelling: Conceptualize, design, create, and synthesize multiple media to tell the story of the organization. Distribute across multiple platforms. • Strategy: Analyze market, create market positioning, and design PR plan. Plan and produce Ass...

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  Stanford University

  • Palo Alto, California

  • Fellow

    • Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
    • Palo Alto, California

    • Conceived and part of two-person team that helped create DCI mentorship program for Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) students in 2017; the program is ongoing. • Conceptualized and created three podcasts for Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) on the international refugee crisis. ...

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  Mercy Corps

  • San Francisco, California

  • PR Advisor

    • Jun 2018 - Nov 2018
    • San Francisco, California

    • Provided PR counsel to Mercy Corps' Social Venture Fund.

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  Benbow International PR

  • San Francisco, California

  • President

    • Jan 1991 - Dec 2017
    • San Francisco, California

    Secured:• $1.2 million of news coverage in U.S. and Europe for one-year old Swedish company. • $550,000 of news coverage in U.S. and Europe for a creative agency. Obtained 120 interviews, resulting in 90 published feature articles and mentions of the CEO, founder, and agency. • 77 interviews, whi...

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  Stanford University

  • Palo Alto, California

  • Instructor, Continuing Studies

    • Sep 2015 - Jul 2016
    • Palo Alto, California

    • Taught class, “Public Relations for Startups”. Students developed and wrote most important materials for their business, including a: biography, company history, fact sheet, FAQ, press release, messaging matrix, and 30-second introduction.

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  Bain and Company

  • San Francisco, California

  • Associate Consultant

    • 1989 - 1990
    • San Francisco, California

    • Conducted strategic analyses for and made recommendations to top senior executives at Fortune 1000 companies. Member of seven-person market research team whose recommendations saved client $10 million in 6 months.

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  The White House

  • Washington, D.C.

  • Press Aide

    • 1984 - 1985
    • Washington, D.C.

    • Liaison to international White House press corps. Released late-breaking news, helped edit speeches and State of the Union Addresses viewed by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Analyzed, created, and delivered weekly news summary to Vice President and his top advisors of over 30 major ...

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  Reagan-Bush '84 Campaign

  • Washington, D.C.

  • Campaign Aide

    • Aug 1983 - Dec 1984
    • Washington, D.C.

    • Raised $40 million for re-election campaign as member of seven-person Finance Department.