Experience

U.S. Wheat Associates

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Communications

  • Sep 2006 - Present

  Plan and implement U.S. Wheat Associates producer communications programs and serve as media liaison to ensure appropriate and accurate reporting on U.S. wheat export development. Editor of the Wheat Letter newsletter, write news releases, opinion columns and articles for distribution to appropriate media sources and state wheat commissions, as well as speeches and presentations for USW staff and board members. Plan and implement U.S. Wheat Associates producer communications programs and serve as media liaison to ensure appropriate and accurate reporting on U.S. wheat export development. Editor of the Wheat Letter newsletter, write news releases, opinion columns and articles for distribution to appropriate media sources and state wheat commissions, as well as speeches and presentations for USW staff and board members.



AdFarm

• Canada
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Public Relations

  • Jul 2003 - Jun 2006

  Established and directed a new Public Relations functional group contributing $1.5 million in annual revenue for this leading North American agency. Established and directed a new Public Relations functional group contributing $1.5 million in annual revenue for this leading North American agency.



GHMC - Geoff Howe Marketing Communications

• Kansas City, Mo.

• Director of Client Services

  • Jan 2002 - Jul 2003

  Led a six-person account management team serving clients in the companion animal industry representing $2.2 million in annual revenue Led a six-person account management team serving clients in the companion animal industry representing $2.2 million in annual revenue



Weber Shandwick

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President

  • Jan 1996 - Sep 2001

  Led the turn-around of the agency’s major agricultural account, Syngenta, from $150 thousand to $1.5 million in annual revenue. Led the turn-around of the agency’s major agricultural account, Syngenta, from $150 thousand to $1.5 million in annual revenue.



Dudnyk

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Supervisor

  • Jun 1993 - Dec 1995

  Gained international experience supporting the Dectomax® parasiticide launch in Europe. Directed marketing and communications for an innovative value-added strategy to turn around declining sales of Red Brand® Fence. Selected to open and manage a new office following reorganization. Gained international experience supporting the Dectomax® parasiticide launch in Europe. Directed marketing and communications for an innovative value-added strategy to turn around declining sales of Red Brand® Fence. Selected to open and manage a new office following reorganization.



Sandoz Crop Protection

• Sr. Marketing Communications Manager

  • 1988 - 1993

  Managed communications, with a special product management assignment, for the launch of Frontier® herbicide in the U.S. corn market. Gained increasing staff supervision responsibility after consistently exceeding performance and sales goals while managing a $6.5 million communications program to within one percent of budget. Member of search and selection team to develop new communications agency partnerships. Managed communications, with a special product management assignment, for the launch of Frontier® herbicide in the U.S. corn market. Gained increasing staff supervision responsibility after consistently exceeding performance and sales goals while managing a $6.5 million communications program to within one percent of budget. Member of search and selection team to develop new communications agency partnerships.



John Volk Company

• Account Supervisor

  • 1983 - 1988



Bader Rutter

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Account Supervisor

  • 1982 - 1983