About

I bring an unusual insider-outsider perspective to my work in communication and change, having split my career between corporate management and consulting.  As a former corporate insider, I know first-hand what makes organizations function well and what makes them malfunction occasionally.  As an outside consultant, I convert trends and diverse perspectives into ideas that impact my clients’ communication programs.

Background
After earning a bachelor’s degree in literature/writing and two masters’ degrees (communication and theology), I:

• launched my career as a speechwriter and issues manager at Alcoa;
• helped public relations firm Burson-Marsteller build a corporate and financial communication capability in its Pittsburgh operation;
• headed corporate communication for the newly formed Allegheny International (Sunbeam, Oster, etc.);
• consulted for over ten years with many clients, chief among them, AMP Incorporated, the world leader in electronic connector; and
• joined AMP as communication director to build a cohesive, global communication program.

In recent years I returned to consulting after Tyco International acquired AMP and took on a wide range of assignments, including:

• marketing, organizational development, and corporate communication for Internet eLearning ventures, a telecom company, and an exhibits creator;
• advisiing a major foundation and a staffing firm on strategic programs;
• facilitating conferences for a federal government agency regarding faith-based, community issues;
• building interactive locomotive exhibits for Norfolk Southern;
• coaching medical directors; and
• creating an employee learning portal for a Saudi Arbian company.

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