About
Experience
Collaborator, Kennedy & Company
Senior Associate, Healy+
Government Strategic/Crisis Communications Trainer & Consultant, US Department of State International Visitors Leadership Program
Fulbright Specialist, U.S. Department of State Fulbright Program
Deputy Spokesperson, University of Virginia
Director of Media Relations, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Professor of Strategic/Crisis Communications: Purdue University, Georgetown University, Northeastern University, American University, Rutgers University, University of Florida, University of Alabama, University of Iowa, University of Virginia
Director of Communications and Public Relations, Danville Regional Foundation
Education
Doctor of Public Administration, Valdosta State University
Master of Public Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia
Certificates in Nonprofit Management, Duke University; Sorensen Political Leaders Program, University of Virginia; Leadership and Business Strategy, UVA Darden School of Business (Audited).
APR (Accreditation in Public Relations), PRSA
Fun Facts
Experience
My book, Shit Show: An Unexpected Life in Crisis and Risk Management, published in March 2024 and is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
I have experience as a television host and script writer.
I played club baseball at UVA.