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Expertise
Issues/crisis management
Strategic communications counsel
Internal/external corporate communications
Strategic branding campaigns and brand equity management
Franchise system communications
Speechwriting
Writing/editing
Industries/Organizations Served
Lodging and foodservice
Travel and tourism
State and city governments
Franchise systems
Retail
Prior Professional Experience
Reporter, Grand Rapids Business Journal, Grand Rapids, MI
Adjunct Faculty, Colorado Mountain College, Rifle, CO; Lamson Business College, Tempe, AZ
President/Owner, Communications a la Carte, Inc., Phoenix, AZ
Tax Information Supervisor, Colorado Department of Revenue, Denver, CO
Vice President, Public Relations, Ramada Inns, Inc., Phoenix, AZ
Managing Editor, The Arizona Horseman magazine
Weekly Column, The Arizona Republic
Professional Affiliations
Public Relations Society of America and the West Michigan Chapter, PRSA
Awards
Investigative reporting award given by Association of Area Business Publications for series on electric power deregulation
Public relations awards from: American Hotel & Motel Association, Hotel Sales/Marketing Association International, International Franchise Association
Education
Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Bachelor of Arts in English | 