1. Work History
Newell Brands
Atlanta,Georgia
2015 – Present
Manager – Global CommunicationsandHumanResourcesCommunications
 Responsiblefor developing and executing communication strategies for Newell Brands’global business.
 Design and execute overall communication strategies and usea wide range of communication channels (webcasts,face-to-face,
video, online,print, social media,etc.) to engage and informall levels of employees globally.
 Work with local businesspartners to generate intranetnews from non-U.S. regions.
 Interface with non-U.S. PR agencies,as needed.
 Cultivatetrusted partnerships with teams to help influencecommunication styleand effectivenes s, and generate results for the
business.
 Ensure the planning,development, and execution of communications consideringall non U.S. audiences;support business
priorities and objectives;and align to the company’s values and goals.
 Support business needs as a communications subjectmatter expert, includingdevelopingand implementing high-quality,
innovative,cost-effective communications for non-U.S. audiences.
 Implemented the Human Resources transformation strategy through tactics,includingexecutivepresentations and memos,
newsletters, website creation and more to ensure HR employees understand the necessary changein their functions.
 Communicated to diverseaudiences worldwide factoringin cultural and languageneeds.
 Supported the HR communications senior manager with any additional communicationsneeds,includingvendor interaction and
strategic planning.
Cox Communications
Atlanta,Georgia
2012 – 2013
Director– Internal BusinessCommunications
 Led the internal business communicationsteam responsiblefor developingstrategy and implementing high-level
communications to a companywide audiencetopping 20,000 employees nationwidein focus on product, financeand HR
communications.
 Partnered with senior leaders to plan and executed all transformational change(reorganization) communication through a
standard,repeatableprocess with a set of tactics designed to ensure message consistency and alignmentand, primarily,to dr ive
understandingfor and progress about transformation activity.
 Provided communications counsel to senior leaders.
 Created new communications channels and tacticsand refreshed others, as needed, to ensure leader and employee
understandingfor what type of message they could expect given the type of message being communicated.
North Highland Consulting
Atlanta,Georgia
2011 – 2012
CommunicationsLead
 Oversightof major communication program for Intercontinental Hotels Group, the world’s largesthotel company with seven
hotel brands,in excess of 4,400 rooms in more than 100 countries.
 Designed and implemented communication plan and tactics for a worldwide audience.

2. The Home Depot
Atlanta,Georgia
2004-2007
ClientService Manager–Merchandising,MarketingandGlobal SourcingandManager – CommunityAffairs
 Supported executive vicepresident – Merchandising,Marketingand Global Sourcingwith strategic communication planningat
the world’s largesthome improvement retailer. Lending strategic communication supportto six senior vicepresidents.
 Communicated to more than 365,000 Home Depot associates worldwidein more than 2,100 Home Depot stores and
subsidiaries.
 Designed strategic communication plans and supported executive vicepresident with all forms of communication planningand
execution, includinginternal and external presentations,speeches, video scripts,etc.
 Managed major corporate events with partners,includingThis Old House,TradingSpaces,NASCAR, Olympics,ESPN’s College
Game Day and more.
 Led the Merchandising,Marketingand Global Sourcingcommunicationsteam.
 Supported CEO and president as well as Community Affairs’vicepresident with all forms of communication planningand
execution, includinginternal and external presentations,speeches, video scripts,etc.
 Supported president – Northern Division,with strategic communication planningin a division with more than 700 locations in
states from the Dakotas to Maine. Lending strategic communication supportto seven regional vicepresidents.
 Managed The Home Depot’s executive, nonprofitboard development programfor officers and above, focusingon Atlanta
nonprofitplacements. Work regularly with the highest-level executives in both the for-profitand nonprofitsectors.
 Managed and maintain the $25 million,three-year, strategic partnership with KaBOOM!, a cornerstone nonprofitcolleague,
strategically partneringon its LEAD, SEED and RALLY programs throughout North America.
 Managed nonprofit, strategic partnerships with organizationslikeSix Flags,New York Restoration Project,Hands On Network,
CECP, Do Something, etc.
 Headed corporate campaigns,includingUnited Way and Month of Service planning,communication and execution.
 Spearheaded Chairman,Presidentand CEO Bob Nardelli's creation of a Board of Governors for SCAD.
Delta Air Lines,Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
1990 – 2004
SeniorManager– Corporate Communications
 Directed and supported high-level company executives, includingDelta's CEO,president, CMO, senior vicepresidentand
division leaders,with speeches, scripts,presentations,correspondence,etc., associated with employee communications to an
audiencetotaling97,000 worldwide.
 Wrote and edited CEO and executive staff audio and video presentations.
 Organized leadership meetings for more than1,200 executive-level attendees.
 Directed corporatewide business literacy communication strategy to enhance the financial acuity of 45,000 employees
worldwide.
 Implemented a reengineered employee communication strategy to enhance business acumen for a worldwide, mobile
workforce of 16,000 in a $1.7 billion division (In-Flight) of the nation’s third largestairline.
 Implemented ongoing, aggressivelabor communication strategy. Successfully helped hold off union infiltration into $1.7 billion
division.
 Managed news and industry marketing with all PRinvolved with Delta’s corporatesponsorships.
 Developed leadership website.
 Supervised Communications staff.
Education
GeorgiaState University
Atlanta,Georgia
 Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature with minor in French; 18 months graduate work – 3.8 GPA
 Universitéde Caèn in Caèn, France, French Studies – 4.0 GPA