I have 20 years of experience and a national reputation in the specialized field of science communications for science- and technology-based companies, academic/non-profit research institutions, and scientific professional organizations.  Capabilities include:  strategic planning, media relations, science writing/editing, crisis communications, conference support, and collateral materials. 

Major Consulting Projects

External Review Committee, Genetics & Public Policy Center, Johns Hopkins University, 2005

Sea Grant National Media Relations Program, Technical Review Panel Member, 2004

The Sequence of the Human Genome, News Conference Moderator, 2001

The Salk Institute for Biological Research, Interim Director of Public Relations, 1998

News Briefings Moderator, AAAS Annual Meeting, 1996-2004

Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, Press Officer, 1996-2000Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference, Press Officer, 1995-1998

2nd International Conference on Engineered Vaccines for Cancer and AIDS, Press Officer, 1995BioWest ‘94, BioConferences International, Press Officer, 1994

International Conference on Gene Therapy of Cancer, Press Officer, 1992, 1993

International Conference on Rhinoceros Conservation and Biology, Zoological Society of San Diego, Press Officer, 1991

U.S. Export Controls in a Changed Global Environment, National Academy of Sciences, Press Officer, 1991

Association for Women in Science 20th Anniversary, Press Officer, 1991