Versatile communications strategist with a unique background combining corporate, agency and non-profit environments. Global, national, regional and local experience in public relations, corporate communications and marketing across multiple industry sectors. Excellent oral and written communication skills complemented by MBA in Marketing and International Management from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
(Confidential)	(Confidential)	4/2004 - Present
Swedish Covenant Hospital	(Confidential)	10/2002 - 3/2004
Transora	(Confidential)	10/2000 - 9/2002
Aon Corporation	(Confidential)	3/2000 - 8/2000
Sara Lee Corporation	(Confidential)	10/1994 - 3/2000
Continental Bank	(Confidential)	4/1993 - 10/1994

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
Kellogg School of Management	Marketing/Int'l Business	1999	Master Degree
Marquette University	Journalism	1985	Bachelor Degree

Highlights:

Have worked in every imaginable environment -- high-tech, dot-com, global CPG, neighborhood hospital, regional wireless.

Companies I like:

citibank, sears, kraft, pepsi, coke, nike, visa, sony, bose, apple

P&L responsibilities
Presentation
Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts.
Technology Solutions
Sales Support
Software Implementation
Requirements Analysis & Specification
Leadership

• marketing
• corporate communications
• public relations
• public affairs

Led a team of six professionals managing a network of 15 public relations agencies in local markets nationally. Serve as primary writer for all C-level executives, including our CEO and COO. Projects have ranged from fully scripting the company's annual meeting of stockholders to preparing bullet points for our CEO at the 2005 White Sox World Series victory parade in downtown Chicago. I have prepared executives to deliver testimony before committees of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.