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CORPORATE AFFAIRS MANAGER - AMERICAS
Skills
  • Superior verbal and written communication skills
  • Crisis communication
  • Brand development and management
  • Analytical thinker
  • Website management
  • Proficient in written and spoken Spanish
Summary
Results-oriented communications professional with 8 years in internal and external communications, media relations, stakeholder engagement, community relations, and crisis and issues management.  Leverages a network of more than 1,000 professionals.


Work History
Corporate Affairs Manager - Americas05/2012 to Current
Trafigura AG – Houston, TX
  • Established oil and petroleum terminal crisis communications system commended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Established internal communications systems to create communication channels between managers and staff
  • Manage external and internal communications, stakeholder engagement, U.S. government relations, brand management, Health, Safety, Environment and Communities (HSEC), and crisis and issues management for Trafigura Group and its subsidiaries operating in North, Central, and South America.
Graduate Assistant Researcher11/2010 to 12/2011
Bush School of Government & Public Service – College Station, TX
  • Manuscript editing, research interviews, and self-guided research project development.
Public Affairs Section Intern (During graduate school)08/2010 to 01/2011
U.S. Embassy Bridgetown – Bridgetown, Barbados
  • Led and researched a comparative data analysis of Fulbright trends over the last decade in the Eastern Caribbean.
  • Conducted interviews for Fulbright Scholarship and Locally Employed Staff (LES) candidates from the Embassy's 7-nation area of responsibility (AOR).
  • Assisted with social media websites and outreach initiatives for the Embassy.
Account Executive03/2008 to 01/2010
DCI Group Public Affairs Firm – Washington, DC
  • Initiated strategic media plans and managed day-to-day press operations for client accounts, including several Fortune 500 companies 
  • Successfully pitched and placed international op-eds in 24-hours or less and regularly pitched/placed story ideas, guests, and op-eds to domestic media on behalf of our clients 
  • Secured more than 30 client placements in top print, television, and radio media outlets 
  • Wrote press releases, op-eds, and other media materials for various industries/accounts 
  • Managed social media websites and initiatives for client accounts and campaigns 
  • Fostered media relationships for the betterment of client accounts and the firm.
Public Affairs Specialist (Presidential Appointment)02/2007 to 07/2008
U.S. Department of State, Office of Media Affairs – Washington, DC
  • Booked and coordinated more than 350 Interviews on various international and national media outlets
  • Established strategic media initiatives/plans for State Dept. entities, including: Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes, the African Bureau's Officials (Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer & Sudan Special Envoy Andrew Natsios), the Iraq Global Outreach Teams, Gubernatorial and Congressional Delegation Trips
  • Coordinated media events and interviews for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Deputy Secretary John Negroponte, Public-Private Partnerships, and Trafficking in Persons.
Press Secretary02/2006 to 02/2007
Office ofU.S. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry
  • Managed mass communications, press releases/statements, and media relations 
  • Created electronic newsletter, "Fort Report," and developed and managed official website 
  • Wrote press releases, weekly newspaper columns, op-eds, and other media materials 
  • Drove more than 2,000 miles to establish media relationships and increased Congressman's district-wide TV media in five months 
  • Selected as the Region I Coordinator for the GOP Conference's Immigration/Border Security Messaging- point person for a group of 19 Congressional Press Secretaries 
Deputy Press Secretary & Systems Administrator04/2005 to 05/2006
Office of U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions – Washington, DC
  • Managed website, IT issues, Intranet Quorum Database, and all systems for the D.C. and District Offices.
  • Drafted written materials, including press releases and the weekly electronic newsletter.
  • Facilitated reporter phone calls.
Education
Master of Arts: Public Policy Analysis/ State & Local Government May 2011Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University - College Station, TX
  • 3.8/4.0 Cumulative G.P.A
  • Dean's Leadership Certificate
  • Pi Alpha Alpha National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration
Bachelor of Arts: Broadcast News JournalismMay 2004University of Missouri - Columbia, MO
  • Honors Certificate
  • Minor in Political Science and Sociology
Affiliations
  • National Mizzou Alumni Association Marketing & Membership Committee, 2009 – present   
  • National Press Club - International & Events Committees, 2008-09
  • Public Relations Society of America, National Capital Chapter - Public Affairs & Government Committees, 2008-09    
Certifications
  • Prosci Change Management Training and Certification – 2012
  • Federal Communications Commission Operator's License, 1999 – present
  • Top Secret Security Clearance (State Department Diplomatic Security)
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Trafigura AG
  • Bush School of Government & Public Service
  • U.S. Embassy Bridgetown
  • DCI Group Public Affairs Firm
  • U.S. Department of State, Office of Media Affairs
  • Office of U.S. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry
  • Office of U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions

School Attended

  • Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University
  • University of Missouri

Job Titles Held:

  • Corporate Affairs Manager - Americas
  • Graduate Assistant Researcher
  • Public Affairs Section Intern (During graduate school)
  • Account Executive
  • Public Affairs Specialist (Presidential Appointment)
  • Press Secretary
  • Deputy Press Secretary & Systems Administrator

Degrees

  • Master of Arts : Public Policy Analysis/ State & Local Government May 2011
    Bachelor of Arts : Broadcast News Journalism May 2004

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