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•Served as the chief spokesman for an organization of more than 22,000 men and women
•Met with the Commanding General weekly to craft our message to the public and our troops
•Responded to media requests from organizations ranging from small-town Texas weeklies up to the New York Times and the BBC, and information requests from elected officials
•Created new content for obsolete agency website, replacing out of date content with timely, current, and accurate content
•Period of duty included the Challenger disaster and the start of the Iraq war
Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech / R.T.F., Cum Laude Graduate
Defense Department Defense Information School (DINFOS). Courses included photography, page design, and writing news releases.
•As a member of the National Guard (drilling one weekend per month and two weeks during the summer) I held a variety of positions including Public Affairs NCO, First Sergeant, and state Chief Public Affairs NCO
•Developed leadership skills as First Sergeant, supervising a unit as it grew from 115 to more than 200 members
•As state Chief Public Affairs NCO I organized local media visits to see our troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan, then escorted the media through these combat zones
•Mobilized on short notice three times for hurricane duty. One mission sent me to the forward area where I worked with junior staff to maximize media coverage of our recovery efforts. On other occasions I remained on duty at our Austin headquarters, responding to media inquiries, and briefing General Officers on our status
Public Affairs, Leadership Skills, Basis, Internal Communications, Intranet, Posting, Satisfaction, Bi, Business Intelligence, Adobe Photoshop, Coding, Css, Dreamweaver, Excel, Html, Logistics, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Ms Word, Photoshop, Word
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