Collaborative, Creative, Fully Responsive, Flexible, Results Driven

Music

AEG Live Seattle/ One Reel
Responsible for AEG’s media announcement to local and national media regarding the transfer of One Reel’s signature event, Bumbershoot. Worked as strategic communications consultant with Bumbershoot/One Reel as they made this transition both internally and within the media and community. Lead team of PR strategists including One Reel, City of Seattle, AEG and the Mayor’s Office. 2015.

Mike Lull Custom Guitars
Built on Bass Player Magazine story as Mike Lull created special bass designed by Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament. Maximized local media opportunities surrounding release of bass, and raised profile of Lull’s business. 2013.

Brad*
Side project of Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard- album release and tour 2001-2002.

Subset*
(Presidents of the United States of America plus Sir Mix A Lot)- album, 2000.

Presidents of the United States of America*
“Freaked out and Small” album, 2000.

Music + Charity

Justice Tour (Musician Tom Morello’s non-profit “Axis of Justice”)
Concert featuring Morello, Steve Earle, Wayne Kramer, Boots Riley and Soundgarden fronted by Tad. Benefit for New Horizons Ministries to raise funds for and awareness of homeless youth, 2009 (Seattle); project included coordination of media outreach, a New Horizons site visit and a pool tournament with musicians and youth at New Horizons.

Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA)*
Concert honoring Woody Guthrie, featuring Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, and the band Brad and hosted by Tim Robbins, to raise awareness and funds for HDSA and their efforts to find a cure for this hereditary disease from which Guthrie suffered and died- 2007 (New York).

Bonnie Raitt*
Advocacy concerts benefiting the environmental efforts of the Rock Creek Alliance, 2001 (Spokane); and benefiting Northwest Environmental Advocates, 2001 (Salem).

YouthCare*
Benefit concert for the Seattle-based homeless youth organization featuring Pearl Jam, 2003 (Seattle).

Groundwork*
Sold-out concert series featuring Joe Strummer, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Michael Franti, Emmylou Harris, Wallflowers, Blind Boys of Alabama and Dave Matthews benefiting the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s efforts to raise money for third world hunger relief, 2001 (Seattle).

Voters for Choice*
Concert featuring Alanis Morisette, John Popper, Michael Franti, and Joe Henry, to raise awareness and funds for the 501c(3) organization which supports a woman’s right to choose, 2001 (Washington D.C.).

Songbird Foundation*
Concerts featuring Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and Keb Mo, 2000 (Seattle); and featuring Bonnie Raitt and John Mayer, 2003 (Boston). The goal of both events was to raise awareness and funds for the Songbird Foundation’s mission to promote shade-grown coffee and protect the songbird population around the world.

Music + Awareness

Honor the Earth*
Concert tour featuring headliners Indigo Girls, Jackson Browne, Joan Baez, Bonnie Raitt and other special guests to raise awareness of indigenous and environmental issues, with media outreach efforts and the facilitations of multiple interviews in each market on the tour, 2000 (11 locations across the United States)

People for the American Way*
Annual Spirit of Liberty Awards featuring Neil Young, Trey Parker and Matt Stone (South Park), Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin Smith. Project also included online celebrity auctions and house parties, and media efforts included publicizing the event, auction, and each honoree’s distinct journey to receiving the award as well as interview and photo opportunities on site, 2001 (Los Angeles).

Songbird Foundation*
Tour featuring local artists in various coffee shops and publicity surrounding not only the musical events, but also awareness of shade-grown coffee and the plight of the songbird, 2001 (Western Washington).

Voters for Choice Action Fund and Revolutionary Association for the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)*
Concert featuring Ani DiFranco, Bruce Hornsby, John Popper and Joe Henry, to raise awareness and funds for this Washington D.C.-based PAC and the non profit organization to help oppressed women in Afghanistan, 2002 (Washington D.C.).

Tell Us the Truth*
Concert tour featuring Billy Bragg, Tom Morello, Steve Earle and other artists to raise awareness of media reform and free trade issues, 2005 (13 locations across the United States).

Political + Awareness Campaigns

American Friends Service Committee*
“Eyes Wide Open” media campaign to raise awareness of the number of service members that were lost in the Iraq War-- included the development of a series of real-life narratives and press releases, media training of the families participating in the event, and facilitation of all media interview requests (print, television and radio), 2006 (Oregon and Washington).

Voters for Choice*
Media campaign with the goal of raising awareness of the availability and safety of emergency contraception, 2002 (college campuses in four states).

Film

Scenarios USA* (New York based non-profit organization)
Annual contest where teens write about issues that shape their lives and the winners are partnered with Hollywood filmmakers to transform their stories into award-winning short films; project included media and promotional outreach of the “film festival,” telling each of the participants stories in their hometown market, and onsite media opportunities the night of the event, 2002-2004 (New York).

Seattle International Film Festival
Largest film festival of its kind in the United States; oversaw staff of 10+ and each aspect of publicity and marketing for more than 100 films and 20 events all carried out over a 3 week period, 2001 (Seattle).

Charities

LifeCenter Northwest (non-profit organization that educates about the lifesaving work of organ, eye and tissue donation)
Acted as media liaison, created and pitched stories, trained media spokespeople, assisted in planning of all events and media opportunities as well as generating media for events and trained spokespeople, 2006-2010 (Seattle).

National Network for Youth (national homeless youth advocacy organization)
Managed website redesign and created all content for new site, conducted all media outreach for events, programs and legislative actions, formed strategic partnerships and held ongoing media trainings, 2006-2009 (nationwide).

YouthCare (continuum of programs for homeless and at risk youth)
Launched a benefit concert, initiated and managed the coordination and production of a benefit CD, formed multiple strategic partnerships which resulted in long term relationships for the organization, created and publicized multiple unique events and acted as media liaison, 2003-2006 (Seattle).

Foolproof Performing Arts
Aided in the transition of the organization from hosting comedy shows to producing cultural and political events; work included branding their name, forming strategic partnerships and coordinating each aspect of media, 2003-2005 (Seattle).

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Organized 12 different walkathons over one weekend, mobilizing hundreds of volunteers to raise over $1 million for the cause, 1998-2000 (Washington State).

March Of Dimes
Responsible for planning, mobilizing, overseeing volunteers, and producing all special events for the organization including a golf tournament, gala auction, chef event and haunted house, 1996-1998 (Western Washington).

Events + Miscellaneous

Seattle Tattoo Expo
Handled all media leading up to the Seattle Tattoo Expo’s iconic annual event. Pitched local and national media, set up all interviews with event coordinators, trained spokespeople, assisted media onsite and tracked all media for event. 2012-2015.

Seattle Interactive Conference
All media relations, include outreach, story development and pitching, all written communications, interview coordination, local and national relationship building and onsite coordination with live AOL Broadcasts and local media. 2012-2014.

Li’l Woody’s
Oversee all media outreach for campaigns run by Li’l Woody’s, local burger joint. Includes promotion of multiple collaborations with local notables (Macklemore, Chef Ethan Stowell), non-profit organizations (Treehouse, Motley Zoo), businesses (Beechers, Top Pot Donuts), and other campaigns (Free Burger Day, Burger Month). Form strategic partnerships with local public schools for in-store art contest, gaining media exposure. 2011-present.

Tony Juniper (author)
Promoted Juniper’s book “What Has Nature Ever Done For Us?” in conjunction with his Seattle tour stop, including two bookstore readings. Created strategic alliance with Stewardship Partners locally for a private fundraising event while in town. Media outreach, strategic partnership, fundraising and relationship building. 2011.

glassybaby* (hand blown glass business owned by Seattle-area cancer survivor Lee Rhodes)
Publicized the corporate expansion into New York, including leveraging strategic partnerships, creating new media materials, coordinating interviews and pitching and placing media, 2009 (Seattle and New York City).

Justin Reed Early (author and former homeless youth)
Book release for “StreetChild: An Unpaved Passage,” which included coordination of book events in three key cities and subsequent media outreach, 2008 (San Francisco, Portland, Seattle).

Lance Mercer*( (Seattle-based entertainment photographer)
Book tour for “5x1: Pearl Jam Through the eye of Lance Mercer” that included media outreach, promotional opportunities and creation and promotion of events in three targeted cities, 2006 (New York, Chicago, Seattle).

Rendezvous Café and Jewelbox Theatre*
Promotion and publicity surrounding the “reopening” of the Rendezvous Café, 2002 (Seattle) .

Pizza Quest (www.fornobravo.com/pizzaquest)
Writing and media consulting for start up website, production and community engaging in the “quest” for the perfect pizza, 2011 (nationwide).