The
Team
Meet our team of dedicated communications warriors
Founder & CEO
Issue Areas: Healthcare, Telecommunications, Natural Resources, Education, Energy, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Food & Beverage Services
Expertise: 20+ Years Proven CEO/Business Leader, Communications Strategy, Narrative Building, Reputation Management, Grasstops Relationships, Policy Advocacy, Mentoring & Women Leadership Training
Recognition: Capitol Weekly’s Top 100 State Capitol Influencers, PR Week Agency Profile Leader, San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Top 200 Influencers, Recipient of the Southern California Water Coalition’s Harriet M. Wieder Leadership Award
Board Affiliations: California Chamber of Commerce, LA City Dept. of Recreation & Parks Commission, Open California/Capitol Weekly, Ojai Valley Land Conservancy, She Shares, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce (former), State Capitol/Sacramento Press Club (former), Valley Industry & Commerce Association (former)
Partner
Issue Areas: Healthcare, Progressive Policies on Access, Equity and Affordability, LA City Hall, Clean Energy, Land Use, Cannabis
Expertise: Strategic Planning, Reputation Management, Narrative Building, Media Relations, Owned Content, Crisis Management, Bilingual (French)
Recognition: PRSA PRism Awards for Crisis Communications – Rocklin Academy (transgender education); Integrated Communications for the California Association of Health Plans/Runaway Rx (high priced drugs)
Clients: Sutter Health, Health Net, CA Association of Health Plans, CA Hospital Association, OneLegacy/Donate Life, Asante Health System, NextEra Energy, Avantus
Partner
Issue Areas: State & Local Government, Telecommunications, Energy, Infrastructure, Police Reform, Natural Resources, Manufacturing, Environmental Remediation
Expertise: Strategic Planning, Legislative & Policy Advocacy, Regulatory Challenges, Ballot Measure Campaigns, Targeted Digital Advertising, Ally Mobilization, Litigation Support
Recognition: PRSA PRism Award for Public Outreach for Proposition 14 (stem cell research); PRSA PRism Awards for Public Affairs Campaign of the Year for Peace Officers Research Association of California (police reform) and Personal Care Products Council (cosmetic product safety and testing); PRSA Prism Award for Crisis Communications – Crimson Pipeline (emergency response)
Clients: CA Cable & Telecommunications Association, Comcast, AT&T, Personal Care Products Council, Association of Talent Agents, Association of California Water Agencies, Yes on Prop 14 (stem cell research)
Partner
Issue Areas: Natural Resources, CEQA, Cannabis, Broadband, Infrastructure, Energy, Education, Transportation, Federal & State Government
Expertise: Strategic Planning, Thought Leadership, Policy Development & Advocacy, Stakeholder Engagement & Facilitation, Conflict Resolution, Public Education & Outreach Campaigns, Change Management; Leads FHA Sacramento
Recognition: PRSA PRism Award for Integrated Communications – State Water Contractors
Clients: State Water Contractors, CA Natural Resources Agency, CA Department of Water Resources, CA Department of Food & Agriculture/Cal Cannabis, Southern California Water Coalition, Port of Stockton
Affiliations: Association of Women in Water, Energy & Environment, Sacramento Press Club, Sacramento PRSA, Women in H2O, She Shares
Vice President
Issue Areas: Finance, Agency Operations, Human Resources, Accounting, Administration, Information Technology
Expertise: Financial Planning, Projections, Analysis, Legal Compliance, Contracting, Team Utilization, and Budgeting
Education: B.S. Business Administration, emphasis in Accounting & Marketing, California State University, Northridge
Vice President
Issue Areas: Natural Resources, Infrastructure, CEQA, Water, Police Reform, State & Local Government
Expertise: Policy & Political Strategy, Legislative Advocacy, Entitlements, Regulatory Challenges, Ally Mobilization
Clients: State Water Contractors, CA Department of Food & Agriculture/Cal Cannabis, Irvine Ranch Water District, Yes on Prop 68 (parks/water), Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association
Education: M.A. Public Administration, University of Southern California; B.A. Political Science and Government, Manhattanville College
Affiliations: Los Angeles County Young Democrats (former executive board member), California Democratic Party (former delegate)
Vice President
Issue Areas: Healthcare, Medi-Cal, Health Equity, Land Use, Manufacturing, Food & Beverage
Expertise: Corporate Communications, Reputation Management, Litigation Support, Change Management, Strategic Planning, Narrative Building
Clients: Health Net, Sutter Health, Gold Star Foods, Clear Channel Outdoors, Rodan & Fields
Education: B.A. Political Science, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Vice President
Issue Areas: Labor, Healthcare, Natural Resources, Local & State Government, Telecommunications
Expertise: Journalism and News Outlets (former reporter for Los Angeles Times, KPCC, City News Service), LA City Politics & Policy, Narrative Building, Media Strategy, Content Generation, Transparency, Ethics
Affiliations: Society of Professional Journalists/Los Angeles Chapter
Director, Creative & Digital
Issue Areas: Healthcare, Natural Resources, Energy, Public Safety, Local & State Government, Land Use
Expertise: Marketing & Branding, Creative Design, Website Development, Targeted Digital Advertising
Clients: Southern California Water Coalition, CA Association of Health Plans, CA State Parks Foundation, Association of California Water Agencies, Sutter Health, AT&T, LA County Department of Public Works
Education: B.A. Communications and Media Studies, Chapman University
Account Supervisor
Issue Areas: Cannabis, Natural Resources, Healthcare, Climate Resilience, Renewable Energy, Environmental Justice
Expertise: Narrative Building, Content Generation,Media Strategy, Litigation Support, Stakeholder Engagement
Clients: Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power, United Cannabis Business Association, California State Parks Foundation, California Association of Health Plans, NextEra Energy, Southern California Water Coalition, Personal Care Products Council
Education: B.A. Economics and Political Science, UCLA
Senior Account Executive
Issue Areas: LA City Hall, Healthcare, Natural Resources
Expertise: Research & Insights, Content Generation, Social Media, Account Organization, Media Monitoring, Multilingual (Korean & Spanish)
Clients: Health Net, Clear Channel Outdoor
Education: M.A. Public Policy, University of Southern California; B.S. Biology, Haverford College
Senior Account Executive
Issue Areas: Natural Resources, Water, Cannabis, Federal & State Government, Infrastructure
Expertise: Creative Communications, Digital Advertising, Community Organizing, Policy & Political Strategy, Public Education & Outreach Campaigns, Policy Development & Advocacy
Clients: CA Department of Water Resources, North Kern Water District
Education: B.A. Political Science, University of Southern California, Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs, Coro New York Leadership Center
Senior Account Executive
Issue Areas: Natural Resources, Telecommunications, Public Agency, State Government
Expertise: Research & Insights, Content Generation, Media Relations, Social Media, Account Organization, Media Monitoring
Clients: LA Department of Water & Power, Association of CA Water Agencies
Education: B.A. Political Science and B.A. Journalism, University of Oregon
Senior Account Executive
Issue Areas: Natural Resources, Healthcare, Land Use, Renewable Energy, Infrastructure
Expertise: Stakeholder Engagement, Content Generation, Litigation Support, Narrative Building, Media Relations, Corporate Communications, Research and Insights
Clients: Avantus, LA Department of Water & Power, Yes on Prop 14 (stem cell research)
Education: B.A. Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara
Senior Account Executive
Issue Areas: Healthcare, Health Equity, State & Federal Government
Expertise: Thought Leadership, Social Media Strategy & Content, Policy Analysis, Content Generation
Clients: Sutter Health, One Legacy/Donate Life
Education: M.A. Public Administration, University of Southern California; B.A. Political Science, George Washington University
Account Executive
Issue Areas: Water, Renewable Energy, Infrastructure
Expertise: Research & Insights, Content Generation, Media Relations, Media Monitoring
Clients: Clear Channel Outdoor, Gold Star Foods
Education: M.A. Global Communications, University of Southern California; M.Sc. Global Media & Communications, London School of Economics; B.S. Interactive Media Arts, New York University Shanghai; B.A. Global China Studies, New York University Shanghai
Account Executive
Issue Areas: Healthcare
Expertise: Research & Insights, Content Generation, Media Monitoring, Social Media, Multilingual (English, Japanese, Chinese)
Clients: Western Dental, One Legacy
Education: B.A. History, University of California, Santa Barbara
Account Executive
Issue Areas: Healthcare, Medi-Cal, Health Equity, State Government
Expertise: Thought Leadership, Social Media Strategy, Content Generation, Media Monitoring, Multilingual (Spanish)
Clients: Health Net, Western Dental, Sutter Health
Education: B.S. History, Political Studies, and Ethics from Pacific Union College
Account Coordinator
Issue Areas: Natural Resources, Healthcare, Public Safety
Expertise: Research & Insights, Content Generation, Media Monitoring, Social Media
Clients: HealthNet, CA Department of Water Resources
Education: M.A. Business Administration, Colorado Technical University; B.A. English and Political Science, Williams College
Account Coordinator
Issue Areas: Healthcare, Natural Resources, Local & State Government
Expertise: Creative Design, Social Media, Targeted Digital Advertising
Clients: NextEra Energy, Sutter Health
Education: B.A. Communications, University of Missouri
Account Coordinator
Issue Areas: Natural Resources, Cannabis, Healthcare, State & Local Government
Expertise: Research & Insights, Content Generation, Media Monitoring, Social Media
Clients: OneLegacy, CA Department of Cannabis Control
Education: B.A. Philosophy, University of California, Santa Barbara
Executive Assistant
Issue Areas: Agency & Office Operations, Administration, Information Technology
Expertise: Scheduling, Office Management, Staff Engagement, Event Planning, Client Coordination
Education: B.A. Illinois Institute of Art Chicago
Administrative Office Assistant
Issue Areas: Office Operations, Administration, Information Technology
Expertise: Scheduling, Office Management, Client Coordination
Education: B.F.A. Niagara University
Assistant Bookkeeper
Issue Areas: Financial Planning, Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable, Operations
Expertise: Team Utilization and Management, Budgeting, Bilingual (Spanish)
Education: B.A. Spanish, Cal State Fullerton; Associate Degree in Accounting, Golden West College
Senior Counselor
Issue Areas: Water, Airports, Hospitals & Healthcare, Renewable Energy, Nonprofits
Expertise: Strategic Planning, Thought Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Public Education & Outreach, Crisis Communications/Reputation Management, Media Training
Recognition: PRSA Silver Anvil for Community Relations – Orange County Water District; WateReuse Association Campaign of the Year – Orange County Water District; PRSA Silver Anvil for Community Relations – San Diego International Airport; SABRE Award for Community Relations – San Diego International Airport; Airports Council International – North America Campaign of the Year – San Diego International Airport; PRWeek Awards Honorable Mention for Community Relations for Hoag Hospital Irvine; Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Association for Crisis Communications – Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center; Public Relations Society of America, Orange County – Rick Miltenberger Mentorship Award
Education: M.A. Political Science/Public Policy & Administration, Western Washington University; B.A. Communications/Broadcast Journalism, University of Washington
Affiliations: Orange County Public Affairs Association; Reimagine Board of Directors
Senior Counselor
Issue Areas: California Government & Politics, Healthcare, Gun Violence Prevention, Education
Expertise: Journalism & News Outlets (former reporter for Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News), Legislative & Policy Advocacy, Media Relations, Crisis Management (former communications director for the CA. Health and Human Services Agency during the COVID-19 pandemic), Message Development
Education: Ohio University, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism