Functional Skills

Strategic Planning
Investor Relations
Medical Affairs
Leadership Development
Communications
Business Communication
Content Strategy
Medical Writing
Project Management

Sector Experience

Life Sciences & Pharma
Media & Entertainment
Social & Public Sector
Fortune 500

Experience

Moderna Media & Communications
Senior Director, R&D Communications
12/2021 - 12/2023
• Directed global medical and scientific communications for pipeline assets and late-stage candidates.
• Developed and executed integrated communication strategies in collaboration with Investor Relations, Medical Affairs, Patient Advocacy, and regional offices.
• Partnered with executives to create thought-leadership opportunities, delivering media training and preparing comprehensive materials for global stakeholder engagement.
• Crafted strategic press releases and content tailored for policymakers, investors, healthcare professionals, and patient communities.
• Developed scientific, disease awareness, and medical education materials, including slides, videos, animations, social media, infographics, websites, congress materials, backgrounders.
• Supported global country offices with communications, clinical backgrounders, press release messaging and Q/A briefings, media tours and interviews.

Sabin Vaccine Institute Media & Communications
Vice President Communications
4/2018 - 12/2021
• Led a team to advance the mission and promote Sabin's global brand, programs, and leadership through various channels, including conferences/events, publications, presentations, social media, blogs, websites, videos, annual reports, and infographics. Responsible for media relations, press releases, analytics, media monitoring.
• Program design, implementation, and communications to promote vaccine access, foster innovation and address vaccine hesitancy – developed with stakeholders, partners, government officials, and thought-leaders.

Abt Associates Other
Principal Associate, Global Project Director
6/2016 - 4/2018
• Directed the HealthRise program, improving healthcare delivery in underserved regions of Brazil, India, South Africa, and the U.S.
• Built partnerships with local governments, private sector stakeholders, and civil society to develop sustainable healthcare capacity.
• Investments made at local and regional levels, including training and frontline health workers and partnerships with the private sector.

Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise (nonprofit) Media & Communications
External Relations & Communications Director
4/2015 - 6/2016
Directed strategic planning, partnerships, board governance, fundraising, stakeholder relations, advocacy development, communications and conference services.

MBK Associates Media & Communications
Founder and President
1/1998 - 3/2015
Built a medical education and communications agency delivering multi-channel communications for a portfolio of global clients from a range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and medical devices.