My blogs

Blogs I follow

Gender	Female
Industry	Communications or Media
Occupation	Public Relations
Location	Tennessee
Introduction	A Public relations/public affairs professional, I have worked for non profits, government, private industry and arts organizations. I have had clients in Il,Hawaii,VA,TN,TX.LVS keeps me busy.I spent many years in Washington, D.C.I was fortunate to work on Capitol Hill as a congressional press secretary;The White House as Managing Editor of the White House News Summary and later Deputy Assistant Press Secretary;a registered lobbyist as Director of Legislative and Political Issues for the Chamber of Commerce of the U.S. and later as Direction of Promotion for the Chamber. I worked for a PR firm that managed a number of accounts and celebrities. In Northern Virginia, I was PR Director for a real estate company and later a retirement community. My second "profession" is music, having directed church and show choirs for adults, seniors, teens, children in Illinois, Maryland and Virginia. Board of Directors and Publicity Director for the UT Arboretum Society, Membership Chair for Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Volunteer Chapter.
Interests	PR,media; Favorite animal organization: The International Exotic Animal Sanctuary in Boyd, TX www.bigcat.org
Favorite movies	Amadeus; Mr. Holland's Opus; Born Free
Favorite music	anything by Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Favorite books	"Real Barbecue" by Vince Staten