where i've been & what i've done

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Head of Internal Communications, Executive Communications for the CEO (2014-2020)

  • Drove strategic internal communications across Technology, Business, Launches, Policy, Mental Health & Wellness, Diversity & Inclusion, Change management, Crisis management, and Security

  • Planned and managed a regular cadence of in-person and virtual events including Weekly All Hands hosted by the CEO, Quarterly Strategy All Hands, Fireside Chats with external guests, and an Annual Global Summit (6K attendees)

  • Collaborated across Engineering, Product Management, Design, HR, Marketing, PR, Policy, Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, Strategy, and Operations

  • Developed strategic messaging for the CEO to internal audiences, board members, and external partners; focus included working closely with leadership to articulate, announce, and reinforce the annual strategy, delivering executive briefs for high-profile speaking events, and driving new leadership engagement efforts

  • Designed and rolled-out numerous programs at the intersection of communications and culture, including a peer-to-peer awards program, recognition of milestones, and creative community-building initiatives


Google, Ads & Commerce

Head of Internal & Executive Communications (2010-2014)

  • Led internal communications for large, globally distributed, highly technical team composed of Engineering, Product Management, and Design

  • Responsibilities included a regular cadence of communications from leadership to the team, Quarterly All Hands, Google-wide presentations and internal news stories, communications about business and product strategy, culture events, strategy summits, and executive presentations to the Board of Directors


Google, Product Management

Manager of Internal & Executive Communications (2008-2010)

  • Managed communications for the Senior Vice President of the Google Product Team

  • Responsibilities included written communications to the Product Team about strategy and culture, management of internal culture programs, Quarterly All Hands, building an internal thought leadership site, producing a monthly internal analyst report, and preparing executive materials for the quarterly financial earnings call and Board of Directors meeting


Google, Product Management

Associate (2006-2008)

  • Project managed a range of internal and external events, from small team-building offsites to VIP guest visits to global summits

  • Managed cross-team operations programs, including developing a calendar for planning and tracking objectives and communications cadence, and coordinating the schedule of executive product reviews


Stanford University

B.A. in Communication; Minor in Human Biology (1998-2002)