Spokesperson/Crisis Communications: As Communications Manager for Norfolk Public Schools, I serve as primary spokesperson for the district and direct crisis communications working regularly with both print and broadcast media. Being an effective spokesperson relies on preparation, an understanding of the core business, an ability to think quickly, and an ability to clearly articulate ideas.

I utilized these skills during a guest appearance on a public radio broadcast of HereSay with Cathy Lewis — a live, hour-long public affairs program on WHRV. This program featured discussion of a Johns Hopkins report on dropout rates. Norfolk Public Schools had been featured unfavorably in the report. You can listen to the entire program via stream from WHRV or by downloading an MP3 version. You can hear the introduction and main dropout story only by playing a QuickTime clip.