In my role as Comm Unity’s president and chief messaging officer, I wed my strong communications background with my passion for bringing people together, specializing in public relations coaching as well as diversity & inclusion advocacy. 

Prior to my last position as senior director at Boardwalk Public Relations, I spent a dozen years of my career working for two prestigious organizations that were both coincidentally founded in 1802. First at DuPont, where I held a variety of positions ranging from editor of the company’s daily global online newsletter to 24/7 on-the-ground spokesperson for eight chemical manufacturing plant sites in three states. After DuPont, I worked as director of communications and marketing at the Philadelphia Bar Association, overseeing all of its media relations and external communications.

With a strong background in executive and leadership communications, issues and crisis management, media relations, employee engagement, public affairs and marketing, along with clients ranging from corporate to nonprofit, I have worked with a diverse cross-section of stakeholders across a number of industries, continents and generations.  

I am old enough to remember distributing news releases via fax and young enough to innately help clients tell their stories via social media. I have managed crises WHILE wearing a hard hat and steel-toed shoes and I have coached senior executives WHILE wearing pearls and pumps.

As vast as my experience, I am grateful that my work has received notable recognition throughout my career.

Passionate about my profession, I spent the last 13 years serving on the Philadelphia Public Relations Association’s Board of Governors, holding nearly every position, including a term as president. I also spent the last two years as a board member for the Philadelphia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, serving as chair of the diversity and inclusion committee. 

Additionally, I spent five years as an active member of the National Association of Bar Executives, where I became a keynote speaker and panelist for conferences throughout the country.

My affinity for trade associations started at Temple University, where I served as the president of the school’s Public Relations Student Society of America chapter. A proud alumna, I very much enjoyed my time as an adjunct professor in the Klein College of Media and Communication.

Giving back to my respective communities has always been important to me. I helped found the Philadelphia Chapter of the Armenian General Benevolent Union Young Professionals, which I chaired for two years. I also helped to resurrect the annual Armenian Genocide Walk in Philadelphia and served as a committee member for three years.  

In addition to serving my professional and ethnic communities, I have volunteered with Turning Points for Children and chaired the communications committee for its annual Kids at Heart Gala.

Following my love of creative writing and rhyming, I published two books of my own poetry and my poems have been published in a variety of outlets. Some of my other published creative works include commentary and feature articles, largely on the topic of humanity.

I VALUE HONESTY, INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY, AUTHENTICITY AND COMMUNITY.