Public Affairs

• For a private sector client, created a medical waste management newsletter featuring timely reports on subjects such as the difference between waste assessments and audits, bloodborne pathogen regulations, DOT packaging standards, and waste manifesting.
• Co-managed a series of Florida editorial board meetings with IWSA and SWANA members.
• Co-founded the AIMS Coalition (ASME, IWSA, MWMA, and SWANA) to conduct advocacy outreach, provide a technical forum, and generate joint publications.
• Managed the development of a health risk communications white paper by the AIMS Coalition and secured 45,000 pre-publication orders.
• Managed, co-managed, or contributed to most IWSA public affairs activities, press releases, rapid media responses, and public relations documents.
• Managed the development & implementation of the IWSA 1993 and 1994 advertising campaigns.

  Quoted in newspapers, journals, and on radio. Samples include:

  • American Health Association News - Civil Engineering
  • Sutherland Leader (Australia) - USA Today
  • Hazmat News - Voice Of America
  • Infectious Waste News - Wall Street Journal
  • MIX106.5 News Radio (Sidney, Australia) - Washington Post

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