Marymount Manhattan College

Publicity & Communications Consultant

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Publicity and Communications Strategy, Book Promotion and Marketing, Social Media Planning, Event Coordination, Media Training for Authors. Clients include commercial and independent publishers, authors, media outlets, non-profit organizations, and filmmakers:
-       Bill Moyers, Alice Walker, Wenonah Hauter of Food & Water Watch, and the Union of
Concerned Scientists for The New Press
-       Jane McAlevey for Ecco and Oxford University Press
-       'Moyers On Democracy' podcast
-       'The Assassination Complex' book launch event for The Intercept
-       Gene Baur, Gene Stone and Farm Sanctuary for Rodale Books
-       The New York Times bestselling 'How Not to Die' by Dr. Michael Greger for Flatiron Books
-       The New York Times bestselling 'Forks Over Knives' companion books
- Dr. John Carlos and Dave Zirin for Haymarket Books
- Rich Roll for Crown Archetype
- Sue Coe for OR Books
- The Stanford Inn by the Sea eco-resort and the Mendocino Center for Living Well

Speaking/advising:
- The New School Publishing Institute speaker (The New School, June 2017)
- CUNY Publishing Institute speaker (CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, June 2016)
- MediaBistro’s Book Promotion and Publicity Bootcamp advisor (online course, July 2014)
- CUNY Publishing Institute “Marketing in the 21st Century” panelist (CUNY Graduate School of
Journalism, May 2014)

For more information: <a href="http://MiracleWorkerPR.com">http://MiracleWorkerPR.com</a>

Anne Sullivan/Miracle Worker PR

The annual Ridenhour Prizes recognize acts of truth-telling that protect the public interest, promote social justice or illuminate a more just vision of society. These prizes memorialize the spirit of fearless truth-telling that whistleblower and investigative journalist Ron Ridenhour reflected throughout his extraordinary life and career. The 2015 Prizes were given out on April 29th at a ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to:
Laura Poitras, The Ridenhour Documentary Film Prize
Aicha Elbasri, The Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling
James Risen, The Ridenhour Courage Prize
Anand Gopal, The Ridenhour Book Prize

The Ridenhour Prizes

Program Director

- Directed outreach for a weekly current affairs television program.
- Wrote show description, created weekly promotion plans, liaised with public television stations
and media, worked with digital team on social media strategy, managed @MoyersNews
Twitter account.
- Coordinated the release of official statements from Public Affairs Television.

Moyers & Company / Public Affairs Television

Interim Director of Communications

- Launched Michelle Alexander’s influential book The New Jim Crow, winner of the 2011
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Literary Work, among other awards.
- Oversaw promotion of all titles, created publicity budgets, and coordinated media outreach.
- Trained and managed department staff, arranged author tours and all other aspects of book
publicity and marketing.

The New Press

Publicity Director

- Launched New York Times bestseller Blackwater by Jeremy Scahill.
- Managed publicity for all Nation Books’ titles and raised its profile and brand recognition.
- Worked closely with The Nation Institute on promotion of its public events series.
- Promoted a wide variety of titles published by Avalon Publishing, including Isa Moskowitz and
Terry Romero’s cookbooks, which resulted in a New York Times Dining section profile, recipe
excerpt in Parade magazine, NPR's Weekend Edition, and other coverage.

Nation Books/Avalon Publishing/Perseus Books Group

Publicity Manger

- Managed marketing and publicity for an independent publisher and entertainment company.
- Coordinated launch of documentary DVD releases, including Robert Greenwald’s Outfoxed,
Uncovered and Unconstitutional.

The Disinformation Company Ltd.

Publicity & Marketing Manager

- Acquired and promoted the company’s highest-grossing book to date, No Easy Answers: The
Truth Behind Death at Columbine (2002). Coordinated the production, marketing and promotion
of The PETA Celebrity Cookbook and other titles.

Lantern Books

Publicity Manager

- Associate producer on Michael Moore’s award-winning documentary Bowling for Columbine.
- Production assistant on Michael Moore’s television series The Awful Truth.