Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Chief Communications and Strategy Officer
Exemplar Strategic Communications 2008 - 2014
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner
Conncan 2011 - 2013
Chief Executive Officer
Falls Church City School Board 2010 - 2012
Chairman
American Institutes For Research 2010 - 2011
Executive Director, Communications and Public Affairs
Education:
Stanford University Graduate School of Business 2016 - 2016
University of Virginia 1991 - 1995
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts, Rhetoric, Communication Studies, Government
Skills:
Strategic Communications Media Relations Speech Writing Nonprofits Message Development Public Affairs Public Relations Social Media Blogging Community Development Press Releases Strategic Planning Public Speaking Policy Community Outreach Entrepreneurship Fundraising Integrated Marketing Public Policy Political Campaigns Non Profits Policy Analysis Campaigns Corporate Communications Politics Content Development Grant Writing Publicity Proposal Writing Coalitions Media Studies Community Engagement Leadership Research Crisis Communications Copywriting Spokesperson Corporate Social Responsibility Media Analysis Editing Reputation Management Marketing Communications Internal Communications Publications Writing Program Development Event Planning Newsletters Strategy Management
Interests:
Children Civil Rights and Social Action Politics Education Health
2008 to 2000 Managing PartnerCONNECTICUT COALITION FOR ACHIEVEMENT NOW (ConnCAN) New Haven, CT 2011 to 2013 Chief Executive OfficerAMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH (AIR) Washington, DC 2010 to 2011 Executive Director, Communications and Public AffairsLIPMAN HEARNE, INC Washington, DC 2006 to 2008 Senior Vice PresidentHIGHER ED HOLDINGS LLC Dallas, TX 2005 to 2006 Vice PresidentWIDMEYER COMMUNICATIONS New York, NY 1998 to 2005 Vice PresidentU.S. Representative John W. Olver Washington, MA 1996 to 1998 Communications DirectorU.S. Senator Bill Bradley Newark, NJ 1995 to 1996 Deputy Communications DirectorU.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd Washington, DC 1993 to 1995 Acting Press Secretary
Education:
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 1991 to 1995 Bachelor of Arts in Government; Rhetoric and Communications Studies
"For too long charter students have been second-class citizens in Connecticut and putting additional dollars is an encouraging step forward but it's by no means the complete solution," said Patrick Riccards, CEO of education-reform group ConnCan. He said the measure wouldn't permanently put charter
Patrick Riccards, CEO of education-reform group ConnCan, said Tuesday's report was the union "planting their flag in the sand....The CEA has clearly recognized that change is coming. They've seen groups that don't want to be part of the reform model shut out of the discussion in other states, and th