About

Wer gern Kirschen isst, lernt bald klettern.
He who likes cherries soon learns to climb.
–German Proverb

About Me

I’m a communicator. I have an undergrad degree in public relations and an MBA with a finance concentration. It’s a somewhat unlikely combination, but one that helped me working in corporate communications for two Fortune 100 companies. My roles included employee communications, media relations, marketing, community relations and customer event management. 

I recently traded in the Blackberry for an iPhone and moved from corporate communications to the technology startup world — I’m now heading up inbound marketing efforts for software company readMedia. I also founded and organize Social Media Breakfast Tech Valley.

I was born and raised in Western New York but left 10 years ago and have managed to lose most of my nasal-y accent by now. Since then I’ve lived in Georgia, Hong Kong, Florida, and Texas. I swore up and down I would never go back to the Northeast. Now I live outside Albany, N.Y. Funny how life happens.

Things I like: my kittens, my camera, my bicycle, my skis, any flavor of ice cream, college football, Tour de France, passport stamps, hiking in the Adirondacks, listening to Mark Knopfler and my Blackberry iPhone

Things I don’t like: seafood, ditzy girls, big dogs, running, the NFL, mushrooms, talking on the phone, Florida Gators and bad beer (anything with “light” in the title)

If you’re still curious, you can learn 25 random things about me here.

About this blog

This is my blog. My thoughts. Not those of my employer, clients, husband, mailman or cats.

I write about public relations, marketing, social media, and corporate communication. I love getting feedback from readers and seeing comments that make me think harder. Often the best part of a blog post is the wisdom that readers add. I encourage you to add your thoughts and engage in discussion on posts, but please read my comment policy first (summarized version: don’t be an arse).

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