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Kristen was a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for a teen in Maryland’s foster care system in 2022.
Kristen and her beloved cat, Manhattan, toured nursing homes to spread some feline cheer as Pet Partners-certified pet therapists in 2016-2018.
In 2001, Bernadette earned her BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Santo Tomas. She then worked as a designer for various firms until she moved to UAE in 2007.
Kristen graduated from Georgetown University’s Master of Professional Studies program in Public Relations/Corporate Communications in 2013. In 2012, she traveled to The Hague, Netherlands, to co-present a donor campaign strategy to the Marie Stopes Foundation.
Kristen experienced an 100°F+ immersion in the Arabic language over the summer of 2008.
Kristen provided pro-bono communications advisory to Thaki, an NGO that donates laptops pre-populated with educational content to Syrian refugees in the Levant, in 2018. If you have a laptop to spare, please consider donating to them!
Kristen served in the DC-based US Department of State’s Iraq Policy and Operations Group in 2010. In this role, she wrote content for the Congressionally mandated Iraq Status Report and supported the official visit of the Iraqi Minister of Communications to Washington, DC.
Kristen and the Healthpoint Hospital team worked closely with the UAE Ministry of Knowledge and Culture Development to promote UAE’s Year of Reading in 2016. They also organized the inaugural Healthpoint Sports Medicine Summit, now an annual event.
Kristen advised two US Senior Commercial Counselors for the GCC on three installments of Discover America, an annual campaign highlighting the best of US-GCC partnerships in healthcare, trade, defense/space and other priority areas in 2016-2018.
Kristen met with inspiring Department of State/USAID grantees implementing democracy and human rights projects in 2012.
Kristen served within the US Department of State’s Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan 2011-2013. Her swan song: helping to launch WECREATE, the city’s first incubator for women entrepreneurs.
Kristen and her team produced this commercial to promote Healthpoint Hospital’s partnership with Manchester City Football Club in 2015.
No business here. Just do yourself a favor and visit Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa. The serenity, sun, food and hospitality of the Omani people simply cannot be beat.
Kristen played a small role in driving relief efforts in Syria as Communications Manager at International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) in 2017. Given its affiliation with the Orthodox Church, IOCC was the only US-based NGO on the ground in Syria at the time.
As a DC-based consultant to the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Kristen supported the launch of the Industry Liaison Program (ILP) – just in time for the ILP to coordinate the FEMA’s relief effort to Haiti following the 2010 earthquake.
Kristen led an internal transformation effort from 7500+ miles away in 2021. The grace and good humor of her Kenyan colleagues made it seem as though they were around the corner.
Kristen built a global 360-feedback program for a US Department of State digital transformation in 2021-2022. While this map entry could correspond to many places, a number of Kristen’s project partners were in Warsaw.
Kristen supported a global digital transformation at an aerospace and defense company in 2017-2018. She also provided pro-bono counsel to Parity, an equitable real estate development company serving West Baltimore.
Joining the project after global deployment, Kristen wrote and now manages a government client’s reinforcement strategy for inclusive stakeholder engagement and multi-channel communications.
Kristen was a Teacher Advisor to students in Georgetown University’s Public Relations/Corporate Communications (her alma mater) Capstone class for several semesters in 2017-2019.
Kristen led a workshop on organizational skills for Maryland State Highway Administration employees through Carroll Community College in October 2022.
Kristen led a start-up educational content company to its first break-even campaign on social media in 2016. Kristen also received her first press credentials in 2005, covering a United Nations summit on climate change as a student reporter for NYU, and wrote for BusinessWeek.com in 2007.
Kristen was part of a team implementing a global back-office digital transformation in 2019-2020. She spent ample time on the ground with leadership and employees to drive training and adoption.
Kristen designed and hosted several educational events on communications best practices and wrote a how-to guide on crisis communications for Granicus in 2020.
Kristen supported a Salesforce implementation across the Philippines, including in Cebu, in 2021.
Kristen traveled to Hong Kong as an NYU Stern student in 2008. She met with representatives of Cathay Pacific, attended lectures on the Asian economy, and ate incredibly well on her first trip to East Asia.
In 2001, Bernadette earned her BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Santo Tomas. She then worked as a designer for various firms until she moved to UAE in 2007.
Kristen graduated from Georgetown University’s Master of Professional Studies program in Public Relations/Corporate Communications in 2013. In 2012, she traveled to The Hague, Netherlands, to co-present a donor campaign strategy to the Marie Stopes Foundation.
Kristen experienced an 100°F+ immersion in the Arabic language over the summer of 2008.
Kristen provided pro-bono communications advisory to Thaki, an NGO that donates laptops pre-populated with educational content to Syrian refugees in the Levant, in 2018. If you have a laptop to spare, please consider donating to them!
Kristen served in the DC-based US Department of State’s Iraq Policy and Operations Group in 2010. In this role, she wrote content for the Congressionally mandated Iraq Status Report and supported the official visit of the Iraqi Minister of Communications to Washington, DC.
Kristen and the Healthpoint Hospital team worked closely with the UAE Ministry of Knowledge and Culture Development to promote UAE’s Year of Reading in 2016. They also organized the inaugural Healthpoint Sports Medicine Summit, now an annual event.
Kristen advised two US Senior Commercial Counselors for the GCC on three installments of Discover America, an annual campaign highlighting the best of US-GCC partnerships in healthcare, trade, defense/space and other priority areas in 2016-2018.
Kristen met with inspiring Department of State/USAID grantees implementing democracy and human rights projects in 2012.
Kristen served within the US Department of State’s Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan 2011-2013. Her swan song: helping to launch WECREATE, the city’s first incubator for women entrepreneurs.
Kristen and her team produced this commercial to promote Healthpoint Hospital’s partnership with Manchester City Football Club in 2015.
No business here. Just do yourself a favor and visit Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa. The serenity, sun, food and hospitality of the Omani people simply cannot be beat.
Kristen played a small role in driving relief efforts in Syria as Communications Manager at International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) in 2017. Given its affiliation with the Orthodox Church, IOCC was the only US-based NGO on the ground in Syria at the time.
As a DC-based consultant to the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Kristen supported the launch of the Industry Liaison Program (ILP) – just in time for the ILP to coordinate the FEMA’s relief effort to Haiti following the 2010 earthquake.
Kristen led an internal transformation effort from 7500+ miles away in 2021. The grace and good humor of her Kenyan colleagues made it seem as though they were around the corner.
Kristen built a global 360-feedback program for a US Department of State digital transformation in 2021-2022. While this map entry could correspond to many places, a number of Kristen’s project partners were in Warsaw.
Kristen supported a global digital transformation at an aerospace and defense company in 2017-2018. She also provided pro-bono counsel to Parity, an equitable real estate development company serving West Baltimore.
Joining the project after global deployment, Kristen wrote and now manages a government client’s reinforcement strategy for inclusive stakeholder engagement and multi-channel communications.
Kristen was a Teacher Advisor to students in Georgetown University’s Public Relations/Corporate Communications (her alma mater) Capstone class for several semesters in 2017-2019.
Kristen led a workshop on organizational skills for Maryland State Highway Administration employees through Carroll Community College in October 2022.
Kristen led a start-up educational content company to its first break-even campaign on social media in 2016. Kristen also received her first press credentials in 2005, covering a United Nations summit on climate change as a student reporter for NYU, and wrote for BusinessWeek.com in 2007.
Kristen was part of a team implementing a global back-office digital transformation in 2019-2020. She spent ample time on the ground with leadership and employees to drive training and adoption.
Kristen designed and hosted several educational events on communications best practices and wrote a how-to guide on crisis communications for Granicus in 2020.
Kristen supported a Salesforce implementation across the Philippines, including in Cebu, in 2021.
Kristen traveled to Hong Kong as an NYU Stern student in 2008. She met with representatives of Cathay Pacific, attended lectures on the Asian economy, and ate incredibly well on her first trip to East Asia.
Kristen was a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for a teen in Maryland’s foster care system in 2022.
Kristen and her beloved cat, Manhattan, toured nursing homes to spread some feline cheer as Pet Partners-certified pet therapists in 2016-2018.