About

I’ve been writing most of my life, starting with a letter to the editor that was printed in Newsday when I was in 7th grade. It made me a celebrity-for-a-day, and I’ll never forgot the thrill of being published for the first time. I have that same feeling of excitement each time a client tells me that I nailed a project for them.

My work has spanned a wide range of clients, and industry sectors, including
Heidrick & Struggles, Korn Ferry, Nygren Consulting, GlaxoSmithKline, Spencer Stuart, American Express, AXA Advisors, Frank Crystal Insurance, Intermountain Health Care, and NYU’s Graduate School of Arts and Science. Areas of expertise include corporate boards, leadership, organizational change, and diversity and inclusion. My work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Business Week, and other leading business and trade publications. I have written two books for the chairman and vice chairman of executive search firm Spencer Stuart, CEO Succession and The Human Side of M&A, both published by Oxford University Press.

Prior to founding Roland Communications, I was a Principal at Mercer Delta Consulting, LLC, where I was a member of the firm’s Strategic Communication Practice.

Before joining Mercer Delta, I headed my own communications firm for ten years. I have also served as communications director for executive search firm Egon Zehnder and, earlier, as an account executive for a research-based public relations firm.

I am a lifelong New Yorker, enjoying all the City has to offer and giving back when I can. Currently, I am a volunteer with the Riverside Immigrant Services & Empowerment, working with newly arrived immigrants and refugees to build conversational English skills so they can successfully integrate into life in the U.S.

Education
The University of Chicago, MA
Drew University, BA