Most of my work has been in issues-based communications management at a senior/strategic level within the public, private (CSR) and not-for-profit sectors. At times this has led to the design elements reflected here. My Strategic Communications experience encompasses:

Media Relations at the Heads of State Level:
• For President Mandela (South Africa) at civil society consultations during the Burundi Peace Process.
• For President Chissano (Mozambique) as recipient of the Africa Peace Award.

Marketing Management:
• Developed and managed branding strategies for various clients including Ashoka, Accord, Groundworks, and Center for Criminal Justice.

Global PR / media:
• Proactive management of pan-African media for Consumers International Congress.
• Global media relations for Africa Peace Awards.

Communications Strategy:
• Developed and managed the global communications strategy for the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes.
• Developed and managed the national and pan-African communications strategy for Ashoka Southern and Eastern Africa.

Fundraising Campaigns:
• Designed and implemented funding campaigns for Ashoka South Africa and WorldSpace's CSR project at the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
• Developed a PC-based donor tracking / management system which was used by various clients.
• Designed and implemented global funding campaign for the Africa Peace Centre.

Campaign Management:
• Developed and implemented a grassroots mobilisation campaign to raise awareness of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for the National Initiative for Reconciliation.
• Designed and managed the Presidential Awards for Community Initiatives campaign in Kwa-Zulu South Africa.
• Managed the Peace Education campaign for The Peace Secretariat.

Stakeholder Engagement:
• Strategic Partnership Management for Siyaya eIndia.
• Community participation and grassroot stakeholder engagement for post-Aparthied commuter rail regeneration.

Strategic Communications at International Events:
• For Ashoka at the World Conference Against Racism.
• For WorldSpace at ITU Africa.
• For The Gender Caucus at WSIS.
• For Accord at Commonwealth Heads of State and World Economic Forum.

Crisis Communications Management:
• Press officer for the 1999 South African elections in the violence-torn KwaZulu-Natal region.
• Press officer for Accord during the DRC and Burundi peace negotiations.

Global Experience:
• African media relations for UK-based Consumers International Congress.
• Consulted to Washington DC based Ashoka and WorldSpace.
• Launch of Ashoka East Africa (Uganda).
• Co-host of Amahoro Africa (Uganda and Rwanda).
• Media relations for Accord projects in Congo and Burundi.
• Worked on smaller projects in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

Public Speaker / Conference Presentations:
• On post-conflict reconstruction at AfriBuild - Johannesburg.
• On national reconciliation at Amahoro - Uganda and Rwanda.
• 100's of smaller public speaking engagements.

Media Production / Project Management:
• Project manager of a pan-African radio project for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
• Managing Editor of Conflict Trends - a 56 page quarterly magazine focused on issues of African Conflict.

Marketing Material Production:
My experience includes website construction, video production, radio and television advertising production, print advertising, brochure design and scripting, exhibition design, annual reports, newsletters and corporate identity development.