I am a British national, fluent in French and Spanish, with over eighteen years of experience in strategic and crisis communications, advocacy, partnerships, and resource mobilization for the UN, as well as the NGO, government, and private sectors. I have worked in Viet Nam, where I was based for over ten years, Thailand, Lao PDR, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and several African countries.

As former Spokesperson and Communications Officer for WHO Viet Nam and UNDP, I oversaw communications, advocacy, and partnerships, and delivered regional workshops and coaching courses for UN staff and government officials. As WHO Viet Nam Spokesperson, I led the country communications response for public health emergencies including SARS, Avian Influenza, and Cholera, and developed high-profile campaigns to raise awareness and mobilize funding. As Senior Communications Liaison Officer for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, I managed strategic and crisis communications for private sector partners, raising over two million dollars from new donors. I also served as Press and Communications Officer for high-level dignitaries including the former UN Secretary-General and former WHO COVID-19 Envoy, Dr. David Nabarro.

As a Senior Consultant for over ten years, I develop and lead integrated strategies and campaigns across social media, traditional and digital media, partnerships, events, and targeted outreach, and provide tailored coaching and training in media engagement, internal, and crisis communications.

Among other projects, my consultancy work includes strategic and crisis communications for WHO’s Ebola preparedness and prevention efforts; strategic communications, partnerships, and resource mobilization for WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, WHO’s Public Health Emergency Operations Centre Network, WHO’s Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources initiative, and UN Women, Headquarters. My consultancy work also includes a two-year appointment as Strategic and Risk Communication Advisor for WHO’s Global Influenza Programme as well as serving as a member of WHO’s Infodemic Management Team during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most recently I served as Senior Strategic Communications and Partnerships Advisor for UNDP Papua New Guinea, the UNDP Resilience Hub for Africa, and the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence.

I serve on the Board of Directors of Revision Youth, a US-based NGO focused on trauma healing for victims of human trafficking and abuse. I am also a Getty photographer, with work published across my global placements.