Since 2001 it has been my privilege to write speeches for senior leadership at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the largest independent academic medical center in the western United States and legendary “hospital to the stars.” I serve as the senior speechwriter for the chair of the Cedars-Sinai Board of Directors and also write speeches for our president/CEO and other institutional leaders. My freelance practice serves a variety of clients in Southern California.

My prior communications experience includes ten years as Cedars-Sinai’s director of development communications, and senior marketing communication positions with three other preeminent teaching hospitals: UCLA Medical Center, UCI Medical Center, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. I also served as communications director for the Producers Guild of America, the national organization for motion picture and television producers.

I learned the art of writing for the spoken word during my first career as a radio personality and writer, and was named one of the Top 5 FM Personalities in the United States by Billboard Magazine, a leading entertainment industry publication.