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Director, Public Affairs

EMA is a full-service communications firm with seven offices nationally and is the largest strategic communications and marketing firm in New York, outside of New York City. According to PR Week, the leading industry journal, EMA's Public Relations + Public Affairs practice ranks in the top 30 of all U.S. PR firms (out of more than 10,000). EMA's Public Affairs helps move public opinion through open, honest and effective communications. We do this through strategic communications, traditional public relations support combined with political and governmental expertise, strategic planning and issue and crisis management. Whether a client is trying to site a new plant, influence a legislative decision, support ongoing lobbying efforts, improve its ongoing publicity efforts, train its managers and executives to handle a crisis, or respond to a crisis that erupts in a blink, EMA has the needed know-how and the essential experience.

An experienced communications professional, currently serving as the Vice President for Communications for Life Insurance Council of New York, the principal voice of the industry in New York State. Specialties: Strategic communications, public relations and public affairs, crisis communications, media relations, media training, strategic project planning, messaging, and community outreach.