Recent professional work history Since 6/2006 Press officer at The Council of Europe (Strasbourg, France) Draft and

edit press releases in English to be issued to targeted media Draft and edit op-eds and letters to the editor, which are published in major m edia, including The International Herald Tribune, Time Magazine, The Guardian, a nd others Plot media strategies, which require thorough cooperation with internal divisio ns and careful project management Edit and write news for the organizations website Form media partnerships and maintain and augment media contacts Manage staff and assure media participation to prepare and host press conferenc es in Europe (Athens, Sarajevo, Berlin, Strasbourg, London) Manage staff to prepare for quarterly sessions of the Parliamentary Assembly an d the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities Since 11/2004 Event planner and business-to-business promoter Organize and host wine industry dinners featuring top wine producers worldwide, in association with luxury hotels and restaurants Realize local and international media-based publicity (VIP invitations, press a rticles, blog threads and published tasting notes) Examples include Chteau Mouton Rothschild at the Grand Hyatt in Dubai (November 2008); Chteau Palmer for wine bloggers in Washington D.C. at the celebrated Plu me Restaurant (January 2010); a weeklong Bordeaux wine festival I organized for the Berlin Adlon Hotel (May 2006) and widely publicized dinners featuring Chteau Anglus and Chteau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande in three German cities (November 2 010). Since 7/2001 Print and radio/TV journalist (France, Germany and US) Video and text blogging and reporting for trade publications including Decanter , Harpers Wine & Spirit, Wine Ireland, Wines and Vines, France Today and many ot hers. Television production for Channel 4 News (UK) to cover the 2006 World Cup in Ge rmany Associated Press journalist from late 2001 to November 2004 for English-languag e clients on business earnings reports, the European Central Bank, U.S. bases in Germany, as related to the conflicts in Afghanistan and in Iraq, live reactions from Berlin on the 2004 U.S. presidential election, cultural features. Freelance work for Agence France Presse, including coverage of the 2002 French presidential elections. Features for Deutsche Welle and news reporting for AP Radio. 5-12/2002 Press Relations Manager, Noir Sur Blanc (Paris, France) Managed 12 press relations professionals to promote international business scho ols, including HEC and the TUCK School of Business. Supervised press releases in both French and in English Organized meetings with education and business journalists throughout Europe an d plotted media strategies 9/1996 5/2001 Editor at The Council of Europe (Strasbourg, France) Produced an electronic and paper journal in four languages Managed layout and printing, drafted texts and edited submissions Maintained contact with internal division managers to provide content Assisted staff to prepare press conferences and to increase coverage

Managed, edited and wrote news for the organizations website 5-8/1992 Arts writer, The Nantucket Beacon (Nantucket, Massachusetts) Arts writer for exhibitions on island Photos also published. Special honor: Award from the New England Press Association for best feature ar ticle in January 1994. 5/1991 5/1992 Congressional reporter, Federal Computer Week (Falls Church, Virginia) Covered the Senate Governmental Affairs and House Government Operations Committ ees, focusing on the politics and economics of government technology procurement . Regular meetings with government agency representatives and NGOs. Drafted at least five articles per week for this weekly trade publication Education 8/2010 Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate (Obtained: 2010) Certificate in Prague, the Czech Republic 1993 1995 Masters Degree, International Political Economy (Obtained: 1996) School of International Service, The American University in Washington, D.C. Major field of study: international political economy 1-5/1994 Certificate of Advanced Study (Obtained: 1995) Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management in Glendal e, Arizona Special honor: Two-year Rotary Scholarship to study in Europe from Glendale Rota ry. 9-12/1992 Language Certificate Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache (Obtained: 1992) Goethe Institute in Munich Germany 1986 1990 Bachelors of Arts, Speech Communication (Obtained: 1990) George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Speech and journalism courses, also minors in history and art history Languages, computer skills and other information Language proficiency: English: mother tongue for all categories; French: fluent (spoken, reading) and very good (written); German: fluent (spoken, reading) and good (written); Greek: good (spoken) and fair (reading and written). Computers and Software: Blogging experience, Windows 7 and XP (Microsoft Word, F ront Page, Excel, Outlook) QuarkXpress, Adobe PhotoShop and AP reporter software . Generally adept with computers. Other information: I enjoy traveling, language study, swimming, exercise, wine a nd chess. As a Rotary International scholarship recipient, I have taken part in fundraising activities for the Strasbourg Nord club in France.