Helped Merck formulate and embed its Access to Medicines strategy across the organization, propelling the company to the #2 spot on the second bi-annual Access to Medicines Index.

Corporate Responsibility

Led partnership between Merck and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation to address the ravages of the Zika crisis in Puerto Rico, learnings from which were published in the global journal The Lancet.

Public-Private Partnerships 

Led Phase II of partnership with the European Parliamentary Forum on Population & Health to raise awareness of gaps in access to contraception among women in Europe.

Public Policy & Advocacy 

Worked with local Merck subsidiary in Vietnam to pilot innovative social business approach to expand access to women’s health products together with social marketing organizations and factory owners.

Social Business 

Wrote speeches for a former Merck CEO, published a daily employee newsletter for a Fortune 100 company, and wrote award-winning brochures.

Communications 

Led a six-year social business partnership with Merck and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that brought voluntary contraception to more than 25 million women in the world’s poorest countries.

Social Business Impact

Orchestrated celebrations for the 10th Anniversary of the MECTIZAN® Donation Program in Mali; planned and executed high-level keynote panels at the International Conference on Family Planning in Ethiopia and Indonesia; and supported the 8th Annual Biopharmaceutical Roundtable in the U.S.

Event Planning & Conference Support

Lobbied and led successful engagement with Indonesian government and global health stakeholders to overcome local market access challenges that had prevented millions of women access to a critical reproductive health product.

Public Policy & Advocacy 

Conducted Communications Audit and Plan for Child Advocacy Center serving the needs of New Jersey children. 

Non-Profit

Worked with Beijing-based team to publish national corporate responsibility report that demonstrated company's local impact.

Reporting 

Led communication efforts for Merck’s flagship ACHAP (African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships) initiative, a country-led, public-private partnership between the Government of Botswana, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Merck. 

Philanthropy 

Worked with the Danish Institute for Human Rights to develop the Human Rights Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Companies.

Human Rights

Led Merck’s annual dialogue with faith-based investors at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) for nearly 10 years, building trust and mutual respect resulting in withdrawal of shareholder resolutions and positive positioning of the company in ICCR publications.

Stakeholder Engagement

Created key performance indicators for  annual corporate responsibility report, and created industry-leading disclosure practices around external financial payments and contributions to third parties.

Measurement & Disclosure

Together with the Safe Water Network, UNHABITAT, Merck and Coca-Cola, worked to increase awareness of the importance of clean water and hygiene in the state of Andhra Pradesh. 

Partnership Development

Provided private sector insights to the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition to help  shape the membership organization’s program implementation.

Non-Profit Support