Portfolio
Selections from the Vault
Video story
Project
World Heritage Oceans Awareness Campaign with Gisele Bündchen.
Client
UNESCO World Heritage Marine Program.
Role
Concept Developer, Script Writer.
Impact
Raised profile of World Heritage’s oceans sites, attracted new funds to enable collaborative management between park rangers and communities.
Narrative strategy
Project
Plastic Free Future, #BreakFreeFromPlastic.
Client
Greenpeace International.
Role
Systems Change Strategist, Communications and Engagement Advisor, Global Movement Liaison, Fundraiser.
Impact
Global citizen-science launch action changed dominant “who’s responsible” narrative overnight, reset the plastic pollution solutions debate, put world on course for UN Global Plastic Pollution Treaty currently under negotiation.
Communications suite
Project
Public-Private Conservation & Livelihoods Pilot Project.
Client
Conservation International, USAID, Walton Family Foundation.
Role
Communications Strategist, Writer, Editor, Photographer, Strategic Communications Trainer.
Impact
Publicized integrated conservation and economic development approach to key audiences, national Indonesian NGO assumed ownership, expanded approach across Indonesia.
Lessons learned report
Project
Narrative evaluation and lessons learned for 10-year, 6 nation conservation and food security initiative in Southeast Asia and Pacific.
Clients
USAID, World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International.
Role
Researcher, Interviewer, Photographer, Analyst, Writer, Graphic Designer.
Impact
New donors joined the initiative, six national governments assumed leadership and allocated resources.
Landscape scan
Project
Research to Inform Foundation’s 5-Year Strategic Plan.
Client
David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Role
Researcher, Interviewer, Analyst, Writer, Graphic Designer, Presenter.
Impact
Recommendations became focus areas for Foundation’s next-stage early childhood education portfolio, Foundation sharpened its edge as early ed leader, innovator in California, US.
Executive communications
Project
San Francisco Vision 2025 Making District Schools Great.
Client
Sylvia Yee, Vice President of Programs, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund.
Role
Communications Strategist, Website Writer, OpEd & Speech Writer.
Impact
Successfully positioned Yee as go-to expert, thought leader on urban public schools, early childhood education.
Executive communications
Project
Executive communications for the CEO.
Client
US Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Role
OpEd, Blog & Speech Writer.
Impact
“Tory Read is my secret weapon.” - Ralph Smith