Claire provides strategic communications and public relations expertise to CG&A clients, with additional skills in writing, research and coalition building. Most recently, she has implemented targeted media outreach for Chicago-based wireless carrier U.S. Cellular and non-profit organizations Donate Life Illinois and the American Kidney Fund. In addition to her media relations work, Claire assists with various public affairs campaigns and lends her social media savvy to CG&A’s own Facebook page.

Prior to joining CG&A, Claire gained valuable strategic communications experience in a variety of settings. She handled media relations at the Chicago Botanic Garden, coordinated marketing initiatives for the first-ever Wisconsin Dance Marathon, and strategized an advertising campaign for the American Advertising Federation’s client, the Century Council.

Claire graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA in journalism and spent a semester studying abroad in Seville, Spain. In her free time, Claire enjoys exploring the city of Chicago through food, sports, live music, and when weather permits, outdoor exercise.