Can provide specialist change and internal communications advice for significant change programmes in large and complex organisations.
Twenty-year career as a journalist/writer/communications consultant. Able to understand complex issues and adapt them for different audiences.
Can obtain information from a wide range of people at a variety of levels.
Co-ordinating and delivering on time for a wide range of projects. Including introducing webcasting at Telecom for both internal and external audiences.
Experience as Labour press secretary and within a number of government departments, supported by a BA in politics.
Worked on intranet and internet sites and developed my own website – vdk.co.nz
Excellent networking and contact building skills from a career in communications.