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With broad
experience leading teams in designing and directing communication strategy for
dynamic, global organizations, Christy has helped many companies — including
Agilent, Cisco Systems, Consumers Union, Hess Corporation, Hewlett Packard,
Safeway, Symantec and Xilinx — create effective communication programs that
deliver results to the bottom line.
Christy is
adept at crafting effective strategies to navigate mergers and acquisitions,
changes in executive leadership, training requirements, employee team building
and cultural transformations.
At Safeway,
Christy led the ROI team that created a training program to inspire store
managers to embrace the company’s strategic imperatives and to drive results
store by store. At Consumers Union, Christy partnered with the executive and
communication leadership to design a new internal communication function to
support the expansion of the organization’s business and its growing influence
in shaping public policy. At Cisco, she helped construct a 90-day integration
plan for the company’s new Chief Technology Officer, including developing her
charter and messaging platform. Christy also has extensive experience in the
role of communication chief of staff for C-level executives.
Christy joined
ROI from Cadence Design Systems, where she served as senior director for
Employee Communications and Community Relations. During her tenure at Cadence,
she designed and implemented a new corporate communication strategy, including a
broader charter for internal communication; led CEO and executive internal
communication; and managed internal communication for several key mergers and
acquisitions. Christy also led an expansion of the Cadence community relations
programs, overseeing a significant increase in charitable giving and volunteer
public service.
Before Cadence,
Christy led worldwide employee communication and community relations for Amdahl
Corporation (now Fujitsu). She also served as a senior writer for then-president
of Stanford University, Gerhard Casper. At Stanford, her responsibilities
included the design and implementation of communication programs for alumni,
students, parents and the local community.
Christy holds
an M.A. from the University of Washington and a B.A. from Lewis and Clark
College.
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