Portfolio
Below is some of the stuff I've designed, created or written over the past few years.
Onine Campaigns | Video | Media Relations | Writing | Web Design | Print Design | Music
Online Campaigns
Action alerts and fundraising messages available on request.
Video
Media Relations
During my time with the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (2002-2005), I successfully placed news stories in a variety of media outlets, including the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, USA Today, the Associated Press and other major wires and broadcast outlets, including CBS Nightly News and NPR's All Things Considered. I also worked with the Center's Executive Director to write and place opinion pieces in USA Today and the Baltimore Sun and served as a media spokesperson for the Center on children's mental health issues, being quoted in the Detroit Free Press and other news outlets.
Writing
Most of what I write is press- and/or advocacy-related.
Web Design
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Print Design
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DC Flyer |
Katie A Flyer |
Avoiding Cruel Choices |
New Beginnings |
From the Ashes |
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Luncheon Invite |
Gala Invite |
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Music
Ah, the halcyon daze of the mid-90s. I was in a band. Our name was OPHIL.
For three and a half years I crammed myself into a van with six to eight other sweaty guys, slept on floors, drank free beer and cranked out budget promo packs and obnoxious e-mail to hype the band. I'll always be happy and proud that for a couple of incredible years I got to hang out with some great people and pretend I was a rock star. If you're interested in seeing what it all looked like check out some old band photos, or view pix from some of our early shows.
The band kept growing musically long after I headed to Washington. Check out OPHIL's last album, Love Songs for Soccer Moms. It's a great album and well worth a listen. The band officially broke up in the Summer of 2005.
The tracks below are all from OPHIL's second CD, "Freako Suave." To hear tracks from OPHIL's distant past, right mouse click over the song title and select "Save target as..." to download an mp3 of the song from ophil.com.
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You Say (drums & backing vocals)
A ska-punk tribute to Biz Markee. 'Nuff said. -
I Don't Have a Problem (drums & vocals)
Not the most socially responsible song ever recorded, but I sleep better at night knowing that it wasn't inflicted on as many people as "The Thong Song." -
Fraidy Cat (lyrics, drums & vocals)
Kansas tilts pretty far to the right, but not as as far to the right as I seemed to think when I wrote this song. "Fraidy Cat" was my first (and last) foray into political lyrics. I still haven't figured out what a "silent warhead" is, but nobody ever asked. -
Pig Tailed Princess (lyrics, drums)
My buddy Sol and I wrote this as an homage to that special time in a young man's life between cooties and crushes. Listening to it these days, I can't decide if it's sweet or just plain creepy. -
Skank to This (drums & vocals)
Straight outta Winfield! The South Central Kansas version of a battle rhyme, "Skank" is a very, very silly song. It was also a lot of fun to play, especially when I got to introduce the horn section in my circus freak voice.