Rosemary King, Ph.D.

An award-winning communications professional, Rose has served as a speechwriter and speech coach for national leaders in the charitable community, across the private sector, and at the highest levels of government. Career highlights include serving as a speechwriter for the Secretary of Defense, 4-star generals, Members of Congress, CEOs, and nationally-recognized journalists.

She served 24 years in the Air Force, including 6 at the Pentagon. Rose’s work has been quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, and USA Today. Her speeches have reached international audiences in Taiwan, Russia, Hungary, Belgium, Mexico, Colombia, Estonia, Macedonia, and Kosovo among others.

Rose is the author of Border Confluences (University of Arizona Press, 2004) and numerous literary articles and book reviews. She earned a doctorate from Arizona State University (English), two master’s degrees from Harvard University (English) and the Univ. of California/Riverside (Screenwriting), and a bachelor’s from the US Air Force Academy. She was recently accepted to The Veterans Writing Project, a mentorship program run by the Writers Guild of America. Rose is obsessed with stories about underdogs, outsiders, and rebels – characters who are part of a tribe yet feel like they don’t belong.

Rose serves on the Advisory Board of the Professional Speechwriters Association, a worldwide network of leadership communication professionals. She is also on the Board of Directors of Rose City Hockey Club, a nonprofit she co-founded in 2013 for girls ages 5-18.

She currently lives in Portland, OR, with her spouse and their feisty cat, Piper.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Rose’s company is a women-owned and veteran-owned small business. She holds four certifications through Oregon’s COBID program (Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity) as an Emerging Small Business, Minority Business Enterprise, Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise, and Women Business Enterprise. To look up Rose’s business in Oregon’s Certified Vendor Directory, please click here. (Or just email her at rose@rosespeechwriter.com for her certification paperwork and to discuss clients based in the City of Portland.)

REVIEWS

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