Todd Bernhardt

Senior Director, Global Communications @International Medical Corps

Los Angeles, CA, US

Lead all aspects of communications at this humanitarian aid organization, including media relations, design, branding, social media, websites, video production, print publications, and internal communications. Oversee and help contribute to fundraising-related campaigns and events, including in-person and virtual events that have raised millions of dollars, and recent disaster responses that have raised more than $100 million. Responsible for executive communications. Created and implemented a new internal communications strategy to reach and build engagement among a diverse staff of more than worldwide. • Key member of emergency response team, managing all communications relating to humanitarian responses by the organization, including rapid-onset emergencies, such as the February 2023 earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye, the June 2022 earthquake in Afghanistan, the August 2021 earthquake in Haiti and the August 2020 Beirut Port explosion; ongoing conflicts around the world, including the war in Ukraine, and conflicts in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and Sudan; slower-moving, long-term disasters, such as the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa and the worldwide effects of climate change: and efforts surrounding treatment and research involving outbreaks of infectious diseases, including cholera, COVID-19, Ebola and measles. Managed all communications around International Medical Corps\' recent classification by the WHO as the only NGO in the world offering both fixed and mobile Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Type 1 capabilities.

Georgetown University

BA