David
Barre joins NLGJA in August 2007
as the organization’s
third Executive Director. Barre will
oversee all aspects of NLGJA’s
operations and work closely with
the National Board and National Staff
to set the strategic agenda for
the organization.
Prior
to joining NLGJA, Barre served
as the Director of Communications
for the Association of Corporate
Counsel (ACC), a professional organization
representing more than
22,000 attorneys. Barre was responsible
for developing and implementing
a strategic communications
plan for the organization to raise
ACC’s
visibility in the legal and business
communities, as well as for improving
member engagement and retention.
From
1998 until 2004, Barre worked for
Greenpeace, first as the Coordinator
of Creative Services and later
as the Director of Communications
and a member of the organization’s
senior management team. Barre
led the development and implementation
of strategies to inform and
engage a wide range of constituencies,
and served as the editor in
chief of Greenpeace magazine
delivered to the organization’s
250,000 members. He oversaw
staff in the areas of media
relations, publications, graphic
design, online communications,
and photo and video production.
As part of the senior management
team, Barre helped direct the
organization through strategic
planning processes as well as complicated legal situations.
During his tenure, Barre
was also charged
with taking on interim roles,
such as serving as the Communications
Director for Greenpeace International
in Amsterdam.
Barre
came to Washington, DC in 1994
to serve as the Communications Manager
for the National Minority
AIDS Council (NMAC). He
was responsible for all aspects
of its communications efforts including
event promotion, media relations,
publications and social marketing
campaigns. Barre also managed an
annual conference—the
National AIDS Treatment Advocates
Forum—with responsibility
for fundraising, program development and
marketing.
Barre
began his career at Sasson
Licensing Corporation in New York
City, which owned the Sasson and Cotler clothing
brands. He was responsible for
developing and placing all print and
television advertising for the
company, as well as overseeing public relations, special events
and retail
promotions.
Barre
received a BFA from New York University’s dramatic writing
program in 1989. The same year,
his play, “The Seen,” was
performed as part of NYU’s
Festival of New
Works.
