Christine K. Jahnke is the Founder and President of Positive Communications a media and speaker training firm based in Washington, DC. For nearly fourteen years, Chris has helped professionals from many walks of life -- Olympic athletes, entrepreneurs, best-selling authors, Members of Congress, Ambassadors, renowned scientists, and grassroots activists -- prepare for public appearances. She specializes in helping people craft clear, concise messages; deliver compelling speeches; and successfully navigate the media, including: print and electronic news interviews, press conferences and briefings, and live televised debates.

A prominent political consultant, Chris helped prep Senator Joe Lieberman for the 2000 Presidential Election Vice-Presidential Debate. In 1996, she was recognized as “A Rising Star in Politics” by Campaigns & Elections magazine for her coaching of U. S. Congressional candidates. Chris rehearsed the platform speakers at the 2000 and 1996 Democratic National Conventions.

A sampling of other clients, includes: senior executives at washingtonpost.com; top management at Northrop Grumman; explorers and photographers with National Geographic; medical experts with Merck Pharmaceuticals; climate change scientists with the Union of Concerned Scientists; Los Angeles Dodgers senior management; senior officials at the U.S. Census Bureau; activists with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research; and Oxygen Television’s “Choose to Lead” advocacy campaign.

As a trainer for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, Chris traveled to Poland and Romania to work with elected officials in new democracies. In 1998, she led a team of trainers at First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton’s “Vital Voices” conference in Uruguay.

Chris has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland’s Center for Political Leadership and Participation.

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