“Ciara Simiele is undoubtedly one of the best hires I have ever made. She is smart, detail oriented, extremely pleasant and professional. She had a lot of various communications functions in her portfolio, media writing, social media, website content, photography, brand management and she handled it all expertly. She excels at organization and priority setting and is also very thoughtful when it comes to managing people and tasks in a complex environment.”

Stacey DiLorenzo,
Executive Dean, External Relations,
Milken Institute School of Public Health,
The George Washington University

“Ciara worked as my direct report at GW’s Graduate School of Political Management. She is a tireless, dedicated, talented and thoughtful employee and an excellent team member, eager to learn and take on new responsibilities. She has strong relationship management capabilities and is very results and ROI focused. She is decisive and navigates through tough situations with grace and humor. I hope she and I have the opportunity to work together again in the future – I recommend her without reservation to any company looking for growth.”

Angela Ferragamo
Vice President, Marketing
Smithsonian Travel, Smithsonian Enterprises 

“Ciara reported to me in calendar year 2010 as the project manager for a grant-funded, regional college-student engagement initiative. In this role, she assisted in developing on-line tools to engage the region’s 200,000 college students, presented to colleges and university leaders throughout our region to secure buy-in and conducted primary research to gauge the success of the program among its target audience. In addition, she authored a proposal which succeeded in achieving second-year funding for this initiative.

Ciara’s most out impressive characteristics are her poise, confidence and her analytical approach to strategy development and problem-solving. She’s also a strong team member with natural leadership. I was impressed with her creativity and her dedication to the job. She is an outstanding individual with a very bright future in front of her.”

Richard Batyko
Senior Vice President
Marketing, Communications & Development
TeamNEO