Kimberly Abbott is North America communications director for the International Crisis Group, where she is responsible for developing and leading the U.S. media strategy to advance Crisis Group’s policy prescriptions and to raise awareness of conflict situations in the U.S. media. She has previously worked as communications and media manager for InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations, and, for more than 10 years, as a reporter and producer for local, national and international television and radio.