ABOUT CLOUDSTREET Cloudstreet Communications provides strategic communication plans, project management and communication projects related to corporate social responsibility and sustainability for both print and web publications. Cloudstreet has been certified as a Women's Business Enterprise since 1997 by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council, the nation's largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States. Cloudstreet was founded in 2000 by Pat Valdata, an award-winning writer. An adjunct associate professor at the University of Maryland University College, Pat has a master's degree in writing and solid experience in making complex business issues and scientific information understandable for internal and external audiences. As a business owner, Pat understands that successful communication projects must serve a client's bottom-line objectives. As a novelist and poet, she uses her skills to craft engaging prose that tells a company's story with human interest. Pat has received the following awards for business communication: IABC District 3 Winner's Circle Award IABC/Delaware First State Awards TESTIMONIALS "Pat provided the strategic vision and the tactical expertise we needed to meet our employee engagement objectives and to raise employee awareness of our sustainability programs." David Gobris, AstraZeneca "Pat and I served on the IABC Delaware board when she was president. She was calm, clear-headed and insightful. Though soft-spoken, she was a very effective leader. She is one of the most articulate people I've met, and her writing cannot be beat. I highly recommend Pat." Irene Monley, ABC, SPHR "Pat is great to work with -- reliable, creative and flexible. I hope I get to work with her again soon!" Steve Sibbers, Inwood Projects "Pat is a dedicated writer and teacher. Pat and I co-taught journalism courses at Neumann and Pat was instrumental in restructuring the courses so that there were sequenced classes that built on the students skills. She has an eye for detail and a great grasp of the written word." Sheila Sandapen, Associate Professor, Pierce College