Carmen Fields’ well-established journalism career is the foundation for the many career twists over the years. She was the spokesperson for the region’s busiest prosecutor’s office (Suffolk County District Attorney), then for United Way of Massachusetts Bay and later for a large New England gas utility. Writing skills mean simplifying complicated messages. That journalism foundation means an ability to deliver projects under deadline pressures. Journalism enabled Fields to build a network of media and government civic contacts that she leverages as a project manager, freelance journalist, and head of her own communications consultancy.