Resume

Freelance | Cincinnati, OH & Morgantown, WV
Non-Profit, Political, and Small Business Consultant
March 2021 – Present

  • Examines future goals, networks, and growth opportunities to write strategic development plans.
  • Develops marketing content, including website updates, print materials, and e-newsletters.
  • Develops and executes social media marketing strategy.

U.S. Senate Campaign | Lexington, KY
Out-of-State Director
March 2020-Nov 2020 (Election Day)

  • Strategically planned and executed an out-of-state (OOS) program with a strong focus on digital organizing.
  • Collaborated with peer directors to implement campaign strategy during a global pandemic and adapted to a consistently dynamic status quo, leadership changes, and shifting priorities.
  • Managed one organizer and 11,000 volunteers.
  • Met and exceeded weekly OOS growth goals. Volunteer goal for Election Day: 10k. Actual # by ED: 11,200+
  • Created daily and weekly communications to activate volunteers and meet Field Director’s voter contact goals.
  • Planned and executed regular outreach events in July and Aug (2 events/week, 30+ sign-ups/event) and vol appreciation event in Oct (400+ sign-ups).
  • Identified and built relationships with supportive organizations and individuals across the country via Zoom.

City of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH
Chief of Staff
Jan 2018-March 2020

  • Right hand woman.
  • Liaison to The Women’s Fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation’s Advocacy Committee, Represent OTR, the City of Cincinnati Gender Equality Taskforce, and the Tobacco 21 Working Group.
  • Served our constituency and interfaced with the public in an official capacity on a daily basis.
  • Provided legislative research, coordinated special projects, and ensured council member was fully briefed and prepared for council meetings, press events, community gatherings, etc. 
  • Communicated with press/media and created content to update constituents via social media, e-newsletters, and city website. Ensured messaging was consistent with policy, agenda, and voice. 
  • Planned and executed the annual Girls/Gals in Government Day events to encourage young women to participate and lead in government roles. Girls: 125+ participants in 2018, 2019. Gals: 75+ participants in 2019, 45+ in 2020.

Cincinnati City Council Campaign | Cincinnati, OH
Communications Director
June 2017-Nov 2017 (Election Day)

  • Coordinated, wrote, and edited social media content. Tracked and analyzed performance of content.
  • Strategized long- and short-term communication plan. Created content calendars with attainable goals.
  • Worked with Field, Policy, and Community Outreach Directors to achieve long- and short-tern campaign strategy.

Mill Creek Watershed Council | Reading, OH
Marketing Director
June 2016 – Dec 2017

  • Managed and executed annual volunteer thank-you event, the 2016 ReCreation Celebration. Duties included: drafting a radio script for Q102 and WVXU, coordinating billboard signage, creating and distributing mailers and printed promotions, updating Council website, writing and distributing weekly e-newsletters and social promotion.
  • Responsible for all written marketing materials, including weekly or bimonthly e-newsletters (20% open rate, 2500 email list serve), website content, and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).

Mill Creek Watershed Council | Reading, OH
Operations Manager
June 2015 – June 2016

  • Chair of Communications Committee and liaison to the Evendale Chamber of Commerce.
  • Responsible for all written marketing materials, including weekly e-newsletters, website content, and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).
  • Coordinated meeting and event logistics such as the Annual State of the Mill Creek, the 2015 volunteer thank-you ReCreation Celebration, over a dozen Urban Stream Adventures per year, several wildflower/creek walks, both public and corporate creek clean-ups, and the quarterly MCWW Board of Trustee Meetings. 
  • Tracked and maintained important records, including the operating and capital budgets, grant documents, payroll, and all expenses incurred by the organization.

Side Hustles

Yes& Communications LLC | Co-Founder & Director of Voice Enlightenment
June 2018 – May 2021

  • Copywriter of website and marketing materials
  • Writer of strategic development plans
  • Business administrator

Endgame Entertainment | Location Coordinator
Old Man & The Gun 
March – May 2017

  • Administrator of departmental tasks: PO’s, check reqs, time cards, PC envelopes, permit filing for Cincinnati police districts and parks throughout the region

Sony Pictures – Lifetime Movies | Location Coordinator
Surviving Compton
July – Aug 2016

  • Administrator of departmental tasks: PO’s, check reqs, time cards, PC envelopes, permit filing for Cincinnati police districts and parks

Yelp Cincinnati | Marketing Assistant
Feb 2016 – Feb 2017

  • Copywriter for local event recaps published on the National Yelp Blog and for listicles published in Cincinnati Parent
  • Intermittent Copywriter and Photographer for Yelp Cincinnati social promotion reaching 12,100 on Twitter and 2,800 on Facebook
  • Community Builder engaging with Yelp mobile app users

NEAT Literary Magazine | Co-Founder & Co-Editor
July 2013 – Dec 2016

  • Creator, content generator and administrator 

Summary of Skills

Experience: strategy; managing projects, people, and legislation; marketing & communications; HTML; photography; website edits; writing newsletters, speeches, agendas, digital copy; creating and developing agendas and programs; data collection and management; event planning; coordinating volunteers, digitally and in-person; bookkeeping

Software: Squarespace, Wix, WordPress, CleanSlate, Robly, MailChimp, Google Drive, Microsoft Suite (including Outlook and Teams)

Soft Skills: High EQ; high-level planner; self-aware; direct verbal and written communication; adaptability; creative problem-solving; critical thinking; time management; empathy

Volunteer Work

United State of Women (USOW) | Ambassador
March 2020 – Jan 2023

Adopt-A-School | Mentor
Aug 2019 – March 2020

New Leaders Council – Southwest Ohio | Advisory Board Member
June 2019 – Present

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati | Big Sister
Sept 2018 – Oct 2021

Women of Cincy | Staff Writer
Aug 2018 – March 2020

Girl Scout Organization | Bronze, Silver & Gold Awards Recipient
1998 – 2008

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