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