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Tampa, Florida, United States

Primary communications contact for women’s basketball and men’s soccer; Assists with football and golf as neededProvide a weekly National Media Report to Basketball Coaching StaffIncreased social media engagement in 2023-24 for women’s basketball by 78% and men’s soccer by 449% compared to the previous seasonSuccessfully pitched engaging feature stories to local and national media while creating and growing relationships with national media members and collegiate women’s basketball stakeholdersCollaborated with ticketing, marketing, and digital departments to execute engaging content for social media

Syracuse, New York, United States

Primary communications contact for volleyball and tennis; Secondary contact for men’s basketballMen’s Basketball duties included: previews and recaps, player pages of game notes, and various statistical research projects while tracking team and player milestones.Responsible for credentials and setup of press row (place cards, seating & photo chart, and flip cards) for all-home men’s basketball games at the JMA Wireless Dome.Created social media content for volleyball and tennis to tell compelling stories and engage with Orange fansAssisted with football, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse as needed (recaps, press box, and postgame media)Oversaw, taught, and mentored student workers in the athletic communications office

Boiling Springs, North Carolina

Primary communications contact for eight varsity teams: women’s basketball, softball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, men's and women's swimming; Served as secondary contact for footballPublished game recaps, previews, press releases, media guides, and game notes for gwusports.comCoordinated interviews between athletes/coaching staff and media membersAssisted with the 2021 Big South women’s golf championship host duties and Golftstat scoring programAssisted with hosting the 2021 Big South softball championship, served as official scorer, provided stats to the broadcast team, and handled all media inquiries and press list for the tournamentServed as official scorer for first and semifinal round games of the 2022 Big South Men’s Basketball Championship

Sarasota, Florida

Analyzed data from USMS.org using Google AnalyticsConducted research and make recommendations to the partnership department regarding USMS member clubsCreated engaging content for Facebook with Facebook advertising tools to drive membership join/renewal rates

Jacksonville, Florida

Wrote and distributed press releases to local mediaHandled all social media outlets on game daysOrganized and distributed media credentialsPrepared weekly team leaders report and player bios

Lakeland, Florida

Utilized Excel spreadsheets to assist with managing corporate partnership programs and sponsorship activationPrioritized multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment to complete game day operationsManaged team’s Twitter and Instagram accounts by posting live content on game days to engage fan base

Lakeland, Florida

Developed customer relations while troubleshooting a variety of computer service issues related to software: Moved equipment, set-up computers, projectors, and printers across campus

Lakeland, Florida

Collaborated with 6 students to establish an organization on campus that would provide students the opportunity to gain experience in an advertising agency setting

Julington Creek Plantation

St. Johns

Responsible for maintaining safety of patrons, providing emergency care and treatment as needed, cleaning pool facilities, opening and closing of the facility.

St. Augustine, Florida

Design graphics and videos on Adobe InDesign and Premier to help market the company/products for the website and social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)Assisted with writing Press Releases, WordPress blog, Mailchimp, and additional creative content Organized many other tasks that varied on a day-to-day basis

Orange Park, Florida

Created and managing social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Blog Posts) for a sports psychology practice.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor’S Degree, Communication

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Epsilon; American Advertising Federation Club; Lambda Pi Eta