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Greater Seattle Area

-- Support internal communications efforts including management of internal team website-- Manage creation and sending of monthly team newsletter to audience of over 3K sellers-- Provide support to internal seller communities including management of monthly community calls and providing communications support as needed-- Provide support to quarterly All Hands events (including deck creation, pre/post-event communication, event support)

Greater Seattle Area

—Design, build, and maintain a internal team Sharepoint site for org-wide communication—Develop and execute a team communications strategy including building and executing a cross team editorial calendar, key messaging framework, and audience assessment--Create key messages for G+E CVP including team announcements and event communications--Support business management team to execute rhythm of business activities including communications across multiple organizations supporting the FastTrack team--Develop and launch internal Yammer community to an audience of over 600 members; curate content and execute/develop editorial calendar

--Work directly with US Partner Experience Lead to support, manage and execute ROB workstreams and activities including daily team meetings, weekly partner issue tracking and triage, monthly v-team meetings and other meetings as needed. --Create content for US OCP monthly newsletter, blog, social media posts, and field facing presentations as part of partner experience ROB.--Maintain infrastructure for US CPE internal team including Teams and SharePoint sites, and internal communications channels.

Greater Seattle Area

-- Support the OCP Field Business Operations group to improve communications across field communities-- Create and maintain project management infrastructure for the team including SharePoint sites, Teams, PowerPoint Decks and other documents. -- Develop newsletters and other communications vehicles working in conjunction with FTE leads. -- Manage bi-weekly governance team syncs and develop materials as needed. -- Curate and edit content for new field communications SharePoint site.

Greater Seattle Area

-- Act as primary program support for the launch of new partner program.-- Manage weekly v-team meetings including building deck content and communicating directly with internal stakeholders to drive decision making.-- Provide routine updates to partners in the pilot program for the competency and communicate on an ad-hoc basis as needed. -- Facilitate bi-monthly syncs with third party partner companies engaged in developing the security competency. -- Develop and execute workback schedules and project planning in close alignment with FTE stakeholders to drive security competency to launch (expected in March 2019).

Greater Seattle Area

-- Provided program management and communications support to OCP projects including the migration of EDU content onto partner.microsoft.com and launch of the Unified Partner Experience (UPE) to all partners.-- Managed weekly status reports and other communications to key stakeholders internal to Microsoft. Developed powerpoint decks and marketing materials to prepare for launch.-- Led weekly working team and v-team syncs to ensure project is on track and driving to launch.

Seattle, Washington

-- Support Director of Field Marketing Excellence on field-facing communications including emails, newsletters and other communication vehicles. -- Create communications related to Field Marketing RoB/RoC (Rhythm of Connection) quarterly conversations.-- Provide Project Management for quarterly Marketing RoC Meetings including scheduling support, content creation and planning and development of project workback schedules.

Seattle, Wa

-- Create and compile current events, promotions, sales readiness, and technical updates for weekly email newsletter distributed to the US Microsoft partner sales team consisting of over 200 field managers who then shared the information with their Microsoft Partner sellers. -- Develop and launched Webinar series designed to increase partner knowledge of Microsoft products and services. --Technical training programs for Microsoft partners featured topics such as Azure and Enterprise Security + Mobility Suite (EM+S). Managed weekly webinars, which included reviewing and editing presentation content, and developing and creating promotional materials. Participation in the first webinar series included 300 participants from over 100 Microsoft partner companies.-- Develop marketing plans for each webinar series including broad-based communications planning, promotions, and demand generation. Content included email messages, social media posts, website articles, blog posts and other communications.-- Contribute to email marketing campaigns sent to partners, articles promoting various partner activities and social media posts driving traffic to various company-wide websites and programs.

Greater Seattle Area

-- Oversaw the development of an internal security re-branding program (MSProtect) from initial idea development to execution. Created and executed brand-awareness plans to increase reach inside of Microsoft. -- Developed and executed monthly marketing campaigns designed to improve security awareness throughout Microsoft (including both employees and vendors) as part of the Information Security and Risk Management Education team.--Wrote and developed content for one-page fact sheets and guidance documents, digital signage, email messages and monthly metrics reports, articles and promotions for internal campus-wide websites including Global Security, HR, and IT. --Wrote and edited monthly newsletter designed to increase traffic to our website and broaden reach to larger audience subset. Copy included short video snippets, featured content section and a list of tips for readers to increase security practices. Subscriptions to email increased approximately 20% over the course of our project.--Contributed to the creation and distribution of monthly security awareness videos. Worked with video producer to storyboard and create video scripts for production. --Developef and executed targeted email campaigns to reach specific subsets of the Microsoft audience, including specific communications for new employees and special interest groups.--Managed social media channel (Yammer). Created monthly plans to increase company-wide reach across Yammer groups. Group membership increased approximately 30% over the course of the project. --Directed creative design of posters, digital signage, and other promotional materials. --Managed other members of the consultant team to ensure deadlines were met and projects were completed. --Led project management efforts for project execution.

Greater Seattle Area

--Act as Chief communications officer for the School of Nursing--Work closely with the Dean on communications to the school, including school-wide emails, blog posts and messages shared with alumni, students and donors--Act as managing editor and primary writer for the School of Nursing’s weekly internal newsletter--Act as primary content developer for bi-monthly alumni e-newsletter; creating and producing content. Circulation approximately 6,000.--Act as primary writer and editor for website, including management of the front page content. --Act as Managing Editor and primary writer for School of Nursing Alumni Magazine, Connections, with a circulation of approximately 11,000. Work with financial office and Assistant Dean of Advancement to hire freelancers and editors as appropriate; work with photographers and designers to create final product. Manage budget and monitor expenses for project; work with financial offices to create contracts and agreements with vendors. --Act as the primary photographer for School of Nursing events and activities; use Photoshop and other editing software to prepare images for publication in print and on website.--Act as primary marketing officer for the school; advising school members on editorial content and print and web-based communications; provide guidance and content for proper branding and brand messaging--Work closely with News and Media Relations offices to write and produce content to share with news outlets; act as primary contact for media requests and inquires for the School of Nursing.--Create documents such as fact sheets, advertisements and other marketing materials for the School of Nursing; act as primary information source for faculty on marketing research and findings.--Respond to media inquires and press requests for interviews and information.--Write and produce content for University of Washington websites as requested.

Greater Seattle Area

--Write and edit content for Dean’s Monthly Newsletter, Inside the School of Nursing; compile content and make decisions on behalf of the dean regarding priorities--Write and edit articles for quarterly publications to alumni, donors and friends, including quarterly e-newsletter and quarterly magazine--Assist with Dean’s Office communications, including reports and messages to public, speeches for the Dean, articles for local press, and overall management of communications strategy--Provide executive-level support to Dean’s Office, including confidential support to the Dean, Executive Associate Dean, and Administrator --Work closely with Dean’s office on special projects including research on funding trends in higher education, practices of other departments and Universities--Lead and assist with event planning for Dean's events, including quarterly school lunches, Advancement events, Alumni celebrations and other meetings

Greater Seattle Area

--Write policy briefs and other documents for use with high-level officials--Explore policy and establish relationships between university and local community, including neighborhood committees, local city and state government, and local businesses--Track and research various legislative issues as they relate to higher education and the University of Washington, both on the local and state level--Advise Assistant Vice President for Regional Affairs on issues relating to Mayor’s Office and City Council happenings; facilitate communications between agencies--Work closely with Deputy Director to coordinate University purchasing and make policy recommendations on real estate and building policy--Create documents for distribution in the local community regarding the University position on various issues, including SR520, the Arboretum Project, Community-University Council and other projects--Attend meetings of various groups including City-University Advisory Committee, the Arboretum Committee and various groups of city council members

Greater Seattle Area

--Draft speeches and communication pieces for use by the Dean and executive leaders--Manage Dean’s affairs including making travel arrangements, organizing meetings, facilitating correspondence--Assist in writing and submitting University and school related reports and communications--Research and prepare materials for Dean’s Meetings, including reports, presentations and other documents. Independently determine office priorities and needs.--Act as write and editor for Dean’s Monthly Newsletter; compile content and make decisions on behalf of the dean regarding priorities--Manage the Dean’s complex schedule, independently responding to requests for time with the Dean and working with internal and external parties to organize meetings with individuals and groups--Organize council regular meetings with the Dean and manage and facilitate the agenda, meeting minutes, event details, correspondence, tracking of next steps and invitations

Greater Seattle Area

--write and edit short stories--assist in researching for larger stories--fact-check information--pitch story ideas--work closely with top editors and art directors to develop art and graphics for publication

Greater Seattle Area

--Write articles and short pieces for quarterly alumni magazine, website and other newsletters; research and fact check information for publication--Assist in creating materials for fundraising campaigns--Assist in light office work and tasks including filing, transcriptions and other meetings--Run weekly gift transmittal reports and draft stewardship communication to donors

Greater Seattle Area

--work closely with editorial staff at UW student newspaper to write and research stories on and off campus--independently research and interview sources for stories--pitch story ideas and content for daily paper

London, United Kingdom

--write and research financial and business content for publications such as The Financial Times and The Guardian--research story ideas, create proposals for company partners to develop into stories--fact check and develop "hot topics" for financial institutions to share with clients

Certificate Program, Writing, General

Certificate/Specialization, Storytelling And Content Strategy

Certificate Program, Storytelling And Content Strategy

Master'S Of Education, Educational Leadership And Policy Studies

Activities and Societies: EDLPS representative, Associated Students of the College of Education

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism; Political Science