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Portland, OR, US

Portland, Oregon, United States

• Lead writer and content strategist on Alliant’s custom communications team delivering first-class Employee Benefits communications. Web manager steering end-to-end web content strategy, user experience (UX), and.
• Produced and manage Affirm’s global, 150+ page Employee Benefits website resulting in a high-traffic website that had 95,995 page views and 11,591 active users in the past 12 months.
• Invented and produced our team's first Leave of Absence (LOA) website for Vacasa resulting in a scalable, high-demand LOA website template.
• Pioneered and wrote our team’s first Inclusive Benefits Guide for Lyft featuring benefits designed to support LGBTQ+ employees resulting in an adaptable, in-demand Inclusive Benefits Guide template.
• Past and current clients include Affirm, Blue River Technology, Centene, Central Garden & Pet, Chipotle, Cooley Global Law, Coursera, Dolby, Gordon & Rees Skully Mansukhani, Infoblox, Krispy Kreme, Lyft, Pixar.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Developed and implemented a data-driven communications strategy, advancing TCC’s advocacy campaigns and policy goals.
• Crafted the narrative theme, visual storyline, and strategic multi-channel promotions resulting in the highest grossing annual gala fundraiser to that date.
• Orchestrated communications-based community engagement campaigns resulting in a 20% increase in social media followers and increased e-newsletter open rates from 19% to 35%.
• Applied exceptional writing skills to write e-newsletters, policy analysis, action alerts, news articles, press releases, social media posts, and blogs.
• Steered racial equity initiatives as a member of the Racial Equity Action Plan (REAP) committee.

Tucson, AZ

• Re-invented and implemented communications strategy, content development processes, and metrics, increasing mission impact, donor support, employee engagement, and organization-wide morale.
• Redesigned and improved content quality for e-newsletters resulting in increased open rates from 22% to 36% and click-through rates from 2.2% to 6.7%.
• Established brand voice, tone, and visual design standards boosting social media engagement by 30% across nine unique platforms and increased Instagram followers by 150%.
• Directed crisis communications and advised stakeholders on change management communications related to the coronavirus pandemic.
• Elevated quality and implemented production processes as Managing Editor of the 32-34 page, glossy, full-color membership magazine with over 12k recipients.
• Established, wrote, and edited the inaugural Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access (IDEA) column of the "Vermilion Flycatcher" membership magazine.

Golden, Colorado, United States

• Completed a suite of graduate courses in Organizational Leadership at Colorado State University. In connection with the graduate courses, collaborated with an HR team of 26, supporting a staff of 3k.
• Developed the framework for a county-supported internship program prioritizing a diverse and inclusive recruitment pipeline.
• Participated in a county pilot program innovating human-centered design solutions supporting county initiatives.
• Produced project management documents and tools to support a countywide "Stay Interview" project.
• Completed graduate level courses: Foundations of Business; Effective Organizations - Theory and Practice; Human Resources Management; Legal and Human Resource Dimensions of Business Management

Portland, OR

• Directly managed 55+ employees at an upscale, high-volume Italian concept with average gross annual sales around and $3.5 million.
• Partnered with owners in developing, writing, and updating training materials, employee handbooks, and policy manuals resulting in increased morale.
• Implemented marketing communications strategy, cultivated media relations, drove employee engagement initiatives, and applied strong financial acumen resulting in improved P&L.
• Other nationally acclaimed, Portland icons I managed include: Oven & Shaker, Oba!, Serratto, Mother's Bistro, Moonstruck Chocolates, and Papa Haydn.

Tutored undergraduate and graduate students with diverse backgrounds, from all majors and programs, on: academic essays, creative nonfiction, science and technical writing, fiction writing, poetry, business proposals, theses, dissertations, and scholarship applications.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: Academy of American Poets Award WinnerCreative Manuscript: Garden Party Three-year fine arts program comprised.

Master Of Science - Msc, Ethnobotany, Distinction

Activities and Societies: International Scholarship Award recipient. $11,000 award.Dissertation: The Ethnobotany of Succulent Plants.

Organizational Leadership

Activities and Societies: Professional DevelopmentCompleted Graduate Level Courses: Foundations of Business Effective Organizations.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Arts & Letters, Magna Cum Laude

Minor: Professional Writing I completed a nearly equal amount of english and science courses to earn my BA, including advanced biology.