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Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States

*Chief spokesperson for a city of nearly 55,000 people. Public Information Officer for all public safety services including police, fire, emergency management and public works.*Manage a division of 4 employees with oversight over all forms of digital and print communications. Direct brand development, writing, oral presentation and video production styles, and website and social media policies.*Direct marketing activities for all city departments, facilities and programs.

New Brighton, Minnesota

*Directed training sessions for police chiefs and law enforcement executives involving media relations and community outreach, growing audience by 30% in the past year while receiving highest ratings from members and attendees*Produced and distributed newsletters, webinars containing industry updates and essential information for executive leaders, increasing newsletter open-rate more than 50% and increasing meetings and webinar attendance by 70% *Maintained media editorial calendar tracking newsletters, publications and training document distribution using Microsoft Office and G-Suite to ensure regular delivery of content to executive leaders across all departments*Supervised writers for the bi-monthly print and digital publications, Minnesota Police Chief magazine, during all content creation and editorial processes before distributing publication to 2,000+ executives and 500+ government leaders*Collaborated with key partners to conduct consumer research via email and administered surveys, identifying areas for improvement and improving training documents, legislative and legal briefs for 500+ members

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

*Developed and implemented outreach campaign by creating newsletters, monthly print publications, and an annual report, increasing membership budget by 50% within a 3-year span and expanding event budget by 20% in a 4-year span*Generated strong media relations by creating and lading marketing campaign promoting Minnesota as a top 10 technology state by developing stories, creating infographics, and conducting interviews boosting Minnesota's rankings from 12th to 7th*Headed committee of executive board members in the redesign of the company image and mission statement using market research and redesigning company website and logo, increasing site traffic by 40%

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

*Designed strategic communications plan for coalition of 87 elected state representatives and oversaw 10-person media team promoting various legislative agendas while analyzing potential issues to develop effective communication methods*Acted as primary point of contact for journalists and editorial board members on a daily and monthly basis to expand audience reach and increase community support of caucus*Played an integral role in increasing the size of legislative majority and ensured the caucus passed comprehensive funding bills by identifying potential issues and conducting qualitative and quantitative research to develop marketing campaigns

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

*Earned first-place ranking of news program and grew ratings by redesigning content strategy for late-night newscast, incorporating daily Good Question franchise*Managed 12 journalists and quality control operations by monitoring editorial calendar, reviewing pitch ideas and video productions, proofreading articles to ensure consistency with company strategy and vision

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Mini Mba For Nonprofit Organizations, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Activities and Societies:The Mini MBA for Nonprofit Organizations program covers a wide range of nonprofit leadership from fiscal.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government; English

Activities and Societies: KWLC-AM program host, KLSE-FM (MPR) news reporter, college choirs.While at Luther, I spent a semester studying.