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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

The Utah Pride Center "unites, empowers, and celebrates Utah’s diverse LGBTQ+ community by providing a safe and welcoming space for education, partnership, service, and events which advance our collective health, wellness and success.”My experience included: leading the strategic vision of the development and communications department; Increasing corporate.

San Francisco, California, United States

• As a communications and marketing strategist at the senior- and executive level, services included: evaluated and executed integrated communication + marketing strategies; provided senior- and executive-level.
• Select clients include: ClearMetal, Next Steps Marketing, San Francisco Ballet, Vungle

Founded in 1871, San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious schools of higher education in contemporary art. Accepting the challenge to build an entirely new marketing and communications team, I hired an incredible team of professionals. Together we rethought SFAI's wide-ranging marketing and communications needs.

San Francisco, CA

Organized in 1985, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society is recognized as a leader in LGBTQ public history and is centered around a museum and an archive and research center. I served as interim executive director while the Board of Trustees conducted a national search to fill this role. While maintaining and developing.

San Francisco Bay Area

The Contemporary Jewish Museum makes the diversity of the Jewish experience relevant for a twenty-first century audience. As Director of Marketing and Communications, I mentored a staff of six while streamlining, planning, and executing a unified marketing and communication strategy. As a member of the executive staff, I participated in articulating and.

San Francisco

Founded in 1933, San Francisco Ballet holds the honor of being the first professional ballet company in America. As Associate Director of Marketing and Communications, I oversaw the creation of all digital, website, and print marketing materials, and managed a staff of four. I collaborated on earned revenue goals and managed all budgeting. I also acted as.

San Francisco

I served as creative director and managing editor of all program books, and led the effort to redesign "Backstage," the Ballet's tri-annual newsmagazine. I wrote and edited behind-the-scene articles on artists, dancers, and staff. I also oversaw the launch of a new website and managed all online content.

San Francisco

"Upside" magazine was the first publication dedicated to reporting on Silicon Valley technology. As managing editor, I worked closely with all departments to produce a monthly magazine of up to 150 pages. As features editor, I managed freelance writers and wrote articles on wireless innovation, venture capital, and tech CEOs.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

I taught first-year writing, courses in American literature, and non-fiction and essay workshops for English majors.

Provo, Utah Area

I taught first-year writing and collaborated with professors to teach American and British literature survey courses.

Ph.D., American Literature, 1860–Present; Cultural Criticism

Activities and Societies: Research grant for the study of American Indian literatures. I completed all coursework, oral and written exams.

M.A., American Literature; Literary Theory

Activities and Societies: Managing Editor of "The Saul Bellow Journal" Thesis: Toward an Environmentally Conscious Criticism

B.A., English