•Coordinated the PDP’s media relations efforts including press releases, news conferences and interviews on behalf of the President and CEO, program staff and the Board of Directors.•Integrated multiple social media platforms, resulting in a significant increase in the visibility of Downtown Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership.•Assisted in the production of various Downtown events, including the annual Light Up Night® celebration, attracting over 800,000 people to Downtown in 2011 to experience Downtown amenities.•Managed and developed all content and enhancements for DowntownPittsburgh.com, including a complete website redesign.•Maintained the PDP’s mobile website, which has generated over 700,000 hits in 24 months. •Led the PDP’s marketing efforts, including the development of marketing campaigns to engage Downtown retail, restaurants and hotels.•Coordinated the production and distribution of key Downtown collateral pieces including the Annual Report, print advertising and the State of Downtown Pittsburgh 2012 report. •Delivered consistent weekly event e-blasts and membership newsletters targeting Downtown stakeholders, membership, property owners and Downtown visitors.•Created and managed the process for requesting creative proposals in line with the PDP’s marketing plan.•Supervised all aspects of the PDP’s Internship and Volunteer Recruitment Program.•Planned and promoted multiple community outreach projects throughout the year, collaborating with key partners to generate increased visibility of the Downtown Pittsburgh community. •Manage www.DowntownPittsburgh.com, Twitter.com/DowntownPitt, and Facebook.com/DowntownPittsburgh.

•Authored and distributed internal communications to more than 4,000 employees in 72 locations. •Created CEO and Investor Relations PowerPoint presentations for internal/external audiences.•Coordinated a variety of company events ranging from annual shareholders meeting in New York for 80 participants to awards ceremonies recognizing achievements by Allegheny Energy employees.•Acted as company spokesperson during high-volume call times related to power outages..•Managed daily online news clipping service for Allegheny Energy management.•Served as communications representative on Allegheny’s Community Outreach & Wellness Committees.

- Distributed world-wide mass mail campaigns to generate new sales leads; helped increase revenue by 30% in 2002 and by 35% in 2003.- Created new product press releases and sales support materials.- Co-authored, edited and distributed an online monthly newsletter with a distribution of over 8,000.- Managed extensive sales database, successfully maintaining relationships with vendors and clients.