Responsible for creating, editing, reviewing and dispatching employee-facing communications for Client's New Jersey facilities. Includes: weekly newsletters to more than 14,000 employees, one-off site and building notices, manages and creates content for regional internal news site/campus homepages, manages internal social media channels for the facilities.Communications & change management lead for client's consolidation of NJ facilities into one Global HQ in Rahway. Created a communications plan in concert with project coordinator, program lead and construction lead. Coordinated approvals with HR, Global Comms and Facilities leadership. Managed a communications stream for more than 3000 employees moving over a 2-year period. Developed content for and conducted more than 30 information virtual and in-person information sessions. Created, edited and wrote clean out and move communications, information packets, videos and web resources for those moving. Lead change management on moving employees from traditional to open office space. Provided more than 50 site historical and activity-based workplace tours to aid in acclimating colleagues to their new HQ location.Executive Comms: Drafts and edits communications for Facilities Management VP & AVP of North America Facilities and site directors. Drafted, filmed and edited videos for SVP, VP and site directors. Has contributed to, written for and edited documents for members of the executive team, including the Office of the CEO.Managed, drafted and edited site-level COVID-19 communications and signage for N.J. sites, coordinated with Global Communications and Corporate Crisis Team for approvals. Created and managed regional COVID-19 resource page summarizing latest NJ-specific information, which was visited by more than 12,000 viewers.Manages a team of 12: Client Experience Program Lead, Communications Coordinator and 10 Community Managers. Aids in the communication and coordination of large sit events.

Site communications & client experience lead for Merck's New Jersey regional sites. Creates a consistent client experience for employees at the Rahway site, keeping them informed and involved on-site.Responsibilities include two weekly newsletters, site-wide and building-wide notices, internal social media, community postings, surveys and event planning. Communications, signage and logistics support for site-level COVID-19 messaging and Return to Workplace initiative. Communications lead and site ambassador for Reimagining Our Workplace site consolidation project & activity-based workplace transition. Help manage the registration and running for Bring Your Child to Work Day events, which see over 1000 children visit Merck's two largest NJ locations on a single day. Offer general site-level and regional communications support for 5 Merck facilities. Manage Voice of the Admin information sessions. Designed & managed Concierge Desk project, project test bed for Community Manager program. Works with various client-based departments to publish information across various channels. Manages digital signage channels, non-person emails, supports employee business group communications. Oversees Community Manager program in newly launched building. Provides comms for site lead, regional lead, facilities lead and other related executives. Video projects and more.

Contributing writer specializing in reviews about television, comic books and wrestling.

Conduct undergraduate lectures in Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Introduction to Sociology, Methods of Social Research and Development of Social Theory to 4-year in a diverse school community. Incorporate recent trends into the subject matter to better connect the relevance of the material to the students’ lives. Encourage students to use new media techniques for homework and written assignments. Incorporate new media like YouTube, blogs and Flickr into lesson plans to bring first-person accounts of cultural activities and beliefs into the classroom. Utilize teaching aids like PowerPoint and academic software such as Angel, Blackboard, Canvas and TurnItIn. Work closely with special needs students to ensure any necessary accommodations are met. Monitor student progress and issue status updates as needed to help students address any problems they may be having with the course. Provide feedback, advice and recommendations to students seeking information about advancing to 4-year institutions and graduate programs.

Conduct undergraduate lectures in Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Traditional Cultures, and Intercultural Communication to 2-year in a diverse school community. Incorporate recent trends into the subject matter to better connect the relevance of the material to the students’ lives. Encourage students to use new media techniques for homework and written assignments. Incorporate new media like YouTube, blogs and Flickr into lesson plans to bring first-person accounts of cultural activities and beliefs into the classroom. Utilize teaching aids like PowerPoint and academic software such as Angel, Blackboard, Canvas and TurnItIn. Work closely with special needs students to ensure any necessary accommodations are met. Monitor student progress and issue status updates as needed to help students address any problems they may be having with the course. Provide feedback, advice and recommendations to students seeking information about advancing to 4-year institutions and graduate programs.

Providing Client Experience services to two Merck sites in NJ. Newsletters, building notices, internal social media, community postings, surveys, event planning. Help manage the registration and running for two sites' Bring Your Child to Work Day events, which see over 1000 children visit both locations on a single day. Offer general site-level and regional communications support. Manage Voice of the Admin information sessions. Project managed and direct managed a Concierge Desk project.

One of three hosts on the podcast responsible for show content, podcast website promotion and listener engagement. Enthusiast podcast about professional wrestling with a progressive bent focused on the sport as storytelling medium.

Create weekly email newsletters for two of Merck's NJ sites. Help manage the registration and running for two site's Bring Your Child to Work Day events, which saw over 1000 children visit both sites. Offer general site-level and regional communications support. Manage Voice of the Admin information sessions.

Responsible for 3-5 original feature articles each month, including the promotion of articles through the use of various social media outlets. Collaborative projects involving other contributors to the site. Responsible for community management and engagement: interacting with commentators and curating the comments section to create a positive, constructive environment.

The Potemkin simulation group is a text based roleplaying game based around the Star Trek franchise played in an internet relay chat (IRC) channel. One of four Game Hosts who control the weekly plots for the simulation. Manages the duties of 10-20 gamers in concert with the plot being run. Creates new intellectual property to enhance the gaming experience beyond fair use copyrighted material. As well as game host duties, preforms content editing of the site's Encyclopedia, Roster, Biographies and additional e-mail game supplemental materials.

I held various positions within the organization but served longest as the Publications Chair of the SLA. In this role I managed a monthly publication geared at recruiting potential players for the organization's online games as well as organizing social media groups for the SLA on Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. During my time, I have participated in the drafting of a charter as well as implementing Robert Rules of Order for the passing of bills and legislation within in the group. Previously served as the Chief Administrator of the SLA's message board system. Maintained administrative messaging, monitor for spam and ensure forum rules are obeyed.

Conducted door-to-door personal interviews with members of the public to ensure census forms had been returned and filled out correctly. Managed the safeguarding of confidential personal information for hundreds of addresses. Worked with other enumerators on obtaining responses to non-response and refusal situations. Developed phraseology and work practices with Enumerator Crew Leader for situations involving multiple visits to the same households and property management corporations. Took part in quality control phase of enumeration, ensuring the veracity of the initial enumeration period and interviewing respondents who may have already been talked to by other enumerators.

- Managed the production of the Rahway edition of The Daily, a communication about the employees and business of Merck-Rahway, published each day both online and on paper and distributed to more than 4,000 employees. Served as the publication's editor while the full-time editor was on vacation and special assignment. Responsible for all decisions on content and layout. Managed and scheduled requests, edited submissions and wrote articles.- Developed timely and creative communications for the Rahway Public Affairs department. Met with and interviewed internal Merck clients. Wrote press releases and created fliers, invitations and bulletins for site events. Developed and designed an issue of UPFront, a publication about change initiatives at the Rahway facility.- Managed the content of myMerck, the Rahway site's internal webpage. Refreshed content daily. Edited submissions, wrote original content and scheduled postings.

- Provided assistance to several Columbia branches in Middlesex County by operating a teller's station, providing friendly and efficient service, maintaining sound security and striving for accuracy and efficiency in all transactions.- Processed deposits and withdrawals on customer's savings and checking accounts. Cashed checks, money orders, travelers' checks and bonds for customers and authorized persons. Sold money orders and gift checks. Assisted with maintenance of signature cards file.- Prepared daily proof sheet at close of business each day. Explained accounts to customers. Accepted payment for mortgages, consumer loans, passbooks loans, safe deposit rentals and holiday clubs.