• Drive corporate citizenship and position Huntington as a leader in the community• Serve as senior advisor to the regional president and key leadership partners• Develop corporate giving strategies for foundation grants and marketing sponsorships• Develop signature social impact initiatives to address critical community needs including the Huntington Entrepreneur in Residence program, Huntington Hunger to Help and Huntington Community Tool Box• Create and implement community opportunities to drive business• Lead local government affairs• Form cross-sector partnerships with the corporate, nonprofit, philanthropic and government sectors• Support diversity efforts through business resource groups and sponsorships• Created nonprofit board training and matching program for executives • Lead large signature events

The Gordon Square Arts District’s (GSAD) mission is to leverage vibrant arts and culture to foster economic growth in Gordon Square, located on the near west side of Cleveland adjacent to Edgewater Beach on Lake Erie. GSAD serves as an arts promoter and recruiter, creator, artistic curator, designer, arts programmer, marketer and collaborator. GSAD creates sustainable prosperity for arts organizations, residents, visitors and businesses alike. GSAD's goals:1) Create sustainable prosperity through arts and culture initiatives2) Build on the arts identity through enhanced placemaking, arts programming and public art3) Engage and support artists and creative professionals who live and work in the neighborhood and provide tools for economic self-sufficiency4) Protect and expand on the physical and institutional assets of the arts district

Citizens Bank, Charter One, RBS Citizens, Royal Bank of Scotland Group• Direct the Citizens Bank charitable foundation for the Mid-States region, including board management and grant oversight, for a 7 state region• Develop public affairs and public relations strategies to maximize the bank’s brand platform resulting in positive impressions with centers of influence in the community• Create and direct marketing sponsorships and signature community involvement programs, including the Carving out Hunger partnership with 5 food banks to provide 150,000 meals to the hungry over the holidays• Created the award-winning Charter One Growing Communities initiative (national Consumer Bankers Association award) that resulted in the revitalization of the Ohio City neighborhood in Cleveland through grants to launch small businesses, promote urban farms and improve the neighborhood corridor. After a successful Cleveland launch, the initiative was replicated in 5 additional states• Direct traditional and social media activities, including crisis communication, story pitches, reporter inquiries, and Facebook and Twitter posts that generate more than 150 positive news articles annually. Managed bank media in my region during the financial crisis and maintained a positive reputation through the emphasis on corporate social responsibility and community programsLed the community component of the bank's rebrand in Ohio in 2005 and name change in the Midwest in 2015.

• Created communication and marketing strategy for leading national child welfare advocacy organization • Managed national media and press activities with outlets such as the New York Times, People and Dateline that were leveraged to create positive change in state child welfare programs• Created and wrote materials and publications, managed the web site and created a series of public forums to provide educational information and engage stakeholders in helping children in the child welfare system• Produced national child welfare video telling the story of individual children who were neglected by the system

• Responsible for public policy and advocacy strategy and implementation for one of the largest social service agencies in Ohio• Lobbied federal representatives, state legislature, county and city government on a broad range of human service policy and budget issues• Secured government funding through a state budget earmark for the organization’s signature program for non-custodial fathers, and positioned the program as a state leader • Created an annual statewide public policy conference with the outcome of engaging more nonprofits in advocacy efforts to address community needs• Co-founded the Mental Health Advocacy Coalition and provided strategic support to engage members and advance an advocacy agenda• Championed board involvement with advocacy and managed the board government affairs committee • Worked with the media to promote CFC’s public policy agenda, wrote opinion-editorials for news publications, and represented organization in media interviews• Gave presentations on advocacy strategies at conferences such as the Child Welfare League of America, Children’s Defense Fund and the Center for Community Solutions

• Managed field operations, media, special events and fund raising as paid staff person to several political campaigns• Health and Human Services Levy, Deputy Campaign Manager, 2000• Tom Coyne for U.S. Congress Campaign, Fund Raiser, 1998• Helen Smith for U.S. Congress Campaign, Fund Raiser, 1995-1996• Cuyahoga County Mental Retardation and Developmental Disability Levy Campaign, Deputy Campaign Manager, 1995• Joel Hyatt for U.S. Senate Campaign, Regional Field Director, 1994• Sherrod Brown for U.S. Congress Campaign, Assistant Scheduler and Advance, 1992

• Managed and implemented grassroots advocacy campaigns• Conducted all activities of 501(c)4 voter action fund and political action committee, including fund raising• Founded and ran quarterly special event that engaged young adults in advocacy issues• Lobbied members of the state legislature to advance women’s health issues• Managed media relations, wrote press releases, represented organization in media interviews with television, radio, and print, and presented at conferences

• Tracked legislation on several issues, including reproductive health, domestic violence, the Bosnian conflict, the arts, and transportation safety• Assisted communications director by conducting research, writing opinion-editorials, and writing talking points for media interviews