Catherine (Cathy) Walsh Email & Phone Number

Cumberland, Ri

Responsible for creating engaging content for the website and print publications (bimonthly magazine and quarterly newsletters) of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, an international order of Catholic religious women. This storytelling includes interviewing, photographing, and filming sisters, lay members, and employees around the sisters' Northeast Community (New England and upstate New York) for multimedia stories that consistently achieve high viewer engagement on diverse social media channels and regularly outperform other, comparable posts. Other responsibilities include: • Write/edit articles for two quarterly newsletters and a bimonthly magazine• Pitch stories to the media and handle media inquiries• Edit speeches and other messages for the Northeast Community Leadership Team• Handle diverse projects, such as a Facebook Live interview with a young sister and web profiles of sisters celebrating jubilee anniversaries. • Work closely with the Development and Human Resources departments on their communications needs. Additional work samples:"Facebook Live interview with Sister Mandy Carrier"https://www.facebook.com/MercySisters/videos/10154447326527517/"Their Own 'Band': Why Eight Coworkers Became Mercy Associates"http://bit.ly/2mlKWwY "Facing Terminal Illness with Mercy, Part II" http://bit.ly/1v57mQe"Where hope and healing are needed, Mercy is there"http://bit.ly/SoulWorkSlideshow

Greater Boston Area

Provided assistance with marketing communications, media relations, photography, and fundraising to diverse organizations and individuals. • Northeast Province of Jesuits (formerly the New England Province of Jesuits) - Wrote profiles of Jesuit faculty members at Harvard Divinity School and Boston College Law School • Boston College Office of University Communications - Contributed feature stories to Boston College Magazine and to Called to Serve, the magazine of BC’s School of Theology and Ministry • Archdiocese of Boston’s Catholic Schools Office - Wrote stories and took photos for new website and e-newsletter that highlighted the schools’ successes to diverse constituents, including donors • Community Rowing, Inc. - Wrote grant proposal that generated $20,000 in funds to expand adaptive rowing program for athletes with disabilities, and obtained media coverage of key events• LilCo Enterprises - Helped founder Lillian Lincoln Lambert to edit her memoir, "The Road to Someplace Better: From the Segregated South to Harvard Business School and Beyond" • Initiative for a Competitive Inner City - Assisted with communications for the “Inner City 100 Summit” event, which recognizes high-achieving inner city companies and leaders • Harvard Public Affairs & Communications - Wrote profiles and took photos of Harvard Business School student leaders for the Harvard Gazette • Georgetown University – Wrote alumni profiles and co-authored article about the University’s School of Nursing and Health Studies for Georgetown Magazine• Harvard Graduate School of Education – Developed recruiting materials for Admissions Office that raised school’s competitive profile as an innovative and culturally diverse learning community• American Academy of Arts & Sciences – Wrote feature story for Academy’s magazine

Boston, Ma

Interviewed and wrote profiles of distinguished alumni, including entrepreneurs and heads of Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, the IRS, the Department of Commerce and other organizations. Assisted school's efforts to increase number of underrepresented minority and economically disadvantaged students by writing web feature article that helped triple number of applicants in one year to summer immersion program. Assisted international business media with diverse reporting needs and helped school's social enterprise initiative gain widespread media attention.

Cambridge, Ma

Helped school to raise $111 million in capital campaign through innovative donor profiles, news articles, and appeal letters. Wrote award-winning New Yorker-style cover stories for alumni magazine, which received Gold Medal from Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) “in recognition of superior achievement and creativity.”