D2G’s mission is to help build brighter futures for kids through reading adventures by sparking imagination, fostering a love of discovery and learning, and instilling values of compassion and wisdom.

It takes only a few seconds for someone to form an opinion of your brand just by glancing at your brochure or website. Finding your story and telling it in the right way — through both words and visual content — is key to business success. Write Connections can help you refine your brand and create a wide range of content representing it, from professional videos to educational blog posts.As a visual communicator, I create collateral for clients to help inspire, inform and/or captivate their specific demographics through print and digital media and strategy. I work with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator. I help clients create a strategy suited for their marketing goals, as well as create and schedule messaging campaigns. My background in communications, paired with my Hubspot certification in content management, enables me to create engagement marketing that works.

What is your business’s story?Nothing sells your business like telling your brand’s story. Connecting with customers means showing them what you do and how you can be that guide that helps them achieve success. I believe in consistent, focused messaging and story branding to help organizations and individuals clarify their message and connect with customers. You can tell your brand’s story in many different ways, with different themes, through different platforms. After determining your organization’s brand story, I can provide individual pieces or even complete packages to launch your messaging. Packages can include press releases, posters, flyers, brochures, social media content, articles, annual reports, and website content. I have extensive experience in strategizing and creating entire messaging campaigns. Examples of my campaign experience include creating marketing collateral for events, fundraisers, awareness months, and advertisements.

As communication manager I was responsible for external and internal communications, ensuring consistent messaging of ADEC’s mission, vision, and values. This included grant writing, all media outlets, all social media platforms, and other forms of external and internal communication. I also managed ADEC’s website and work with programming and ADEC departments to share ADEC’s special events, resources, and mission with the community. I supervised the communication team and serve as a member of the Program Service Leadership team.

As marketing manager, I oversaw all branding standards and messaging for the organization. I created communication pieces and strategies to bring a greater awareness of our mission: to protect children and strengthen families. I organized fundraising and recognition events, created print and digital media, wrote/edited marketing collateral, managed media relations, served as the website administrator, created policies and procedures relating to branding and marketing, assisted with grant writing, and created content for social media channels.

As communication and outreach manager, I oversee branding standards and messaging for the organization. I created communication pieces and strategies to bring a greater awareness of our mission: to protect children and strengthen families. I organized fundraising and recognition events, created print and digital media, wrote/edited marketing collateral, managed media relations, served as the website administrator, created policies and procedures relating to branding and marketing, and created content for social media channels.

Retail hardware and display fixtures online storeMarketing Director / Sales Support CoordinatorBuilt and managed online store with CoreCommerce platform, then later transferred it to Shopify to optimize SEO, flexibility in design, and professional appearance. Selected accomplishments: Increased revenue in 2016 year by 196%. Strategy included the implementation of an email marketing campaign, utilizing social media, and creating press releases and other printed marketing media. Primary customer demographic was B2B, but included B2C as well. Increased website traffic during 2017 90% during the third quarter by switching from CoreCommerce platform to Shopify and improving SEO through content on site using keywords and phrases for the retail hardware industry. Created strategies to drive readers from email and social media to website. Created and implemented a digital and print contact management system of customers for informational purposes, consistency and efficiency. This produced the ability to better service the customer according to their specific needs and create segmented marketing.

Responsibilities included overseeing the production of the collegiate yearbook and instructed the student yearbook staff how to sell advertisement, layout and design a yearbook, prepare digital photos for publication, write and edit copy, meet deadlines, plan entire year's book, schedule appointments and interviews necessary to gather information, and prepare pages for submission to plant for publication. We used InDesign CS2, and Photoshop 7.0 regularly. We expanded the journalism major and production of the collegiate newspaper "The Beacon". I was responsible for training students in the layout and editing aspects of production, as well as serve as a consultant for articles. I edited articles and helped with layout as needed.

Responsibilities included overseeing the production of the collegiate newspaper "The Beacon." I taught newspaper lab and instructed the student newspaper staff how to sell advertisements, layout and design a newspaper, write and edit for journalism, plan issues, meet deadlines and paste-up prepared copy for press. They learned how to utilize such resources as the AP Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, as well as each publication's individual style manuals. I also taught yearbook lab and instructed the student yearbook staff how to sell advertisements, layout and design for a yearbook, prepare digital photos for publication, write and edit copy, meet deadlines, plan entire year's book, schedule appointments and interviews necessary to gather information, and prepare pages for submission to plant for publication. We used PageMaker 7.0, and Photoshop 5.0 regularly.

Responsibilities include data input (CARS system), record keeping, filing, answering phones, composing letters and official documents, working closely with students and faculty, filling out insurance and deferment forms. Busy office with a lot of detail-oriented work.

Wrote and designed marketing material for conference: fliers, press releases, email campaign, advertising, etc. Also presented workshops for writers and serve as secretary to the board.

"Aggressive marketer. Expert negotiator."I was a full-service agent that offered an extensive marketing plan for my sellers and an extensive home search program for my buyers. I offered other various resources and services to my clients, making sure they were well-informed and comfortable with their decisions.

Responsibilities include working with and evaluating high school students' writing assignments. Communication with students. Editing and writing skills.

Responsibilities included teaching varied age groups the many elements of writing, editing, publishing. Younger children created books and submitted small works for publication. Older students learn how to market their own

Patient Account billing and cashiering.