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Covina, California, US

San Francisco, California, US

At Vida Health, my role as Director of PR & Communications centered around crafting and executing communication strategies that bolstered the brand and supported the mission. With a focus on media relations and business strategy, my work enhanced Vida Health's industry standing and fostered meaningful engagement with our key audiences.

I've always had a passion for ice cream and wanted to get some hands-on experience with the production process. I approached the owner of Normal and asked if I could intern a couple times a week prior to clocking in for my full-time job. As an intern, I assisted in the production of the ice cream, mix-ins, toppings, bars, and other frozen treats sold in.

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

Improved operational performance of the entire communications team, worked to enhance ExpertVoice’s competitive positioning in the word-of-mouth marketing space. Led strategy and execution for ExpertVoice’s internal and external communications, events, & PR initiatives. Managed the messaging strategy from ideation to launch. Liaised with the product team.

New York, New York, US

• Executed media efforts for FCB, sharing news from 120 offices in 80 different countries internally & with the media
• Created communication plans, strategies & press releases for internal & external announcements, including crisis communications, creative campaigns, company initiatives, brand messaging, new hires, & acquisitions
• Drafted & distributed regular communications from senior agency management to 8k worldwide employees
• Oversaw event planning & secured c-suite level speaking engagements at Cannes Lions, Web Summit, Advertising Week, & more

New York, NY, US

• Managed strategy & implementation of national PR campaigns for organizations like Pfizer, The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), Endo Pharmaceutical & Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Helped to create crisis communications plans & internal communications strategies for clients
• Developed, managed & executed, large-scale, consumer-facing awareness campaigns with the AAD’s SPOT me campaign & Endo Pharmaceutical’s Making Your Move campaign
• Ran onsite activation at events with attendance of more than 80k
• Managed everyday communication with media, clients & vendors

New York, US

Worked on all aspects of communications for Philips Healthcare as well as for Eli Lilly’s Oncology division, wrote & copy edited press materials & presentation decks, managed client’s social media accounts, helped with planning & execution of conference appearances, managed fact sheets, assisted clients on daily basis, helped to create new business.

New York, US

New York, US

New York, US

As the Assistant Director for True Blue Public Relations, Utah State University's student-run PR firm, I managed a team of account executives, distributed projects based on client needs and account executive strengths, copy edited, developed business-to-business strategies, managed social media and drafted strategies.

Managed a team of eight writers for the university’s triweekly published newspaper, assigned & wrote articles, copy edited, designed pages, drafted story ideas, & connected student body with athletic department.

Developed creative pitches for Datran Media’s Church and Dwight/Top Colleges team, copy edited, documented web analytics, created copy for websites, and researched audience discovery.

Los Angeles, CA, US

Brand management work for Nivea, created press releases & more than 300 press kits for the 2009 Tony Awards, worked at press junkets for the Tony Awards & the movie Bandslam, managed vendor/media lists.

Burbank, CA, US

Managed expense reports, cultivated & governed relationships with vendors, managed and filed purchase orders and invoices, scheduled pickups, answered phones, managed schedules, created spreadsheets

Burlington, Vermont, US

Helped lead, coordinate, and organize more than 20 volunteers from eight different countries speaking over 10 languages while doing construction work & community development in a small village near Makongeni, Kenya.

Bs, Journalism And Communications Emphisis In Public Relations

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