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Alexandria, Va, Us

* Lead internal and external communications efforts to ensure a cohesive brand identity and increase market share.* Support efforts to expand business opportunities in government and private sectors by providing insight into innovative strategic communications tactics.* Develop and implement meaningful and impactful internal communications strategies that promote employee engagement, mental health, well-being, and psychological safety.* Promote Applied Development as a leader, innovator, and positive force for change in the federal contracting industry. * Develop and implement marketing campaigns to promote new service offerings including Section 508 compliance and disability-focused strategic communications.* Lead the development of the new company website, including content development and management, and social media strategy.* Serve as a Disability Program Specialist for AD’s contract with the Department of Defense (DoD) Disability Programs Directorate in support of the Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP).* Served as the Program Manager/Senior Communications Specialist for Applied Development’s work on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Talent Development and Workforce Planning (TDWP) Communications, Marketing, and Branding Support contract.

Bethesda, Maryland

Led outreach efforts for U.S. Department of Labor projects, including the Employer Assistance & Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) and the Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE), focused on changing minds, inspiring action, and challenging stereotypes in order to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Duties included:* Overseeing all aspects of Concepts' work supporting EARN, a free resource funded by Department of Labor to educate employers on the benefits of recruiting, hiring, retaining, and advancing people with disabilities.* Developing and implementing strategic communications and outreach campaigns to inform and engage target audiences including people with disabilities, employers, families and caregivers, government agencies, nonprofit and advocacy organizations, educators, and service providers.* Managing social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.* Using social media analytics tools to track progress, gauge success of outreach strategies, and develop in-depth reports.* Writing and editing public information materials, including fact sheets, brochures, newsletter and drop-in articles, conference displays, and posters.* Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with federal, state and local government agencies; disability advocacy groups; nonprofit organizations; and trade associations.* Providing meeting planning and facilitation assistance and promoting projects at conferences and events.* Providing subject matter expertise on policies, programs, services, and laws and regulations related to disability and employment, including employment supports such as transpiration, housing, benefits, and assistive technology.

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Conceptualized and co-led the communications and content management strategy for Disability.gov, the Federal Government’s website for disability-related information, which grew to attract an average of 172,000 visitors a month. * Built and led teams and spearheaded multiple site redesigns to ensure continuous improvement.* Researched and developed content for 10 sections of the website, including benefits, employment, education, emergency preparedness, healthcare, housing, laws and regulations, and transportation.* Researched best practices, gathered data, and developed standard operating procedures in order to launch Disability.gov’s social media presence.* Managed Disability.Blog, including securing guest bloggers, editing and posting on WordPress. * Lead the No Boundaries photo campaign to share personal stories of people with disabilities in their own words to communicate the impact of working to remove barriers to employment.* Drafted and edited articles for the Disability Connection newsletter.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Account Manager specializing in education issues for an independent public relations firm. Clients included Coca Cola, Ford Motor Company and United Auto Workers (UAW), National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE), U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).

Member of public affairs department of government agency that oversees the AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and National Service Learning volunteer programs.

Producer and reporter for the Washington, D.C. affiliate of the Brazilian television news network Globo, and for a cable science and technology show.

Ba, Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Gamma Sigma Sigma service sorority, Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor societyAT&T Student Community.

British And European Communications

Study abroad program through Penn State.