As a dedicated advocate for the preservation and promotion of over 300 miles of Missouri's historic Route 66, I leverage my passion for history and preservation to drive key initiatives within the association. My role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, from executing essential administrative tasks to leading high-profile preservation projects that safeguard the legacy of the "Mother Road."I proactively manage statewide event planning, member engagement, and outreach efforts, ensuring continued growth and retention of our association's network. My marketing efforts have successfully launched and promoted exclusive merchandise, such as our sought-after black license plate, further boosting visibility and community involvement.Through my commitment to heritage preservation and public engagement, I strive to ensure the enduring vitality of Route 66, fostering meaningful connections with our community and future generations.

Founded a committee that focuses on Route 66 through Missouri, creating pop-up exhibits, panel discussions, and restoration projects to bring the importance of the Route to the attention of the community.Plan Association events, ranging in complexity to accommodate audiences of 50-150attendeesManage all aspects of events, including logistics, registration, activities/agenda, andmarketingMaintain relationships with current vendors and cultivate new vendors throughoutreach and engagementDesign, write and schedule social media posts to promote events, promote and tag businesses, and drive awareness and membership, and gain followersManage social media communications to inform members of events, restoration/rehabilitation, and post historical information and images.

-Organize and develop social media presence and process to promote events, drive awareness and membership, and gain followers-Plan and execute an event schedule to build membership, to support the association mission, maintain membership enthusiasm and attract new members

-Performed various front-end office tasks, such as email and phone correspondence,filing, packaging and shipping.-Managed data entry, filing and shipping, and billing and accounts receivable. -Organized a 15-year backlog of unclaimed orders and product, engaging prior clients and determining status of, distribution and/or disposal of the output of photo sessions.-Managed 3-5 on-site elementary and high school photography sessions per weekduring the school year. Responsible for communications with school leadership,troubleshooting issues, and photographing students to achieve optimal portraits.-Planned and prepared for photography assignments, producing high-quality images for digital and print. -Designed and produced marketing materials for traditional and social media channels.