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Southern California

Provide executive support for all programs in three Southern California countiesDevelop and manage senior-level relationships with a wide range of external stakeholders including legislators, elected officials, municipal and county government agencies, law enforcement partners, community-based and charitable organizations, advocacy groups, school administrators, business and community leadersResponsible for developing and implementing strategic communications and community engagement plans that advance public health and safety policies and at both the local and state levelDesign and deliver community outreach events that address the social determinants of health and support public health equity initiativesAlign program strategies with the organization’s mission, core values, and development goalsAssist in the development and monitoring of performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of evidence-based strategies and ensure performance goals (qualitative and quantitative) exceed contractual obligationsAlign program strategies with the organization’s mission, core values, and development goalsSupervise all communications and public affairs; issue briefs, policy statements, talking points, press releases and social mediaGrant writing and development

Greater San Diego Area

Provide consultation services to nonprofits including: project management, staff development, best practices, strategic planning, policy development and analysis, media advocacy, community organizing, programmatic evaluation and outcome measurement, contract compliance, data collection and analysisSpecific areas of emphasis include public health and safety initiatives, community revitalization and substance abuse preventionAssist public relations firms and businesses with strategic communications, press conferences, news advisories, opinion editorials, feature articles, talking points, video scripts, television b-roll, web, and social media content Identify assignment editors and journalists to position stories on a local, regional, and national level Media training: coach clients to master crisis situations including live, taped, and ambush interviews Produce and narrate corporate videos; clients include Wendy’s International, the San Diego Police Foundation, and 2-1-1 San Diego

Greater San Diego Area

Served on the Executive Management teamLead the Community Connections division; responsible for recruitment, training, coaching, goal setting, performance management, quality of service and effectivenessResponsible for the maintenance and growth of 2-1-1’s partner networkDeveloped and implemented strategies with service providers in the community; fostered trust for the benefit of shared clientsAssisted with the design and deployment of the Community Information Exchange (CIE), a Salesforce platform that helps health and social service providers support clients in a more proactive and efficient manner Drove process improvement on the CIE focused on the needs of clients and the community networkKey event planner for the inaugural 2018 CIE Summit in San Diego; developed workshops and secured national keynote speakers, panelists, partners and sponsors Facilitated two monthly executive and board meetings to identify issues or trends with partner service deliveryEstablished, monitored, measured and achieved clear outcomes and deliverablesProgram development and contract compliance reporting

San Diego County

Established and manage relationships with key elected officials and their staff, law enforcement personnel, public health representatives, journalists and key community stakeholders to advance public health and safety policies and initiativesAnticipated, identified, monitored and analyzed local and state regulatory and legislative initiativesDeveloped and reviewed strategic plansRecruited volunteer members, convened and facilitated meetings and coordinated the activities and policy goals of the Alcohol Policy Panel of San Diego CountyManaged project staff: planned, coordinated and implemented activities to achieve goals, objectives and policies designed to reduce binge and underage drinking and promote and advance alcohol prevention throughout San Diego CountyTracked, documented and reported on project deliverables to the project funder: San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health Services Conducted monthly progress meetings with the project’s evaluator and subcontractorConvened, facilitated and monitored the progress of three monthly workgroups attended by the managers and staff of six county-funded, regional alcohol prevention providersSupervised and monitored the progress of the project’s Youth Leadership TeamSupervised the planning and development of media plans, press conferences, news advisories, editorials, feature articles, talking points, television b-roll and social media content to enhance message framing and achieve policy goalsSupervised media advocacy workshops, spokesperson trainings and presentations for community partnersGuided the development and implementation of data collection tools / analysis and information dissemination materials used by regional prevention providers and community partnersAssisted with grant writing and project development

California

Collaborated on statewide efforts to introduce, modify or reform legislation designed to reduce alcohol-related harm throughout CaliforniaPlanned and coordinated local legislative meetings with key stakeholders to advance policyProvided vision and strategic leadership along with guidance on media advocacy efforts to influence lawmakers and their constituents

Greater San Diego Area

Promoted to Senior Reporter, lead 10pm and 11pm newscastsExpanded station awareness by speaking at public eventsPitched multiple stories at daily editorial meetingsResearched stories, contacted interview subjects, produced, wrote and delivered multiple stories for evening newscasts under daily deadline pressureWrote and produced stories for station's websiteMaintained and updated an extensive contact list of sources for storiesUtilized social media to deliver stories and expand sources and contacts

WBNS-TV (Columbus, OH.)Increased the number of exclusive stories on the 11pm newscast by more than 75%.Promoted to lead reporter on 6pm newscast.Led intern training program that improved station recognition at Ohio colleges.Researched, wrote, produced and delivered Emmy award-winning series on DUI prevention.

KSBW-TV (Monterey, Salinas, Santa Cruz, CA.)Anchored, produced and wrote weekend news show to save station money.Responsible for increasing weekend news ratings 25% over competitor stations.Lead reporter on 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm newscasts.Researched, wrote and produced award-winning series on fire safety.Expanded the series into a half hour program that boosted ratings and increased advertising revenue.

WAPT-TV (Jackson, MS.)Anchored two hour morning show solo, providing the station enough revenue to hire more reporters.Developed lead stories for 5pm newscast even though I worked the early morning shift.

WXVT-TV (Greenville, Greenwood, MS.)Created, produced, and anchored the region's first morning show.Developed lead stories for 5pm newscast even though I worked the early morning shift.

KTGF-TV (Great Falls, MT.)Produced, wrote and anchored daily news and sports segments.Expanded station awareness by speaking at public events and hosting functions with potential advertisers.

Bachelor Of Arts, Broadcast Journalism, International Relations

Activities and Societies: Television News Internships at KNBC, KTLA Broadcast Journalism / International Relations

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