I am a dynamic, innovative Internal Communications Director who excels at providing clear, concise, effective communication. My skills encompass both internal and external audiences and a variety of industries: I have led teams in newspapers, digital media, healthcare, research, technology, and storytelling. As a leader, I create a culture of productivity, engagement, and transparency. I know how to motivate my colleagues to help them produce the best possible results and to have fun in the process. I juggle multiple responsibilities every day, and I never miss a deadline.Most recently, I managed internal communications for AncestryProGenealogists, a division of Ancestry in Lehi, Utah. I created and built the internal communications role for the division, crafting messaging from the executive team, creating an internal communications protocol, and managing strategic and crisis communications. I led a team of writers and graphic designers in creating heirloom family history books for clients, an entirely new product line that grew to bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual revenue and generated intense client loyalty. I also led Learning and Development and TechOps teams, managing onboarding and training of employees and technology development plans for the division. I created, launched, and managed an internal innovation process for AncestryProGenealogists, reflecting my passion for innovation.In my previous role at ARUP Laboratories, a national reference laboratory in Salt Lake City, Utah, I managed a team of 10 medical writers and editors who created content for arupconsult.com, a free website providing information about diagnostic testing for clinicians. As a journalist, I helped implement a system for managing incoming and outgoing assignments for a team of 30 editors and reporters at the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, Utah. In other roles, I managed a group of editors for deseretnews.com and contributed to the development of new ideas and processes for the website. I also served as a writer and editor for the business section of the paper.I believe in the power of effective communication to build businesses and strengthen teams.