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Anchorage, AK, US

Share stories of Anchorage parks and trails while meaningfully engaging the wider Anchorage community. Design and coordinate the printing or digital distribution of publications, graphics, and videos. Manage social media and the website. Design, write, and distribute the Parks+Trails Newspaper and coordinate the Parks+Trails Recreation Fair. Activate.

Design and coordinate the printing or digital distribution of publications, advertisements, and videos. Lead and assist with the design of exhibits, print material, and ads to ensure they are engaging, meaningful, and culturally respectful. Serve as a leader of design in Alaska.

Serve as a liaison for the Troopers and media plus the general public as well as creatively engage and inform in-house staff located across the state. Create, manage, and maintain an active social media presence. Design print and electronic publications, create architectural specs, and other design work as assigned.

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Provide quality training on human development (especially as it is impacted by trauma and adverse childhood experiences) to care and residential facilities throughout Alaska. This includes developing training for in-person, webinar, and the creation of custom computer-based training. Managed and maintained an active social media presence.

Anchorage, Alaska Area

Established and managed both a learning management system and a badging system plus ensured that the systems share data. The LMS and badging systems handle roughly 1,000 new trainees per month from over 160 contract companies. Training included in-person classroom training and online e-learning. I also managed the creation of computer-based training (CBTs).

Anchorage, Alaska Area

Creative placemaking grant via Artplace America, developed and coordinated 5 interactive art installations in Anchorage parks. The pieces utilized projection mapping to intertwine into the natural environment and each was created by a different team of artists including animators in Georgia, filmmakers in the UK, and local talent. Design for annual.

Anchorage, Alaska Area

Within the first year doubled the productivity of the marketing team and infused the agency with new interactive pdfs, a responsive website, and file sharing. Brought projects that had been outsourced, including a magazine, back to in-house and overhauled their copy and design to rave reviews from partner organizations. The updated approaches to marketing.

Corpus Christi, Texas Area

6 News (NBC), Action 10 News (CBS), The CW South Texas, KAJA-Telemundo, KDF-Independent, KRISTV.com and KZTV10.comWrote, shot, edited and produced news topicals, promotions, and promotional events.

Winner of multiple Alaska Professional Communicators Awards. This magazine went from conception to a town sweetheart. Coordinated this volunteer-run community arts and music magazine and after the first year, brought on a partner. Distribution grew from 5 sites to over 35 locations across Alaska.

Assisted in the creation and produced FOXlive, a local music & arts show. Produced original broadcast commercials and print ads. KIDY (FOX), KXVA (FOX), KIDZ (MyNetwork) & KIDY.2 (MyNetwork)

Compiled and edited the calendar, movie, art, music & event listings. Wrote articles and blog posts, and produced visual content.

Won Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award for general excellence and outstanding achievement by a college newspaper in a national competition. Managed a team of students to produce a weekly newspaper. Oversaw the journalism, business, and presentation of the paper. Created three special sections that continue to this day and added web news videos to.

Worked with editors, writers, and photographers to ensure descriptive photographs were ready by publication deadline. Created weekly web videos on campus topics and trained others in video creation. Put together staff art show. Attended or facilitated meetings and training as needed to collaborate with fellow staff members and advisers.

Courses In Media, Design, And Biology (No Degree)

Ba, Human Development