Responsible for developing and delivering engaging and challenging curriculum. Inspire and meet the needs of a diverse student population through classroom management, instruction, and extracurricular activities.Teacher, Allen D. Nease High School - Create and implement curriculum for Journalism Honors 5-8, IB Film 2-3, English 4 Honors, and Theater, Cinema, and Film Production. - Encourage students’ active participation in learning by initiating discussions, modeling writing, leading writer workshops, and incorporating interaction and technology. - Establish classroom management through an equitable learning environment that establishes clear expectations for behavior to help students develop and maintain autonomy and a desire to learn.- Provide students with real-world experience through a collaborative learning culture based on Agile project management.- Evaluate student performance and provide feedback to students, parents, and other stakeholders.- Provide one-on-one assistance and instruction for students performing below minimum academic achievement levels.- Advisor for the student newspaper, student literary journal, student news website, and student podcast program.- Senior Class Cosponsor - includes coordination, communication, and direction of Senior class events.- Past course management includes English 4 College Prep, Dual-Enrollment, Journalism 1, and instructional support for PLATO and credit-recovery students.Teacher, Fruit Cove Middle School - Provided engaging and challenging instruction to approximately 300 6th grade students- Created and delivered Teen Leadership course based on the Capturing Kid’s Hearts curriculum- Served as adviser for the school newspaper clubParaprofessional, Fruit Cove Middle School - Assisted English teachers with classroom management and instruction- Advisor for student newspaper club- Proctored standardized assessments

Provide communications, marketing, and publishing consulting and services to clients in non-profit, marketing, technical, and project management sectors. - Collaborate with clients and marketing agencies on marketing campaigns and strategies- Review and edit technical manuscripts, marketing materials, and retail catalogs- Develop, deliver, and manage content strategies - Project management- Copywriting- Editing- Proofreading

- Conference Chair for annual publishing conference 2011- Participated in conference panel discussion on social media at 2010 conference- Member, Data & Digital committee and Membership & Marketing committee- Served as Vice President, 2011-2012

Contract community manager for a social marketing agency that helps companies implement social channels, develop engaging content, manage social interactions and market through major social sites. - Research, write, and deploy social media content- Manage social channel engagement - Provide measurements and reporting on social engagement and marketing campaigns- Collaborate with clients on integrated marketing campaigns and strategies- Provide research, content creation, and editing for corporate blogs

Manage the marketing strategy for the National Association of Teachers of Singing, a non-profit international professional organization for teachers of singing with more than 7000 members. - Develop, implement, and direct marketing strategies for all NATS products and services- Manage NATS social media channels- Manage media relations, including writing and distributing press releases- Manage design and production of NATS advertisements and marketing materials- Direct operation, content, and production of NATS.org- Maintain relationships with authors, media partners, and service providers- Collaborate with NATS Executive Director to improve member services, develop new sponsorship opportunities, and identify new opportunities.

Oversaw production and operation of publishing business line for SQE, an educational services company that delivered training, events, and publications to software managers, developers, and test/QA professionals focused on agile methodologies and software testing and development. Oversaw production and operation of publishing business line for SQE, an educational services company that delivered training, events, and publications to software managers, developers, and test/QA professionals focused on agile methodologies and software testing and development.-Responsible for operation, editorial direction, and production of 4 websites, Better Software magazine, 5 digital newsletters, and lead generating programs -Prepared business plans, recommended, and implemented new products such as social media, websites, sponsored partnerships, and learning management system-Developed and managed relationships with a network of more than 100 subject-matter experts and partners including, authors, technical editors, consultants, and service providers-Collaborated with the marketing to improve customer relationship management database through publishing products to benefit advertising revenue, other product lines, and implement predictive analytics-Recruited and directed staff, including advertising, editorial, and production professionals-Managed production processes, advertising goals, and budget of more than 1 million-Measured and analyzed website performance, website subscribers, magazine subscribers, subscriber demographics, advertising performance, and other trends.

- Taught English 1100 and English 1200- Managed all classroom activities and developed curriculum- Provided instruction and feedback for student writing- Prepared students for standardized English exam

Project-based instructional design position to develop an internal course on risk management.- Storyboarded, wrote, and edited content for online course- Collaborated with internal customers for content and graphic designer for course design- Conducted functionality testing on the online course

Provided technical communications including writing and training for BCE Emergis, a Canadian e-Business company dealing with interactions between companies and electronic commerce. - Wrote, edited, and conducted training courses for eInvoicing application- Designed, wrote, and edited online help and user guides for eInvoicing application- Transitioned print and online help documentation to single-source documentation process

Provided technical and marketing communications for PVA, Inc., an Information Technology (IT) services company that provides professionals, tools, and expertise to government and commercial clients.- Wrote, edited, and designed presentation and marketing materials- Wrote, edited, and conducted training courses for Livelink Intranet Suite- Conducted usability testing for training materials and software customizations

- Developed course syllabus.- Instructed English 1200 course.- Managed all classroom activities. - Provided group and individual feedback for student writing.

Responsibilities included researching, writing, and editing marketing communications for UHS departments and services. - Wrote and edited system brochures, publications, web pages, speeches, and internal documents- Researched and met with department stakeholders to gather information for publication- Developed Pitt Partners for Health website and web style guide

- Assisted in development of advertisements for university services. - Contributed to development of university website.- Wrote and edited university publications including web content, brochures, and newsletters.- Compiled results of ECU website survey to help improve the university website.

Responsible for editing, layout, and production of The Jobs Market Online & The Jobs Market Press - Updated, maintained, and designed new sections for publication website. - Contributed to the design and development of new website.- Reviewed and edited articles for The Jobs Market Press.- Responsible for page layout and press preparation.- Evaluated press releases and queries for publication.- Attended career fairs and other promotional events as a company representative.

Coordinator, Wendy’s™ Monarchs Kids’ Club- Designed and edited newsletter and promotional materials.- Created, promoted, and hosted all Kids’ Club events.- Created and maintained Kids’ Club database.Editor, Carolina Monarchs’ official website- Updated website with Monarchs news and updates.- Designed new sections for Monarchs website.- Assisted in marketing of game nights.- Contributed to Monarchs newsletter, The Insider.- Served as narrator and guest speaker for community programs.- Wrote and designed marketing proposal for advertisers.

- Published in October 1994 issue of Omni magazine.- Reviewed and updated weekly sections of Omni Online and Saturday Review Online.- Evaluated press releases and freelance queries for publication.