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Port Angeles, Washington, United States

💡 Strategize and lead internal communications, serving as chief editor for ongoing staff and stakeholder communications.💡 Use storytelling and human connection to craft communication for a diverse audience, ensuring information is not only understood, but meaningfully acted on.💡 Collaborate closely with directors and leadership team, providing tailored editorial solutions to meet their communication needs.💡 Create visual content to support communication initiatives, including photos, graphics, and videos using Adobe Creative Suite.💡 Craft and edit impactful newsletters, C-suite communications, and change management content for a diverse staff of 1,700.💡 Elevate submitted content by offering editorial guidance, ensuring timely and high-quality internal communications.⭐ Key Achievement: Pioneered and now oversee a streamlined monthly leadership newsletter, delivering concise, essential information and resources from management to management.

Greater Seattle Area

💡 Spearheaded external communications, curating impactful website copy, direct mail, newsletters, and engaging blog content to effectively connect with diverse stakeholders.💡 Skillfully transformed complex technical reports into compelling stories and updates that resonated with donors, resulting in a 30% increase in donor engagement.⭐ Key Achievement: Managed a comprehensive communication schedule for all projects across multiple global time zones, ensuring a seamless and consistent flow of information to stakeholders.

Shoreline, Wa

💡 Produced compelling narratives aligned with brand essence, skillfully communicating organizational objectives through tailored content.💡 Contributed to multifaceted content creation, spanning various mediums like sales materials, digital ads, newsletters, and more, mirroring proficiency in developing diverse and impactful internal communication across varied channels.💡 Collaborated effortlessly across departments, simplifying intricate information into impactful communication materials, collaborating with diverse teams to streamline technical content for broader organizational understanding.⭐ Key Achievement: Launched a from-scratch intranet site for a global non-profit with full content creation, working collaboratively with web and UX designers to ensure a seamless user experience.

Burien, Wa

💡 Managed an academic enrichment program for at-risk students, fostering academic growth and community building within a challenging environment, akin to fostering engagement and unity in a diverse work atmosphere.💡 Developed and executed comprehensive daily educational plans, integrating academic support and community-focused activities, echoing the ability to craft diverse and engaging internal communication strategies.💡 Oversaw recruitment and supervision of high school tutors, facilitating their roles in program activities, reflecting experience in managing and guiding team members toward shared objectives in a collaborative setting.⭐ Key Achievement: Created a Family Visit initiative to address students' home needs by collaborating closely with Family Advocates, mirroring the capacity to engage and align with stakeholders across departments to support organizational goals.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

💡 Cultivated an achievement-focused classroom environment, guiding students to surpass year-end academic objectives both quantitatively and qualitatively.💡 Engaged as a dedicated member of a prestigious service corps, Teach for America, committing to teaching in under-resourced schools, demonstrating the commitment to impactful leadership and collaborative dedication essential for fostering engagement and growth within an organizational setting.⭐ Key achievement: Developed and executed a rigorous mathematics curriculum driving 10% average quarterly gains in district benchmark standards, showcasing the ability to design impactful strategies leading to measurable improvements.

Master’S Degree, Elementary Education And Teaching, 3.89 Gpa

Bachelor’S Degree, English, Writing, 3.89 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Dean's List 2006-2008• Major in English Writing (3.64 GPA) • Minor in Journalism (4.0 GPA)