Working part-time, manage projects for a Decatur, GA, nonprofit. Manage registration for tree climbing competition, including on-site check-in, handling issues as they arise. Write press releases and create daily social media posts. Assist in managing on-site events, programs and workshops.

Independent writer, editor and project manager for various local nonprofit organizations.

Managed special projects related to crises and issues facing the Company, including the environment, health and wellness, and our business around the world. Created a time line of negative news reports for the global business. Revised FAQs (for use in public relations and with consumers) related to health and wellness. Edited environmental presentations and web postings.Planned and managed events held for Company executives, including events for community leaders, local university first-year students and international guests.

Responsible for publicizing the activities and assets of the Coca-Cola Archives to the public and employees.Developed and managed the first corporate blog, Coca-ColaConversations.com, including leading the team on the design and content and responding to user’s questions and comments. Directed the heritage area of Coca-Cola.com, including feature articles about history and stories from consumers. Researched and wrote new materials for the site.Managed the department’s Intranet site. Researched and wrote feature articles for the site. Managed redesign of the Intranet site from planning and design through launch. Served as the primary liaison between the Company and The Coca-Cola Collectors Club, an independent group of 4,000 collectors of memorabilia. Planned the annual Collectors Classic event. Managed the redesign of the Club’s website in 2005. Instituted email communications with worldwide chapters of the Club, to keep collectors informed of Company news and help promote offers from World of Coca-Cola, Everything Coca-Cola and the Company’s customers.Served on the team that developed the historical content and programming of the new World of Coca-Cola attraction in Atlanta.Worked with project team to provide worldwide employees with online access to the Archives image, document and video resources. In development, helped clarify the site’s functions and structure.Wrote monthly articles about history for online employee news site.Coordinated exhibitions of Coca-Cola artwork, sharing assets with the public to support bottler and customer programs. Managed publication celebrating 100 years in Latin America.

Served as the deputy editor of the Annual Report process, working on all aspects of producing the printed 1999 Report, from development to production.Helped drive strategy development, including discussions and creative sessions with senior management, internal Company contacts and the graphic design firm. Conducted research to understand the primary audiences and their issues and perceptions. Worked with the managing editor to identify and develop key messages for the Report. Generated ideas and recommendations in development of key concepts and themes for the print and Internet versions of the Annual Report. Coordinated with design firm to see Report’s strategy translated into an effective design.Coordinated contracts, printing, photography and daily updates on the project – with particular attention to the details of the Report. Assisted in the selection and management of external resources for design, printing, paper, photography and Internet production.

Crafted speeches for senior Company executives. Helped executives convey the Company’s messages to select audiences of business leaders, customers, consumers or employees. Determined objectives, audience and key message for the remarks. Managed Executive Office Memorandum and Corporate Information Bulletin processes, from draft to production, for Company-wide memoranda that addressed personnel appointments, Company news and policies. Consulted with contacts from various departments on the most effective communication of their messages. Worked with Information Services to move to worldwide distribution through email, following decades of paper distribution.Managed special projects, including developing A Report of The Coca-Cola Foundation and the Company’s first communications style guide. Edited employee magazines and newsletters and website postings.

Provided consumers with information about the Company – including its products, promotions, packaging and history – through telephone hot lines. Maintained the standards of the Company by providing direct communication and positive relations with consumers.