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My passion at Allstate is finding new ways to engage team members, educate the field and optimize solutions. When I collaborated with directors and SVPs to produce the Product Positioning Portfolio Framework, it was the first time we systematical established an intentional structure to meet customers’ growing needs.Over the years, my interest in coding and webpage management expanded. I currently manage over 300 product webpages and 700 content pieces on Gateway, the internal Allstate website for agents and corporate employees.My corporate communication responsibilities include approaches for optimizing communications and engagement for meeting culture, employee education and product information. I additionally create communications plans for product launches to enhance team member understanding, increase field awareness and achieve business results.To create effective storytelling, I consult, create and edit presentation and educational materials. For consistency and clarity, I've developed standardized templates and communications formats.

Abbott Park

As the first communications professional for our account at Abbott Laboratories, I loved using my creativity and engagement strategies to align CBRE's and Abbott's objectives and establish a positive team culture.From initiating and creating our first newsletters and standardized formats to producing executive presentations, speeches and correspondences, I feel successful when our 17 sites engage with our mission to achieve superior outcomes for our client.

While working at AbbVie, I had the exciting opportunity to innovate the Global Customer Experience’s internal communications by premiering video and infographics to the intranet. My consultation led to increased employee readership and improved departmental cohesiveness. Another one of my favorite projects was when I initiated the first comprehensive training modules for our third-party vendors. I valued teaching federal and states healthcare laws because this understanding reduced patient risk.I additionally wrote, edited and produced tutorials, articles and material design as well as developed advertising, public relations, research and communication.

Greater Chicago Area

Working for DePaul University’s Office of Public Relations and Communications, I promoted university achievements and fostered relationships with DePaul faculty and staff by writing articles published in Newsline, the online and print newsletter for the Blue Demon community. I also assisted DePaul University President, The Reverend Fr. Dennis H. Holtschneider, with researching, drafting and finalizing his speeches, congratulatory letters, acknowledgment letters and personal correspondences.

Greater Chicago Area

My graduate coursework and fieldwork writing for the student newspaper, The DePaulia, enhanced my ability to give a variety of audiences well-researched reporting, work well under pressure and be deadline driven. Whether I was covering the opening night of the Civic Opera House or researching the latest congressional bills, my stories used rich detail in a broad range of topics and the latest multi-media platforms. Incorporating original photography, social media and graphics into my stories enhanced its reach and effectiveness in a clear, interesting manner.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Prior to earning my master’s degree, I built relationships with the community in Uptown Minneapolis. Working as the volunteer coordinator for the non-profit, the Uptown Association (UA), I strengthened the public awareness of our neighborhood initiatives by creating marketing campaigns, drafting press releases and utilizing social media. One of my more significant duties was to manage and recruit over 500 volunteers in 22 positions to produce the Uptown Art Fair, Minnesota’s second largest event with over 400,000 attendees. In 2011, our team set the record for the most profitable Uptown Art Fair in history, and I reduced my committee budget by 35 percent.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I wrote and presented original lectures for COMM 3409: Nonverbal Communication. My favorite lecture was when I presented URT or uncertainty reduction theory. It is the theory that humans need to be able to predict one another's behavior in order to develop relationships. When teaching my peers, my goal was to give them the necessary skills to give high quality presentations, manage conflict, and improve their interpersonal interactions by creating mutual understanding. Establishing rapport and gaining their trust is my top priority which is why I was also was responsible for maintaining confidentiality when handling student information.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Journalism

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Communication Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government