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Philadelphia, PA, US

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Philadelphia, PA

• Develops Public Programs suitable for children, youth, adults and targeted audiences – to complement and enhance the exhibitions.
• Plans and executives a full schedule of social media and electronic marketing for museum programs and exhibitions.
• Manages interns, contractors and staff related to public programs and museum marketing efforts.
• Responsible for developing and implementing programmatic calendar of events, including general coordination, budget preparation, identifying staffing needs and providing staff/volunteer oversight and logistics.
• Implements public programming in partnership with peer institutions, community-based organizations, and other partners that support and enhance the mission and message of the AAMP.
• Promotes and maintains institutional partnerships through networking, developing shared programming opportunities, and maintaining regular communications.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Responsible for the writing, editing, planning and day-to-day management of Visit Philly’s multicultural, millennial, music-driven marketing campaign Philly 360.com.
• Develop, write and edit Philly 360°’s monthly e-newsletter.
• Hire and manage a team of 10+ bloggers who cover Philadelphia’s urban creative scenes.
• Create partnerships with the larger Philadelphia cultural and creative community to better connect them with Philadelphia’s young, urban consumers.
• Manage the execution of sponsorships, including measuring impact of dollars spent.
• Liaise with the larger Philadelphia cultural and civic community to engage them into the marketing efforts of Visit Philadelphia and Philly 360°.

Philadelphia, PA

• As a consultant and writer for this nationally recognized marketing tourism campaign, I served as a lead content provider, cultural blogger, and at times provide in-field presence at events and media opportunities.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Planned, implemented and guided First Person Arts’ year-long roster or programming, including the monthly StorySlams, the annual First Person Arts Festival, and additional contract work.
• Led weekly transformational storytelling programs with at-risk youth that culminated in a staged performance of their original work.
• Participated in FPA’s fundraising activities through occasional grant-writing, sponsorship solicitation, and strategic visioning sessions.
• Served as a member of FPA’s Marketing and Programming Committee, as well as the FPA Development Committee.
• Liaised with the larger Philadelphia cultural and civic community to build on FPA’s growing brand awareness, and strengthen our ties with potential advocates, partners, donors, consumers and supporters.
• Developed and maintained budgets for FPA programs, including our 2-week / 20+ event festival, which engaged approximately 3,500+ consumers.

• Guided the Cultural Alliance’s engagement and community building work into new areas, forging partnerships with numerous civic, educational and cultural organizations.
• Designed and implemented a series of teen/student focus groups for the educational and cultural community in order to better understand and address issues affecting students in the Greater Philadelphia region.
• Laid the groundwork for the Cultural Alliance’s first teen council and the STAMP Program, which provides free museum access to youth in Philadelphia.
• Developed stories, articles, social media posts and other online and print collateral to support the Cultural Alliance’s proactive advocacy message that the arts are vital to regional, economic and individual growth.
• Participated in numerous strategic planning processes, organizational think sessions, and development planning and grant-writing projects.
• Through in-field presence, strengthened the Cultural Alliance’s visibility and relationship with our 400+ members, and key partners in the Philadelphia cultural community and local civic/community groups.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Served on the Cultural Alliance core management team and acted as the primary point of contact for members and administered the Alliance’s member benefits for 400+ institutional members.
• Lead member development efforts by building relationships with cultural institutions and communities, analyzing market penetration, identifying key partners and creating/executing a communication plan.
• Led the Cultural Alliance to its highest membership number to date, consistently retaining over 90% of our 400+ membership base which generated over $250K in dues revenue annually.
• Planned, marketed and executed workshop opportunities for the Cultural Alliance’s 400+ members.
• Developed the budget for the Cultural Alliance’s membership programs. Also, tracked commissions earned through health insurance and other member benefits.
• Managed TempCheck, a periodic survey and data project that determined the health of the cultural sector and identified relevant trends in giving, expenses and programming.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Supported IBC’s 20+ medical directors by scheduling in-office time and maintaining national database of network physicians.
• Served as a liaison for external physicians to initiate appeals on behalf of their patients.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Managed Owner Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIP), which included the construction of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and University of Pennsylvania - Huntsman Hall.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Participated in Smithkline’s Business Education Experience Program. Assisted in the various administrative needs of the department, including data entry, phone coverage and scheduling.

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, African And African American Studies With Minor In English