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Pittsburgh, Pa

Edit variety of print and online materials from the Marketing and Innovation Department of the Insurance Services Division of UPMC, Pennsylvania's largest employer, and manage team of writers.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Edit training materials on a contract basis for international human resource consulting organization.

Avalon, Pa

Wrote two applications to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program through the Federal Emergency Management Agency to fund the purchase of a new pumper truck and self-contained breathing apparatus with improved communications features.

Wheeling, West Virginia Area

• Edited all materials produced by educational curriculum and research center.• Managed and wrote content of multiple websites as well as maintain backend and also maintain social media outlets.• Wrote news releases and coordinated media relations and marketing communications. Maintained strong relationships with regional media along with earning placements in national publications (http://www.cet.edu/?cat=news&page=inthenews). Planned media campaigns for major releases and served as point of contact for media.• Oversaw all internal communications and handled all public relations matters on behalf of organization for university.• Wrote and developed both online and print marketing materials.• Managed production of both print and online training and professional development programs.• Worked with internal customers, who included several doctorate-level researchers with broad breadth of experience in Earth and space sciences, computer and software technology, and educational research.• Performed research and wrote curriculum for K-12 students and adult learners. Work ranged from a history of the Lewis and Clark expedition to thousands of pages of workplace safety training, especially involving coal mining.• Provided periodic reports to NASA Education and served as NASA's contact for public relations at organization.• Helped write grants that earned millions of dollars in competitive federal, state, and private funding. Funders included NASA, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, the U.S. Department of Education, the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the International Union of Operating Engineers, the MacArthur Foundation, the Benedum Foundation, and the West Virginia Department of Education.

Hopedale, Oh

Wrote NatureWorks grant application to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to fund improvements to Hopedale Village Park.