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Portland, Oregon, United States

A new senior leadership position for IIA, I oversee content strategy and production across core service lines and functions. My role sits at the intersection of storytelling at the firm, where I drive value to prospects and clients through customer-centric content marketing assets, proprietary research and writing, thought leadership presentations, event planning, and content design and architecture. I also lead product positioning and branding efforts at the company. My strategic initiatives and cross-functional collaborations have supported growth in net-new sales, enabled customer retention, and improved the consumer experience, from education to ambassadorship.

Portland, Or

In my role as content director, I led brand/content strategy, content production, and contributed thought leadership for Evanta’s Chief Data Officer (CDO) and Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) communities. I oversaw content production for 25+ CDO and CHRO communities in North America and co-directed Evanta’s Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) destination events. I served as the key content liaison for operations, production design, professional services group, and Gartner’s director of speakers. Among other duties and special projects, I founded the Content Innovation Lab and oversaw the keynote speaker strategy and budget across all Evanta communities.

Portland, Or

As content manager, I built compelling, innovative, and relevant leadership conferences for CISOs, CIOs, CHROs, CDOs, and CSOs ($1B+ orgs). I managed content production end-to-end and conducted research and interviews to identify topics of interest, emerging market trends, industry thought leaders, and leadership stories. I crafted compelling copy including presentation abstracts, executive profiles, conference guides, stage scripts, invitations and print and html marketing materials. I led Evanta's exclusive destination event for sports owners, the Global Sports Summit. I designed and delivered a newsletter for the Professional Development Academy and served as network facilitator.

Portland, Or

Co-founded award-winning creative agency with the mission of helping scholars, researchers, and thought leaders brand and communicate their ideas. Clients included University of Virginia, Portland State University, Calvin College, and Chatham Financial. Awarded 2018 Hermes Creative Award, Gold (digital) and 2017 MarCom Award, Gold (print). Distillery Corps offered a full suite of creative services, including illustration and animation, interactive web design, and branding and design. Along with developing the business, my client duties included project discovery, concepting, content/brand strategy, copywriting, and creative direction and collaboration with videographers, animators, illustrators, and designers. Testimonials:“Distillery Corps was indeed a true thought partner, not only helping us better communicate our value proposition, but helping us see it more clearly ourselves. This process was invaluable. The video has been our most important communication asset and it continues to be a huge asset for us.”“Distillery Corps dove into the complexity of our intellectual capital and challenged our thinking.” “Distillery Corps hit it out of the park! Our college president had high expectations for this project and these guys delivered. Not only was the final product spot on, the process was very collaborative and a pleasure.”

Portland, Or

Designed and delivered a wide variety of writing and literature courses, including college writing, technical writing, creative writing, experimental composition, and contemporary American literature.

Salem, Or

Designed and delivered a wide variety of writing and literature courses, including college writing, technical writing, creative writing, experimental composition, and contemporary American literature. I split my time between the main campus and Oregon State Penitentiary.

Prague, Czech Republic

Designed and delivered conversational English and business writing classes to a wide range of professionals at the largest pharmaceutical company in the Czech Republic.

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Creative Writing

Awarded Teaching Associate position. Nominated for two Pushcart prizes during my tenure at UMass. Thesis solicited for publication.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Psychology

Double minor in Business and Computer Information Technology.