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Guide messaging and help coordinate media response at the Iowa state government’s unemployment/reemployment agency. Assist PIO in proactively educating and informing reporters to improve coverage. Work daily to identify, develop, and promote a growing library of positive stories that shift perception of government processes. Generate presentations, talking points, and interview prep documents as needed for use by Director, senior leadership team, and others to share IWD's story from the best possible perspective. Work to anticipate challenges and minimize reputational risk.

Message manager for a business assistance agency, working with engineers and researchers to tell stories about efforts to improve Iowa manufacturers. Increased public awareness of complicated programs and the economic impact they provide. Planned, created, and edited a 12-page quarterly newsletter, boosting quality while reducing the cost of production. Improved promotion of educational events, launched center’s first-ever social media accounts, and expanded earned media. Also involved in legislative outreach and planning marketing future.

Des Moines, Iowa

Used interviews, document research, and relationships with a network of lawyers, administrators, judges, and politicians to outwork my competition and cover territory that previously had been patrolled by three different reporters.• Wrote clearly about a variety of complicated and controversial topics, including Polk County and Des Moines governments; county, state, and federal court cases; bankruptcies; manufacturing and retail trends; and convenience stores.• Mentored less experienced reporters through complicated investigations involving public documents and hands-on research.• Improved access to emergency scenes and improved paper’s relationship with public safety leaders through co-creation of Des Moines Metro Media Council.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Marketing

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism