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Kansas City, Missouri

Responsible for developing, coordinating, implementing and evaluating Corporate Communications programs and digital/social strategies with audiences of dairy farmers, boards, employees, and industry organizations (i.e. state governments, land grant universities, other checkoff associations, etc.) within the agricultural industry. Led the strategy and.

Assisted in strategy and development of content for agency clients, largely focused on agriculture. Oversaw content and day-to-day functionality of client's WordPress-based website and app. Assisted in a variety of special projects including the development of internal communications messaging focused on changed management, creating a pitch deck and.

Overland Park, KS

Led team of experienced project managers, writers and social moderators in day-to-day oversight of company intranet, serving more than 300,000 corporate employees, dealers, contractors and third-party vendors. Responsible for development and implementation of content lifecycle for more than 14,000 pieces of content used daily to directly service customers..

Denver, Colorado

Served as Regional Communications Manager for McDonald's USA, overseeing communications for the Rocky Mountain Region which includes five states and more than 800 restaurants. In this role, I worked closely with Regional officers and leadership, as well as our Owner/Operators, to ensure messaging was consistent with the System platform. Daily duties.

Thornton, Colorado

• Oversaw and directed communications team for dairy checkoff organization in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming. Responsible for developing and implementing communications strategies for four business units.Served on the.
• Fully restructured communications within the organization which resulted in a 200 percent increase in annual impressions, a 250 percent increase in engagement on social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube.
• Developed and implemented “Stand Up for Ag,” an effort to unify those in the agricultural industry and traditional ag supporters to speak with one voice and common messages to educate consumers at-large about.
• Worked closely with national dairy checkoff, Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), and served on State/Regional Communications team, as a regional Social Media Trainer and also on both DMI’s Common Voice network and Farmer.

Denver, CO & Phoenix, AZ

Pitched story ideas to editors, conducted interviews and wrote articles for publications including Spotlight Magazine, Your Health Monthly, North Valley Magazine and SanTan Essential. Also provided public relations consultation and copywriting services to a variety of clients including The Sieb Company (luxury marketing firm), Marketing with a Flair and.

Glendale, AZ

Led a team of four full-time Realtors in listing and selling lender-owned properties. Responsibilities included the pre-marketing, marketing and closing of residential properties for a variety of lenders with the largest client being Fannie Mae. Regularly produced extensive market analysis reports as well as property comparative analysis reports for.

Phoenix, AZ

Planned and executed public/media relations strategies for agency clients in the health and wellness, hospitality, real estate, education and luxury products industries which included Toll Brothers, KB Home, DeVry University, Kronos Optimal Health, Linthicum Custom Builders, Lyle Anderson Companies, Newland Communities, Pointe South Mountain Resort and New.

Phoenix, AZ

Responsible for marketing/communications project management on behalf of John C. Lincoln's North Mountain Hospital and Desert Mission community services including a food bank, senior services, community outreach programs and childcare facilities. Assessed marketing/communications needs of various assigned departments and made recommendations to meet.

Phoenix, Arizona

Wrote and edited content for internal publications, distributed to more than 100,000 executives, employees and dealers. Planned story budgets; interviewed executives, department heads and various dealers and employees for stories; supervised photo sessions; and proofed final page layouts prior to printing. Wrote and researched content for U-Haul.

Mesa, AZ

Covered education beat for Mesa school district. Responsibilities included attendance at weekly board meetings as well as constant monitoring of the district's 72 schools and more than 75,000 students. Also worked weekend police beat. Majority of Tribune career was spent as a general assignment reporter covering breaking news and developing human interest.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Organizational Leadership & Change Management

Earned my MBA with an emphasis in Organizational Leadership and Change Management.

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Alpha Chi Omega, Society of Professional Journalists