✶ Serving as the primary voice of Revolution by writing major copy, setting brand priorities, and leading creative development. Supervising in-house team alongside agency relationships and freelancers.✶ Training and professional development of Communications team, as well as creating training and brand voice materials for new hires across the organization.✶ Creation and maintenance of brand, product, and corporate communications guidelines, including the company’s first brand style guide.✶ Leading public relations and media campaigns, identifying opportunities to circulate major news and maintaining relationships with creatives in the food and beverage industry.✶ Leading the conception, strategy, and execution of social media across platforms.✶ Responsible for the conception, production, execution, and reporting of all advertising. Including social media, streaming services, outdoor, and content sponsorship.✶ Strengthening Revolution’s ties to the local community by managing in-kind giving, community service days for employees, and a six-figure annual monetary donation budget.✶ Leading internal communications and culture development, sharing news and soliciting feedback to promote an inclusionary, collaborative culture.

✶ Running a monthly pizza popup with all proceeds going to charitable organizations in Chicago. Over $70,000 raised.✶ Profiled in the New York Times, Eater, Chicago magazine, Bon Vivant, Chefsteps, and more.✶ Contestant on Food Network’s Chopped (S54 E14 - “Wanna Pizza Me?”).✶ Published Pizza for Everyone in 2021, a crowdfunded community cookbook now in its fifth printing.

✶ Theater reviews and dining features for a long-running Chicago arts weekly.

✶ Produced creative advisor- and investor-focused content alongside designers for product owners and project managers across 26 countries.✶ Produced high-quality content consistent with Morningstar’s brand voice and core company values.✶ Led content development for cloud migration of the company’s flagship financial platform.✶ Led the editorial development of the technology group’s annual report.✶ Developed brand-level strategies to inform marketing campaigns for targeted financial industry audiences.

News reporting and features for a national physician’s organization with numerous publications.Participated in a comprehensive editorial overhaul process in 2012 and 2013, including publication design, columnist recruitment, and content planning.Guided publication site redesign efforts, including the creation of web-exclusive content, information architecture design, and a mobile platform proposal.Undertook lobbying visits to Washington, representing the interests of member physicians and their patients to members of the House of Representatives and Senate.

Compiling regular feature spreads and product reviews on consumer technology and video games.

Worked as a community reporter on a rural island covering issues including land use conflicts, native Hawaiian activism, and the effects of invasive species on agriculture.

Managed a staff of over 50 writers, editors, designers, and photographers in the publication of a daily (M-F) broadsheet newspaper with a circulation of 16,000.