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United States

Akron, Ohio, United States

Served as a strategic partner and communications manager in developing and executing internal communications strategy to optimize engagement of 1,800+ employees globally. Developed and produced senior executive presentations, including town halls and roundtable discussions incorporating dynamic written and visual formats to accommodate diverse audiences.

Canton, Ohio, United States

Directed corporate earned media activities across sports, entertainment, gaming, and tourism divisions. Cultivated relationships with national, regional, and local journalists, beat reporters, bloggers, and podcasters to disseminate brand stories and inspire consumers to engage online, attend events, and patronize our retail outlets.

Solon, Ohio, United States

Elevated from senior communications manager to head business communications, internal communications channel, and corporate events functions. Crafted unified communication strategies and oversaw portfolio of internal communications channels and tools, encompassing intranet, broadcast email, and digital signage, to ensure global employees remained.

Mayfield Village, Ohio

Introduced influencer marketing function in-house and supervised six-person team responsible for organic social media content. Formulated social media content landscape, defining purpose, roles, and tone of company's 11 social channels and two consumer content marketing hubs.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Oversaw development of Bank's website, intranet, and social media channels. Directed Bank's earned media strategy to spotlight high-priority initiatives, resulting in national coverage from esteemed publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and The Washington Post. Crafted comprehensive brand development plan designed to bring clarity.

Richmond Heights, Ohio

Formulated corporate communications strategy and executed corporate communications, brand development, employee recognition, and community outreach activities for both corporate and distributed workforce.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Oversaw comprehensive large scale communications programs from inception to execution, encompassing change management, divestitures, mergers and acquisitions, and compensation and benefits initiatives for bank's workforce of over 15K employees. Formulated, executed, and monitored efficacy of internal communications strategy and messaging for Human.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business & Organizational Communications

Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma Kappa, IntraFraternity Council, Pi Sigma EpsilonVP of Rush for Intrafraternity Council; President.

Leadership Deep Dive Executive Education Program

Leadership Deep Dive is an Executive Education Program focused on leadership skills, organizational development, and change management.

Associate'S Degree, Marketing & Sales Technologies