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Greater San Diego Area

Greater San Diego Area

Developed branded messaging for all Costco Auto Program social media channels. Responsible for growing sites with less than 100 followers to current status. Current channels now consistently reach more than 1 million people monthly. Responsible for creation, design, and planning of organic and paid social media. Spearheaded SEM advertising program including Facebook, Google AdWords, targeting and re-targeting of potential customers and current members. Special projects include brand protection and channel building.

Escondido, Ca

n2Living provides marketing and branded expertise for businesses of all sizes. Full service digital marketing and branding services and more. Expertise in real estate, long-term an nightly rentals, Amazon, EBay, Shopify and other online sales channels.

San Diego, Ca

Responsible for Digital Media and Public Relations at Power Ten, Inc. Developed and managed company content for internal and external markets. Owned and managed digital media offering to defense industry customers and and partners. Successful campaigns included feature on 60 Minutes news magazine. National and regional coverage of products and services resulting in measurable increase in sales.

Responsible for researching and writing about publicly funded projects for the architectural, engineering, and environmental trades nationwide. Duties include summarizing RFP's, tracking and updating production schedules and assisting in the successful publication of a daily internet based publication and database portal.

Supervised 6 - 10 enumerators during field operations. Located space for training, and notified new employees of training locations, dates, and times. Implemented mandatory training by using classroom instructions, practice interviews, and on-the-job guidance. Provided instruction on enumeration procedures. Assigned duty areas to employees, observed employees in the field, and provided on-the-spot assistance and supervision. Reviewed and certified daily payroll and progress reports and ensured that work was completed within established time schedules. Advised supervisor of progress and performance, and made recommendations for dismissal of those who could not or would not perform required duties.

Responsible for overseeing AmeriCorps program with 22 member employees. Provided case management of students enrolled in Education COMPACT programs. Duties included preparing students for the workforce, helping students meet goals and empowering students to become contributing members of our community. Responsible for all marketing and media relations at the Education COMPACT and its business contacts as well as assisting and leading on grant projects.

Responsible for grant research and writing for clients throughout the United States. Activities include preparing federal, private, and corporate grants for non-profit agencies, conducting training seminars on the process of obtaining funds for non-profit work in numerous Seventh-day Adventist Church Conferences, designing and maintaining internet web sites, and serving as consultant for capital campaigns.

Directed communications between ADRA NAD/ACS and over 400 local agencies to ensure annual reporting of activities to ACS National Director. Designed ACS internet web site and media kit. Other responsibilities included working with media and disaster response centers in emergency situations, designing direct-mail and internet based fund raising campaigns, and assisting with ADRA Annual Appeal, a campaign raising 5 million dollars.

Covered sports and cultural events for daily newspaper in Napa, California. Duties included scooping stories, compiling information and writing stories on tight deadlines.

Reported on various programs, activities, and events throughout the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Activities included writing for the Recorder Magazine, a magazine targeting seven conferences with a readership of 192,000.

Accomplishments included planning, promoting and executing the 2nd Annual Vivian Sanchez-Jones Golf Tournament to benefit Cancer Patients in and around the San Diego area. Assisted in grant research and writing projects for healthcare funding.; Covered sports and cultural events for daily newspaper in Napa, California. Duties included scooping stories, compiling information and writing stories on tight deadlines.

B.A, Communications

Led news team for weekly news publication reaching more than 10,000 readers weekly.

College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program