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Holland, MI, US

Grand Haven, Michigan, United States

Manage a trade association, a Multiple Listing Service and a charitable non-profit serving more than 1,200 real estate practitioners in West Michigan. The role includes strategic planning, budgeting and assessing how to best serve a fast-changing industry.

Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Area

Full-service communications consulting for associations and MLSs. White Blaze Strategies offers strategic planning, press releases, communication audits, talking points and advocacy position papers. among other services.

Lisle, Illinois, United States

• Chief Communications Officer, Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC., Lisle, Ill., 2020-2023. Responsible for communication, marketing, subscriber relations and training for one of the nation’s largest real estate multiple.
• ︎ Led a team working remotely to promote and support more than two dozen products and services. This involves developing training to support new products, internal and external communications for product launches and.
• ︎ Served as organization’s media spokesperson; manage advertising and sponsorship budgets..
• ︎ Served on an executive team focused on growth through mergers and acquisitions; develop relationships necessary to promote the organization as a trustworthy industry pacesetter.
• ︎ Provided marketing support to MLS Grid, an organization which provides data standardization and delivery services to more than a million real estate professionals.

Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Area

Served as founding and managing director for Real Property Alliance, Illinois Realtors’ non-profit consumer advocacy foundation. The role included working with the organization’s board of directors to create customized advocacy programs; managing the foundation’s budget and advocacy campaign expenditures; and establishing a website.

Springfield, lll.

• Vice President, Communications, Illinois Realtors, Springfield, Ill., 2012-2020. Oversaw external communication for a 60,000-member real estate trade association. This role required working closely with the.
• ︎ Provided internal and external advocacy messaging for the association’s government affairs and lobbying staff. This includes creation of websites, print publications and social media campaigns. Consulted on political.
• ︎ Played a key role in Illinois Realtors’ efforts to promote the state internationally at the MIPIM conference in Cannes, France.
• ︎ Trained state and local association members on best practices for media outreach, board management and leadership. Presented for the local and state association leadership training programs and at national.
• ︎ Oversaw Illinois Realtor® magazine and a weekly e-newsletter; directed and post-produced video to spotlight the association’s role in providing legal, education and advocacy services. Launched association’s podcast.

Springfield, Ill.

Managed newsroom operations for a daily newspaper that once counted Abraham Lincoln as a reader. Oversaw a $4 million-plus budget and a portfolio of products ranging from specialty websites and niche print publications. Supervised operations of a sister daily newspaper, the Lincoln Courier. Launched initiatives ranging from online subscriptions to.

Utica, New York Area

Directed newsroom operations for a daily newspaper serving the Mohawk Valley since 1817. Oversaw the newspaper's website and a portfolio of weekly community newspapers.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Area

Top newsroom position responsible for overseeing the print edition and the launch of the newspaper's website.

Master Of Science - Ms, Communication And Media Studies

Ba, History/Political Science