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Reston, VA, US

Fairfax, VA

Manages communications to nearly 36,000 International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) in 131 countries and 17 languages in alignment with organization mission and strategic plan.Develops communications plan and creates content for social media, web, newsletter, videos, webinars, and promotional materials.Designs and develops user-friendly.

Fairfax, VA

Chantilly, VA

Created, reviewed, and/or supervised all communications, including: social media, Annual Report, monthly e-newsletter, website redesign, year-end appeal, advertising, and other marketing materials; managed communications staff, consultants, and vendors.Managed HomeAid’s Shelter Care Program (renovations at non-profits with a retail value up to $100,000).

Arlington, VA

Managed three committees and all aspects of the Clinic’s flagship events, the Annual Benefit Gala and Bites & Blues Dental Fundraiser: o The Clinic’s 20th Anniversary Gala in October 2014 was attended by a record 900 guests and grossed $1.5 million (nearly 50% of that year’s operating budget). o The 2015 Gala was attended by 720 guests and raised more than.

Reston, VA

Served as first point of contact for members; coordinated membership recruitment/retention efforts and monthly educational programs.Coordinated the EXCEL Awards, an awards program for all association publications.

Designed and implements the English Conversation curriculum at Takatori International High School.Participated in grassroots internationalization events, including a yearly Arts Festival and friendship hikes.Presented to about 125 Nara JET Programme participants and Japanese teachers of English at the 2009 Nara Mid-Year Conference.Served as a Tokyo.

Updated the National AJET Facebook page with regular content about AJET projects or other news relevant to JETs.Interviewed ex-JETs for the new monthly column, "Life After JET" for the AJET e-Bulletin, website and Facebook page to give JETs a more complete view of their career options post-JET.

Elected by JET Programme participants in Nara, Mie, Osaka and Wakayama to be the Block 7 Representative to the National Association for Japan Exchange and Teaching.Regularly surveys the opinions of JETs and presents the results to with Japanese government ministries that administer the JET Programme.Promotes National AJET's services at National conferences.

Responsible for the sales of all AJET publications at the JET Programme Tokyo Orientation and throughout the year.Recruited and managed a team of 15 volunteers spread across Japan to create the 2nd edition of AJET's team-teaching handbook, Planet Eigo. Planet Eigo is a 317-page, bilingual (English/Japanese) reference, including teaching background.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Monroe Scholar, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Up Til Dawn, The University Center Activities Board, Hope for Haiti

Education record

Studied Chinese Language and cultural studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing from Fall 2005 - Spring 2006.

Education record