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Bolinas, California, United States

Bolinas, California, United States

• Collaboration with Commonweal programs, other organizations, and funders to design and bring in diverse voices for programs, conversation series, and art exhibitions in the areas of nature, culture and inner life. In 2021-2022, grew diversity in programming to almost 50% BIPOC speakers and more than 50% women speakers.• Management of the sound/video production team. • Outreach, communication, collateral development, web development and maintenance, and social media.• Audio/video… Show more • Collaboration with Commonweal programs, other organizations, and funders to design and bring in diverse voices for programs, conversation series, and art exhibitions in the areas of nature, culture and inner life. In 2021-2022, grew diversity in programming to almost 50% BIPOC speakers and more than 50% women speakers.• Management of the sound/video production team. • Outreach, communication, collateral development, web development and maintenance, and social media.• Audio/video creative direction/production management for 300 event recordings on YouTube, Soundcloud, Apple podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music—with hundreds of thousands of listens and watches every year. Show less

Bolinas, Ca

• Uplifting and amplifying the work and messages of Commonweal’s 40 programs, offering web hosting, social media support, and publicity/outreach.• Web development and maintenance; collateral development; strategic planning; monthly eNews; Year-End Reports; outreach and publicity to community about issues and events; social media; budget management; graphic design.• Long-term management of a team of consulting collaborators, including designers, printers, and mail houses.

Point Reyes Station, California, United States

• Centering the Mesa Refuge as a premier writing residency for writers and creatives working in the fields of nature, economic equity, and social justice: writing/editing, outreach, events, and social media.• Fundraising and development including grant writing, developing language and materials for a legacy program, messaging and writing for annual fund campaigns, and cultivation of major donors and fellowships.• Starting from the ground up: communications strategy, organizational… Show more • Centering the Mesa Refuge as a premier writing residency for writers and creatives working in the fields of nature, economic equity, and social justice: writing/editing, outreach, events, and social media.• Fundraising and development including grant writing, developing language and materials for a legacy program, messaging and writing for annual fund campaigns, and cultivation of major donors and fellowships.• Starting from the ground up: communications strategy, organizational messaging, development of new website, brochures, and email marketing. Show less

Sonoma County, California, United States

For more than 20 years, I've helped not-for-profits and national laboratories develop and tell the change-making stories of their organizations, and helped them develop strategic community connections and collaborations. My current and recent clients include the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Berkeley National Laboratory, and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. I've worked as a freelancer and contract writer in the energy efficiency, renewable… Show more For more than 20 years, I've helped not-for-profits and national laboratories develop and tell the change-making stories of their organizations, and helped them develop strategic community connections and collaborations. My current and recent clients include the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Berkeley National Laboratory, and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. I've worked as a freelancer and contract writer in the energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable living industries as a journalist, communication specialist, web writer, project manager, and teacher. I have also provided strategic communications contract support for non-profits including the Mesa Refuge and Black Mountain Circle, in Marin County, California. Show less

I managed the Marin Energy Management Team, a PG&E-funded organization that acted as energy manager for all of the public facilities in Marin County, California. I also served as communications director for SEI, creating a new identity, messages, marketing/outreach material, and new website.

I was a writer, editor and communications specialist in the High-Performance Buildings group and later the State and Local Initiatives group. I managed website projects, brochures and fact sheets, and managed, helped write, and produced technical reports. Projects included EnergySmart Schools, ReBuild America, and the State Energy Alternatives Web Site.

Environmental Communications, Dual Master'S Degree: Environmental Policy And Applied Communications

Master's Thesis - Environmental Communications: Reaching a Non-technical Public

Permaculture Design Certification, Permaculture

Activities and Societies: Studied permaculture design and the "ecology of leadership." Studied permaculture design and nature awareness.

English, Literature, Spanish, Photography

Studied english literature, photography, and spanish.