Partner/owner responsible for overall firm leadership and for marketing, business development, communications, and community outreach for a 37-person design and planning firm with two Alaska offices. Leads a full marketing team and all pursuit efforts, and serves as spokesperson for the company. Also helps lead business strategy, strategic visioning, and team development.

Responsible for leading marketing, business development, communications, and community outreach for a 37-person design and planning firm with two Alaska offices. Led a full marketing team and all pursuit efforts, and served as spokesperson for the company. Also helped lead business strategy, strategic visioning, and team development.

We are partnering with Alaska families to raise funds to create parks that meet the needs of our diverse state and provide healthy play and recreation opportunities for kids of all ages and abilities.We want to ensure that Alaskans of all abilities have the opportunity to play. Play gives kids the opportunity for social, physical and mental stimulation and expression. Our first project is the Playground for All at Cuddy Family Midtown Park. The Anchorage Park Foundation is working… Show more We are partnering with Alaska families to raise funds to create parks that meet the needs of our diverse state and provide healthy play and recreation opportunities for kids of all ages and abilities.We want to ensure that Alaskans of all abilities have the opportunity to play. Play gives kids the opportunity for social, physical and mental stimulation and expression. Our first project is the Playground for All at Cuddy Family Midtown Park. The Anchorage Park Foundation is working with the Parks & Recreation Department, local families, and policy makers to raise funds and create a vision for a playground that will serve all Anchorage families. Show less

2018-2019 President of the board for Alaska's largest Rotary club of 210 members, managing all aspects of the board, its membership, finances, projects, fundraising, programming, events, volunteer committees, and staff. The motto of this international membership-based service organization is "Service Above Self." The club raises funds and awareness and volunteers for local community-based projects and global projects in Rotary International's 6 areas of focus. The club also meets… Show more 2018-2019 President of the board for Alaska's largest Rotary club of 210 members, managing all aspects of the board, its membership, finances, projects, fundraising, programming, events, volunteer committees, and staff. The motto of this international membership-based service organization is "Service Above Self." The club raises funds and awareness and volunteers for local community-based projects and global projects in Rotary International's 6 areas of focus. The club also meets weekly for lunch with exclusive speakers who include prominent local and global community, political, business, and non-profit leaders across many sectors. Among the club's recent local projects are Heart Gallery of Alaska, Rotary Cares for Kids, Parks for All, Victims for Justice Hostetler Park, Planet Walk, 4-Way Forest, Guide Dog Foundation, Salvation Army Bell Ringing, and many others. Globally, Rotary's primary project is the Polio Plus campaign to eradicate polio from the planet. Show less

Working with a team of marketing and communications specialists, business team leaders, and corporate senior management, creates and directs marketing program and strategy for the company's major business market segments.

Directed and implemented strategic communications, business development and marketing activities for Alaska's largest architectural firm, with offices in Anchorage and Fairbanks.

Membership Director for two years, completing a comprehensive membership perception survey, leading a series of club-wide membership visioning roundtables and a membership strategic planning session to increase new members and improve membership retention. Sponsored 5 new members during this tenure. Member since August 2011, also on community/local projects committee, Duct Tape Ball, bell ringing, and PR committee

For SMPS Alaska, I will work to create national technology resources to provide resources to our members across the state. In general, I will assist in fulfilling the mission of the SMPS Technology Committee: "To keep abreast of and inform membership of new and current technologies that can be used to build business and enhance careers." And to work toward achieving the committee's set goals: 1. Educate members, chapters, firms and the industry on technology-related topics and 2. Engage… Show more For SMPS Alaska, I will work to create national technology resources to provide resources to our members across the state. In general, I will assist in fulfilling the mission of the SMPS Technology Committee: "To keep abreast of and inform membership of new and current technologies that can be used to build business and enhance careers." And to work toward achieving the committee's set goals: 1. Educate members, chapters, firms and the industry on technology-related topics and 2. Engage members, chapters, firms and the industry in discussion on technology topics while also seeking out other opportunities to share information and promote SMPS to the industry. Show less

Chapter Liaison to SMPS National, a resource for Alaska SMPS members for all things SMPS, also assisting the chapter president in outreach to rural society members, partner organizations, other chapters, schools, and community groups.

Lead cheerleader, co-chapter-charterer, SMPS Koolaid saleswoman!

Promoted local transportation, parks, drainage, trail and school bonds at local professional organization meetings. Encouraged Anchorage professionals to get out and vote in annual spring elections.

As CRW's storyteller, I worked directly with senior executives/principals to plan, develop and implement marketing, business development and public relations activities for CRW.

Conduct audits, assist the current president, and provide general support to the board of directors for a 50-member non-profit professional organization striving to enhance the marketing and business development of Alaska's A/E/C industry.

Co-owner, co-founder, and marketing/communications director; helped start up the gallery, design the space, choose artists, and put together events and run the retail biz.

Responsibilities include writing, editing, proofreading, research, fact checking, photography, general office management and layout and design for The MILEPOST, New Roadhouse Recipes and The Alaska Wilderness Guide publications. Duties also include road logging, public relations, some Web site management, transcription, media interviews, trade shows, roundtable discussions and reader and advertiser relations.

Directed all chapter activities, including managing board elections, recruitment, fundraising activities, connection to the local PRSA chapter, and annual PRSSA volunteer project. Directed chapter meetings, acted as face of the chapter and as liaison to UAA university staff and faculty. Promoted PRSSA in the community and with incoming students.