This body, composed of a breadth of regional partners and stakeholders, is a group charged with helping to envision, activate, and track the work of the Berkshire Blueprint. Members represent communities, businesses, resource providers, and more, all providing collective value and energy towards fostering a robust and sustained regional economy. "As someone with deep expertise, knowledge, specialized skills and a capacity for activating others, we feel you would be an immensely valuable… Show more This body, composed of a breadth of regional partners and stakeholders, is a group charged with helping to envision, activate, and track the work of the Berkshire Blueprint. Members represent communities, businesses, resource providers, and more, all providing collective value and energy towards fostering a robust and sustained regional economy. "As someone with deep expertise, knowledge, specialized skills and a capacity for activating others, we feel you would be an immensely valuable addition to the Advisory Council." - Ben Lamb, Vice President of Economic Development, 1Berkshire Show less

Founded in 1969, Construct is the leading nonprofit provider of affordable housing and supportive services to residents in fifteen towns across the southern Berkshires. Construct is committed to providing affordable housing to strengthen and diversify communities, stabilize lives, and empower individuals to build a better future.

Set strategy and provide oversight of $40M town budget • Supply policy guidance and lead decision-making on economic development, local ordinances, special permitting, town expenditures, & personnel matters. Key Achievements: - Ran a successful local election campaign beating a two-term incumbent. - Successfully lobbied state legislators and led county-wide public outreach effort culminating in State House public hearing appearance and bill advancement of proposed legislation.

Manage a team of 20 + direct/indirect reports including structural and civil engineers, environmental consultants, historic consultants, office staff, architects, and demolition and hazardous abatement contractors on a $60 million historic, mixed-use development project • Lead operations and strategic direction with full responsibility for bottom-line factors including, long-range planning, marketing, programming, tenant & community relations, government subsidies, market analysis, and… Show more Manage a team of 20 + direct/indirect reports including structural and civil engineers, environmental consultants, historic consultants, office staff, architects, and demolition and hazardous abatement contractors on a $60 million historic, mixed-use development project • Lead operations and strategic direction with full responsibility for bottom-line factors including, long-range planning, marketing, programming, tenant & community relations, government subsidies, market analysis, and predevelopment processes • Redefined organizational structure • Built and fostered relationships with local, state, and federal governmental agencies and state representatives • Lead presenter and project spokesperson • Directed all marketing and community outreach efforts.Key Achievements:Secured $4.9M MassWorks Grant Secured $6.8 M in Federal Historic Tax Credits Secured $1.2 M in State Historic Tax Credits(Consultant, 2020-2021) Show less

Conceptualized and lead strategies to embolden brands across four publications: Berkshire Eagle, Brattleboro Reformer, Bennington Banner and Manchester Journal with a combined weekly circulation of 200,000 + • Managed a team of 20 + direct/indirect reports including graphic designers, photographers, advertising representatives, customer service staff, and circulation department staff • Initiated the rollout of the organization’s first brand book which set and enforced new design guidelines… Show more Conceptualized and lead strategies to embolden brands across four publications: Berkshire Eagle, Brattleboro Reformer, Bennington Banner and Manchester Journal with a combined weekly circulation of 200,000 + • Managed a team of 20 + direct/indirect reports including graphic designers, photographers, advertising representatives, customer service staff, and circulation department staff • Initiated the rollout of the organization’s first brand book which set and enforced new design guidelines with a focus on the strategic phasing in of newly created house ads with a moratorium on outdated ads.Key Achievements: - Created award-winning, TheBeat e-newsletter, providing design and content oversight - Executed successful launch of “Best of the Berkshires” joint venture between advertising, circulation, and marketing departments which broke company records for revenue generated from a single event. - Negotiated contract for a new state-of-the-art data-driven customer data management and analytics service. - Built and fostered new cross-sector partnerships with NPR member station WAMC and The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires. - Named “Newspaper of the Year” by New England Newspaper and Press Association (2018, Berkshire Eagle). Show less

Directed all marketing and public relations strategies for $2M annual operating budgeted historic performing arts center listed on National Register • Assessed department shortfalls and addressed resource redundancies • Implemented new cross-department standardized procedures and guidelines • Strategized and executed company rollout of new data analysis and reporting technology • Provided oversight on all internal and external communications including weekly newsletters to 16,000 +… Show more Directed all marketing and public relations strategies for $2M annual operating budgeted historic performing arts center listed on National Register • Assessed department shortfalls and addressed resource redundancies • Implemented new cross-department standardized procedures and guidelines • Strategized and executed company rollout of new data analysis and reporting technology • Provided oversight on all internal and external communications including weekly newsletters to 16,000 + subscribers and social media posts to 5,000 + followers. Key Achievements: - Increased theater attendance from 60% to 82%. - Secured eight of the top ten most profitable shows in theater’s twelve-year history. - Achieved a balanced budget for four out of five years earning the coveted 50/50 split between earned and contributed income. - Expanded the audience demographic range and geographic reach of Mahaiwe brand by 20% with new penetration achieved into the Boston, Albany, and Hartford markets. Show less

Made recommendations to Town Meeting on $30M Town Budget and all Warrant Articles • Approved appropriations from Town Reserve Fund.

Responsible for all marketing and public relations strategies and design including logo creation, web management, timelines, branding, press releases, budgeting, print advertising and social media marketing.

Department Head and Tenured Professor, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology/ Centre for Creative Arts and Media, Cinema & Television, 2000-2010, GALWAY, IRELAND

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