Plans, manages, and maintains the enterprise-wide Security Awareness Program. Develops training and communication to empower 70,000+ employees to become security champions. Builds the roadmap of communications, training, and events to educate employees on their role in protecting MGM Resorts’ systems and data. Develops compelling and effective security awareness content, trainings, and campaigns from concept to writing, editing, uploading, and publishing across multiple communication channels. Maintains key metrics and leadership dashboards to assess and track the performance of the security awareness program. Regularly presents the Security Awareness roadmap and metrics to leadership. Collaborates with leadership to identify top risk factors and mitigation strategies to emphasize in education initiatives in order to reduce the most risk to the organization.

Creates high-impact communications plans in support of HR programs and initiatives. Leads the communications team that determines content, messaging, and channel selection to inform and engage over 60,000 employees. Leads and executes comprehensive and organizational change management strategies and plans across all dimensions that maximize adoption, minimize resistance, and meet project objectives. Builds strategies to support adoption of the changes required by a project or initiative and supports the design and development of organizational communications. Identifies and documents organizational impacts of change initiatives and plans strategies that lead to successful adoption.Provides strategic direction and drives continuous improvement for the Company's internal website to deliver a dynamic, personalized user experience that supports digital adoption and increases employee self-service. Leads the content and experience team that executes the site vision, shapes and intuits when to enhance the user experience for sustained site gravity, and leverages functionality to improve employee self-service.Partners with key stakeholders to bridge gaps between information architecture, user experience, change management, and organizational need. Identifies and champions ways to modify and optimize existing practices and technology to further enhance the employee online experience.Establishes and oversees a comprehensive governance process for site configuration and maintenance, including new and existing content, business process management (BPM), and front-end UX. Develop standards, systems and best practices for content creation, distribution, maintenance, content retrieval and content repurposing, including the real time implementation of content strategies.

Responsible for shaping and communicating the internal website user experience strategies and design, often serving as the team advisor responsible for defining the overall UX vision for a platform utilized by 60,000+ employees in 8 states. Works alongside UX team members, program managers, developers, and visual designers to identify requirements, set design goals, study users, and craft experiences that translate business and user needs into highly engaging experiences. Acts as a change agent within the Company and reaches across the enterprise to build relationships that help the UX design efforts succeed.

Research, write and design education and promotional materials as well as assist with the development and execution of events, programs and training to inform and educate employees about health, wellness and benefits programs. Duties are performed in accordance with departmental and MGM Resorts International policies, practices and procedures and within the framework of the MGM Resorts International Corporate Benefits Mission Statement.Write and design health and benefits education and engagement campaigns’ content including print material, newsletters, pre-shifts, posters, event boards, flyers, letters, brochures and email.Write and design health and benefits content for electronic media, including email, METV, websites, apps.Develop and assist in the production of PowerPoint and keynote presentations as well as promotional materials.Coordinate and support implementation of property health and benefits programs and training including but not limited to logistics, collateral materials, employee scheduling, invitation letters, pre-event promotions and attendance tracking.Serve as the liaison for property communication and engagement teams.Assist with Corporate Human Resources projects, including communications, presentations, home mailers and recognition programs.Assists with the planning and implementation of health and benefits events, including dates, times and locations, conducting site surveys and arranging for resources and deliveries.Serves as the liaison with vendors, including develop and communicate vendor standards/expectations prior to events and oversee décor, collateral and giveaways corresponding to each event.Coordinate room/vendor requirements with property, to include pipe and drape, tables, linens, chairs, power, Internet, computers, refreshments.

Developed surveys and performed marketing analysis to identify the needs of a diverse audience. Recommended marketing and publicity plans, procedures, and strategies using established marketing principles and pertinent Department of Defense regulations. Implemented and managed promotional initiatives for MWR programs which included a wide variety of leisure and recreation activities including, but limited to, bar & club events, lodging services, recreational sports and special events. Served as the commercial sponsorship & advertising program principle point of contact for Navy Region Hawaii. Managed the direct solicitation of all MWR events and programs, received and evaluated unsolicited proposals for sponsorship and advertising, negotiated and executed agreements, and produced follow-up and after action reports. Created and maintained solid business relationships to promote and encourage a positive and productive sponsorship and advertising program. Coordinated closely with program managers to determine sponsorship needs and with the Staff Judge Advocate for legal counsel. Ensured that contractual obligations were coordinated and implemented. Developed annual commercial sponsorship plan identifying goals, priorities, strategies, potential sponsors and measurable evaluation criteria. Maintained accountability for funds and services received. Increased sponsorship revenue year over year by 120% during tenure as sponsorship coordinator. Worked with the special events team to coordinate 10-15 events each year including the annual Independence Day Celebration, NFL Pro Bowl practice, base-wide Air Show, celebrity meet & greets and numerous concerts featuring national recording artist and entertainers. Worked with Public Affairs to ensure widest dissemination of publicity and assisted with the coordination of interviews with local media. Coordinated and hosted/emceed monthly Newcomers Luncheon designed to introduce and promote MWR services to new customers.

Responsible for leading the marketing strategies for stores in Hawaii and the Mainland. Managed all marketing communication as it related to consumer volume, promotions and discount distribution channels. Responsible for driving consumer volume and executing marketing plans that built brand awareness and volume growth.

Developed and implemented all agency communications, marketing, and recruitment efforts. Established a positive working relationship with staff, clients, board of directors, contributors, and the community-at-large. Managed all agency print communications including drafting, designing, editing, and approving all facets involved in the production of collateral material including newsletters, annual reports, stationary, brochures, advertisements, and reports. Managed crisis communication and media relations. Served as the lead special events and fundraising coordinator. Maintained agency web site and special events website.

Assisted the marketing communications department of the University of West Florida with coordinating and promoting special events. Tasked to gather and assemble information to update special event website. Drafted press releases used to promote special events and university services.