• Responsible for developing, planning, and implementing all marketing and public relations functions of the Arts Council of New Orleans• Curator & event producer for LUNA Fête, the longest-running annual festival of light, art, technology, and large-scale projection mapping in the country driving more than 75,000 attendees annually• Produce New Orleans' Tricentennial Signature event in coordination with City of New Orleans • Develop curriculum and execute artist training series for entrepreneurship and technical skills• Manage development strategies, membership recruitment, and organizational marketing • Oversee Arts Market New Orleans a monthly market generating $900,000 in annual art sales• Oversee and implement a strategic plan and comprehensive rebranding campaign for Arts Council

• Work to generate positive, top-of-mind awareness of the Arts Council mission and services among consumers and key stakeholders while supporting the membership of the Arts Council• Coordinate promotion of city-wide public art initiatives including the Joan Mitchell Foundation post-Katrina sculpture program, EvacuSpots, and neighborhood mural programs • Co-led annual Artist as Entrepreneur classes in New Orleans and across Louisiana/Mississippi• Serve as Arts Council ambassador for community-wide convenings in contemporary art, dance, theatre, public art, and arts markets driving sector engagement and economic growth • Reignite Royal Street’s Annual Summer Art Walk driving summer art sales & gallery attendance • Manage production of Arts Council’s annual Community Arts Awards fundraiser coordinating board and development committees, event logistics, and marketing efforts • Created communications protocols and procedures for Arts Council operations and marketing• Manage marketing staff, creative freelancers, and internship program for Arts Council • Responsible for the marketing and maintenance of the New Orleans FunGuide.com and related initiatives including online ticketing, partner cultivations, and new programs• Revamped New Orleans online cultural directory and events calendar to generating $500,000 in arts ticket sales annually

• Supervised local and national account teams for multiple clients • Lead strategic communications campaign for Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group resulting in 107 million impressions and $22.8 million in company publicity with a 134:1 ROI within the first year• Managed associates program including recruiting, orientation, and supervising support staff• Coordinated national, regional, and local media relations for clients including organizing media tours and hosting FAM trips• Cultivated strategic partnerships with cultural, tourism, nonprofit, and retail entities within client target market to enhance marketing and brand awareness opportunities. • Conducted community relations outreach campaigns for government, corporate, and nonprofits • Implemented internet marketing and social media marketing strategies for company and clients

• Managed crisis media center for New Orleans CVB, Louisiana Office of Tourism, and other tourism and cultural entities for four months post-Katrina, resulting in 34,698 positive media placements and $406 million in publicity value from September – December 2005• Lead public relations campaigns for Wal-Mart grand openings in Southwest and Midwest regions • Organized client press conferences including the J. Paul Getty Trust, March of Dimes, Elizabeth Taylor Foundation & Wynton Marsalis’ Rebuild the Soul of America Charitable Trust • Managed media training sessions for corporate, government, and nonprofit spokespeople• Facilitated training sessions for support staff and incoming team members

• Assisted in $9 million campus building capital campaign which gained university and community support • Coordinated fundraising materials and helped secure gifts including lead campaign donor• Established and recruited members for advancement council and friends fundraising group• Developed and leveraged student-run ambassador organization to promote educational minor

• Facilitated discussions, created class content and developed leadership programming curriculum • Lead and presented leadership lecture series to 200+ undergraduate students • Managed, trained 50 student teachers '03 & '04 semesters on programming, curriculum development

• First to secure position as assistant to both Promotion and Marketing Managers• Worked as communication liaison between management and 15 business entities within the Student Union, ranging from retail, foodservice, student programming, and special events• Facilitated group sessions and researched programming preferences to develop comprehensive branding campaigns for union departments • Redesigned union newsletter wrote and directed editorial content for each monthly issue

• Managed sales and administrative work for contemporary fine art gallery • Coordinated logistics for gallery events and art openings • Researched new and emerging artists for gallery representation and sales strategies

• Assisted in the development and implementation of an international technology conference• Hosted guests and coordinated visitor tours to international technology headquarters• Organized itinerary, travel arrangements, and accommodations for international customer visits• Profiled technology developers and web programmers for the internal corporate newsletter