(Formerly Communications and Outreach Director; Communications and Outreach Manager)• Lead the agency’s strategic communications, increasing stakeholder awareness, interest, engagement, and impact• Serve as lead strategist on Doorways’ advocacy efforts, elevating clients’ voices and lived experiences and developing campaigns to mobilize community members into action• Partner with development staff on innovative and engaging fundraising efforts• Coordinate community education activities, including awareness days/months, and actively participate in community task forces such as the Arlington County Continuum of Care

(Formerly Affiliate Communications Specialist)• Led strategic engagement to mobilize diverse national network of stakeholders, cultivating a sense of community and fostering ongoing dialogue• Provided strategic guidance to senior management team and participated in business planning • Successfully streamlined communications by establishing effective systems and strategies• Directed digital communications as part of integrated marketing communications strategies• Built brand equity, strengthened digital presence, managed crisis communications and enhanced media relations by coaching staff and affiliate leaders on best practices for brand management• Increased the capacity of affiliates by developing educational programs and resources • Oversaw editorial board and developed calendar to deliver timely and compelling messaging• Produced reports, speeches, press releases and other print and online publications

(Formerly Adoption Counselor and Public Relations Intern)• Increased internal and external stakeholder engagement through strategic communications• Managed engagement, training and daily activities of 400+ active volunteers • Produced weekly e-newsletter to volunteers, maintaining an average open rate of 40 percent• Served as spokesperson for the organization weekly on local television and radio• Created compelling content for 6 social media platforms, balancing pre-scheduled posts with joining conversations about trending topics• Launched the organization's presences on Tumblr, Instagram and Pinterest, engaging hundreds of new followers in less than 6 months• Oversaw professional photographers to create portraits of available pets • Administered youth program, including processing applications