Duties included directing and overseeing creative communications for Spectrum's clients and consultants, as well as providing creative marketing leadership and direction to Spectrum. Responsible for developing positioning statements, brand platforms and integrated communications plans and budgets.

Duties included formulating and executing marketing strategy; overseeing all marketing communications including the corporate web site, advertising, PR, special events and others; management of the sales and admissions process.

Futura Creative is a graphic design and creative firm serving corporate clients. My duties included all marketing, client relations, financial oversight, management and involvement in professional associations. I was responsible for securing accounts with such clients as Hardee’s Food Systems and Wrangler Inc.

Assisted metro editor in assigning local stories and photos; oversaw metro desk operations at night, made decisions on coverage of breaking news events; worked with reporters on planning future stories, honing skills; edited all metro desk copy.During this period also served as:Assistant news editor | Responsible for assisting news editor with Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Cary zoned editions. Responsibilities included coordinating reporters and photographers.Copy editor | Responsible for editing and layout of The Chapel Hill Herald, a daily zoned edition serving Orange and Chatham counties.

News editor | Responsible for all front page and local page items, assigning stories and overseeing staff writers and photographers. Also responsible for all front-page graphics and design.Weekend editor | Responsible for Saturday and Sunday editions of The Telegram, including copy editing, layout, weekend spot news and editorial writing.Tarboro news chief | Responsible for complete production of The Tarboro Telegram, a weekly wrapper supplementing The Evening Telegram. Duties included editing, layout, most photography and writing, and overseeing composing room staff during production. Distribution area included Tarboro and much of Edgecombe County.Staff writer | Covered health and human services and various reporting assignments.

Covered a variety of reporting assignments, mostly related to criminal justice and breaking news.