Chardon Tomorrow is a Heritage Ohio Main Street accredited organization. In 2019, we moved forward on transitioning to a Community Development Corporation to help improve the quality of life for all Chardon residents, while still maintaining our Main Street Affiliation. During my tenure with the organization we have grown programming from two annual events to more than 30 collaborative programs, events, and workshops throughout the Chardon community. We have doubled our budget, while increasing grant, sponsorship, and donor giving. We have successfully partnered with our local libraries, Chamber of Commerce, theater, schools, and more to create multi-dimensional programming that is mutually beneficial for our respective organizations and communities. We've worked with merchants to drive economic development events like shop hops, our first Chocolate Walk, and our first Traveling Tea Party. We collaborated with the city of Burton to secure the Ohio Chautauaqua Tour in 2019--the first dual city event of its kind. This fall we will host our first ballot issue, an initiative geared toward developing Sunday business on the Square by modifying the current liquor licensing for all businesses in our Main Street district. We continually strive to develop relationships and programs that enhance the cultural fabric of the community, build sustainable businesses, and maintain the historical integrity of Chardon.

Freelance consultant providing budget-friendly and pro bono public relations, strategic planning, marketing, resource development, and event planning services to nonprofit, arts & culture, environmental and healthcare organizations.

The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra boasts an annual sold-out season at the Hanna Theater in PlayhouseSquare, plays throughout the community with a free Jazz Discovery series, and provides entertainment to a variety of audiences through a contract 'gig' program. This magical mystery tour happened each year under the direction of a massive staff of two individuals. So alongside the Executive Director, I held down the outreach, education, marketing, communications, and design side of the house and was proud to serve as the occasional chauffer and barista for an outstanding group of musicians. On the formal side, I developed and implemented an annual integrated strategic growth and communications plan to advance the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra’s brand identity; broaden awareness of its programs and priorities; and increase the visibility of its programs across key stakeholder audiences. These efforts resulted in growth of 171% in ticket revenue and 119% in ticket buyers during my tenure. I worked to foster positive relationships with other not-for-profit organizations, professional organizations, and the greater Cleveland community to find opportunities for programming, cross-promotion, and audience building. I worked with our Board of Directors and Executive Director to recognize internal and external communications opportunities and solutions, and defined and executed appropriate strategies to support them. Identify challenges and emerging issues faced by the organization.

Reduced mailing and printing costs by $10,000 through transition to electronic communications and implementation of innovative editorial and design solutions. Generated $50,000 in media/business sponsorships to help offset out-of-pocket advertising costs. I increased national and international exhibitions coverage; including Korean magazine cover and two national exhibition reviews. I also launched MOCA's web store, membership, and online ticketing yielding a 20% growth in revenue in respective areas.

During my time at Holden, I was responsible for increasing the visibility of the organization and Holden special events and exhibits. My efforts increased feature media impressions by 327%, regional and national coverage by 450% and overall media impression by 157% during my tenure. Holden saw an increase in attendance year-over-year for special events by 164% during that same time.I also created award-winning collateral and outcomes for our travel writer campaign. Campaign yielded 11% return and 1.7 million regional/national media impressions.

My work at Marymount was centered around identifying and implementing programs to effectively address the five largest health factors in the service area. I became a licensed instructor for smoking cessation, stress management, time management,diabetes education, and other health/wellness classes to support the program. I administered a multi-hospital collaboration, Senior Circle Plus, which included drafting a monthly newsletter, coordinating programming and events, managing recruitment and membership. The program attendance grew by 300% during my tenure (from 2500 to 7500 members.) I also developed of a successful community consortium and partnerships to address senior health and wellness issues and realize synergies between various community organizations and businesses in service area. Outcomes of the consortium included an intergenerational technology program, health and wellness expos, and a targeted free prostate screening program in the community.

I established relationships with key non-profits, community leaders, businesses and media to promote Kaiser programs and events. I also actively sought auxiliary funding and in-kind resources, such as grants, public funds, and sponsorship.

Managed the production of revenue-generating publications and programs serving outside web developers and corporations, such as OnHealth.com, WebMD and Invacare Corporation. Over 2.5 million dollars generated through these contracts.I wrote content for patient information guides, online resources, magazines and the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine.