As the program for this monthly series targeted to 50+ adults, develop seminars, I:• Develop programming for one of library’s most popular series • Seek out and hire compelling speakers, handle event public relations and produce all marketing collateral for programs targeted to older adults• Compose and send monthly emails to Plug in mailing list using Constant Contact• Facilitate all Plug in events

Worked across the entire organization with multiple stakeholders, developed and executed high quality communications campaigns targeting employees, utilizing multi-channel approaches, such as infographics, videos, company intranet, PowerPoint presentations and other media.

• Served as a strategic communications consultant with a focus on developing high-quality internal communications for Information Technology, Privacy, Corporate Continuity, Finance, as well as other assigned internal stakeholder groups• Developed strong relationships with leaders and functional stakeholders across the organization to influence, understand and communicate information that affected colleagues and the work they do• Functioned as a writer with a proven ability to clearly and concisely capture the vision and priorities of our organization through various communications, including colleague communications, presentations and talking points

• Increased membership by 166%, revitalizing moribund Chamber • Regularly connected small business owners and entrepreneurs resulting in increased business for all parties • Conceived, organized, secured funding for and launched signature Chamber events benefitting members and town residents including: Taste of Arlington (a celebration of Arlington's restaurants), First Lights (town-wide holiday), Business Forward and eBusiness Symposium (introducing state-of-the-art technologies and business practices to area small businesses).• Provided public relations and marketing expertise to members’ who sought my help promoting and marketing their businesses or products in new and unexpected ways. Connected members via a popular and widely read biweekly e-newsletter. • Developed and taught seminars: marketing on a shoestring, public relations know-how, networking• Piloted the Shop Arlington First gift certificate program promoting local commerce, which has sold more than $112,000 in certificates; since modeled in Cambridge, Concord and Melrose• Maintained solid working relationships with key small business organizations including area Chambers, SCORE and SBDC