• Create weekly roundup of events for hyperlocal website catering to families in and around the Montclair, NJ area• Write features highlighting day trips, events, book reviews, and other topics of interest to local families

Personal essayist and memoirist.Work has appeared on: • Huffington Post Parents• xoJane• Sunshine Sam• Moonlight Weddings & Events• New Agency Partners• YeahWrite• Diary of a Doting Mom

I joined Agency Revolution through the acquisition of Forge3 in 2022, becoming an integral part of a dynamic and lean marketing team. Responsibilities include:• Manage AR's full slate of webinar programming from topic ideation to reporting and distribution, including on-camera presentation.• Write blog posts and other thought leadership articles to educate independent insurance agents about marketing best practices. • Collaborate on myriad campaign initiatives to increase brand awareness and drive lead generation through various channels.• Conceptualize and execute campaigns centered on offering value to prospects and clients throughout the customer lifecycle, including long-term retention strategies.• Produce a monthly newsletter for wide circulation that highlights upcoming events, product news, messages from executives, and other announcements. Agency Revolution, an FMG company, has served the insurance industry for more than 25 years with a marketing platform to help independent insurance agents and brokers automate their communications, build deeper, more meaningful client relationships, and grow their agencies and brokerages.From professionally designed websites backed by an award-winning content library to a collection of marketing, communication, and relationship-building tools, Agency Revolution empowers the modern insurance agency with the services and solutions to advance how they do business and grow.

Responsible for growing, managing, and leading all marketing efforts.

Responsible for creating informative and educational content to be used on the Forge3 website and by Forge3 clients, maintaining social media channels, and managing select custom digital marketing clients while acting as an extension of the client's marketing team.

• Manage staff of contributing editors for weekly nonfiction and fiction writing challenges for bloggers• Work with submissions editor to evaluate submissions and select qualifying entries to move to voting round• Select an “editor’s pick” and craft blurb explaining why that submission is this week’s winning post• Direct day-to-day flow of the site, attract new writers, and maintain relationships with current participants• Oversee Facebook community • Shape vision for expansion, public relations, marketing, appearances, and fundraising

• Ghostwrite blog posts for key insurance agency executives• Research, write, and format monthly newsletter circulated to approximately 5,000 clients• Manage social media postings to LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter• Create social media and blogging editorial calendars• Track and report social media analytics• Curate articles for regularly circulated internal news digest• Draft and update company website copy• Maintain email database• Craft internal and external agency communications

Wrote daily blog posts relating to cars, finance, and credit. Wrote content for web pages as requested.

• Coordinated and managed staff of contributing nonfiction editors and writers• Created and maintained editorial calendar for nonfiction grid• Ensured all tasks related to weekly challenge completed on time• Wrote, edited, and proofed blog posts related to contest, nonfiction writing, and weekly winners

• Worked as part of an editorial team awarding weekly editorial essay prizes• Wrote blog posts related to craft of creative nonfiction

• Create online content for a variety of small- and medium-sized businesses and nonprofits on an as-needed basis• Write blog posts, articles, and other web content• Create press releases• Consult with principals on social media and content marketing strategies for clients

Prepared quotes for new and existing (renewal) business for small groups in the 2-50 life market. Assisted with data input of renewal information including premium and number of lives for various insurance carriers. Handled substantial number of member transactions including enrollment, termination, COBRA and NJ Continuation, and other demographic changes within Horizon BCBS Member Maintenance system. Responsible for creating employee communications and collateral client materials such as brochures, flyers, forms, and handouts.

Involved in various aspects of client management, including plan design, implementation and compliance of pre-tax plans including FSAs, HRAs and transportation reimbursement. Handled annual renewals and ongoing servicing of health insurance plans for all clients.

2003 - 2007: Worked in the Employee Benefits division handling Account Management for mid-size to large groups. Responsible for account management and annual renewals for life, health, dental and disability plans.1995 - 2003: Worked in the flexible benefits department. Handled all aspects of client management, beginning with claims administration and customer service and ending with implementation, plan design. Involved in plan documentation, compliance, and plan administration for various types of pre-tax plans.