Muffy Mendoza Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Brown Mamas started out as an idea that Muffy had back in 2012 to make new friends and celebrate Black motherhood. What started as a few women meeting in each other’s living rooms and in the last 7 years has blossomed into Pittsburgh’s largest support group for African-American mothers. Brown Mamas has grown to touch the lives of nearly 5,000 mothers each week through our super engaged Facebook group, email marketing campaigns and in-person monthly meetups.In the past Brown Mamas has earned generous support from philanthropic organizations like the former Sprout Fund, The Pittsburgh Foundation, Awesome Pittsburgh and the Women and Girls Foundation.As the Chief Tribe Builder, Muffy has created a line of educational products for Black mothers called The Brown Mama Mindset series. The Brown Mama Mindset was featured at the 2018 Essence Festival. In addition, Brown Mamas is expanding its reach. In 2020, it will launch two chapters outside of the Pittsburgh region.Over the years Muffy has worked with brands, businesses and nonprofits as an influencer. Brands like IKEA, Northwood Realty, Bolthouse Farms and Allegheny Health Network. Muffy has also been nominated for a prestigious Iris Award in 2018.Currently, Muffy is the executive producer of the annual, sold-out showcase The Brown Mama Monologues and is working to debut a line of digital products for Black moms.

United States

In 2018, Muffy Mendoza debuted the first annual Brown Mama Monologues in Pittsburgh, PA to a sold-out crowd of nearly 250 mostly moms. The Brown Mama Monologues is an annual showcase of mothers from the African diaspora telling their unique stories about motherhood live on-stage.In the years since it's inception Muffy has -Been awarded the Advancing Black Artist Grant to continue providing this much needed platform for moms-of-color- Has managed, prepared and pushed 20 moms to give riveting performances detailing their most vulnerable mommy moments- Sold-out two venues in 2018 and 2019- Is now preparing to host the first Brown Mama Monologues in the DC Metro regionOrganizations like UPMC, the Women and Girls Foundation, The Motherhood, Inc. and Western Southern Life Insurance have partnered with Brown Mamas as sponsors. Over 70% of our sponsors have supported our show two years in a row. You can read the beautiful reviews from our sponsors at the link below.Moms leave our show using words like "powerful" "unity" "long-overdue" and "impactful". Check out the show testimonials below.To sponsor the monologues, be a speaker in our show or attend our show, visit brownmamamonologues.com/about and click 'contact us'. You can also view the sponsorship deck below.

Pittsburgh, Pa

Drafted copy for Pfizer's various global internal media outlets Specifically, wrote articles detailing new business ventures and strategies, medical breakthroughs, trade shows, campaign launches and various colleague events. Interviewed Pfizer leaders and subject matter experts Assisted in bridging "white spaces" by packaging copy with other forms of media to show how Pfizer colleagues worked across business units to achieve companywide goals. Adapted newsletter for relevance to international employees. Wrote bios, business summaries and product descriptions for Established Product's customer-facing employee presentation kits and product brochures. Organized copy to be included with marketing packages promoting product launches and new technological and scientific advances.

Wrote consumer driven content to promote brand objectives of newly launched productEdited the work of senior and mid-level executives for grammar, accuracy and tonePart of pilot team completing introductory copy for newly launched B2B networkInterview executives, subject matter experts and customers to create innovative content for the WebUpdated Wordpress blog with copy and imagesWas present in the beginning stages of launching a B2B network for product users Attended weekly strategic marketing meetings

Scripted and voiced news and sports reports for national syndication Pulled audio from the Associate Press audio file site Responded to press releases from potential on-air guest Scheduled on-air guest for live and syndicated shows

Wrote approx. four stories a week for weekly print and web publicationsMaintained beats in community development, business and hard news in various communities. Experience working in a short-staffed newsroom; able to meet deadlineInterviewed political officials, community leaders and business executives in order to create informative contentScreened press releases for relevant stories

Wrote up to six stories a week on strict deadline for print and web publication. Researched a myriad of issues such as business and commerce in low-income communities; the effects of recidivism on urban areas and the use of citywide advancement testing in public schools. Adapted to working in a fast-paced environment as one of just three reporters covering the entire city. Covered topics ranging from community development to business and politics. Developed sources and relationships with community leaders. Wrote front page stories for some of the papers most popular editions. Received praise from readers and peers for being a solid reporter.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Wrote articles for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette regarding instances of wrongful conviction within the criminal justice systemUpdated Institute's Web site and blog with copy and picturesInterviewed inmates to pinpoint instances of actual innocenceRead through hundred of legal documents and created timelines to clarify circumstances of crimesAnswered phones and distrubuted mailAssisted in planning and promoting events; worked with university's annual fund departmentWon two awards for the series entitled "Sight Unseen."

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Ba, Communications; Journalism (2007)

Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief of The Globe School Newspaper President of Black Student Union Member of a think tank.