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Hopkins, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

I get to take people on tours of beautiful Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins, and talk about baseball!Before joining the tours department, I worked in guest services from March 2018-January 2021. Check out my interview with the Star Tribune highlighting my experience during the pandemic.

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

I was responsible for modernizing the processes and practices of the Minnesota Valley Refuge Friends, the nonprofit arm of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. This included implementing the organization's first CRM, hiring and implementing an accounting firm, and updating our point of sales system at the Nature Store, which the Friends manage at the refuge's visitor center. I successfully launched the Friends' first monthly email newsletter and regular email communications. I also worked on improving the Friends' GuideStar status from Bronze to Platinum and undertook the Friends' efforts to meet the standards of the Charities Review Council. I implemented a rolling membership renewal program. And I wrote and submitted all grants. Highlights:* Oversaw the planning and volunteer recruitments for all Refuge Friends events (approximately 4-5 events each year)* Personally recruited four new directors to the board* Saw paid membership increase 270% from FY 2019 to FY 2020* Secured over $120,000 in grants FY 19-20 and 20-21

Bloomington, Mn

Formerly Refuge Friends Inc., Minnesota Valley Refuge Friends supports the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, which is undoubtedly one of Minnesota's best-kept secrets and is rapidly becoming one of the premier Urban Refuges in the country. Visit mnvalleyrefugefriends.org to learn more. I was responsible for re-igniting and executing or leading all fundraising (including grant writing), membership (including implementation of nonprofit's first CRM) and marketing (website, social media, email, and newsletter).

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I specialized in freelance public relations, media relations, communications, event planning and marketing, copywriting, and more. Areas of expertise include pets, home & garden, food & beverage, infants & children and health & beauty products and services. I have a heart for nonprofit organizations and I am passionate about creating opportunities for less heard voices to be heard.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

At Gage my mission was threefold: to lead our public relations team, to produce great results for our clients and to build awareness for Gage. I was responsible for leading and developing public relations efforts and setting public relations strategies for clients and Gage. I maintained relationships with media relevant to our clients’ businesses and securing media coverage to achieve client business objectives. Additionally, I contributed public relations concepts and proposed tactics for new business opportunities.Over time, our department increasingly took on additional responsibilities, including the management of all Gage social properties and copywriting for most clients. I wrote white papers, contributed articles, email, advertising, storyboards, award submissions, brand positioning and other forms of marketing copy that increased brand awareness and ultimately persuaded target audiences to take a particular action.I also created and implemented efforts to pursue industry awards on behalf of Gage: 2018 Stevie Awards - Best Sales Enablement Tool (winner), 2017-2014 multiple agency Chief Marketer Awards, 2017 PR News Platinum Award (finalist in three categories), 2017 MN PRSA Classics (winner in three categories), 2016 Telly Award (winner), 2015 MarComm Award (winner) and 2015 CODiE Award (finalist - one category).Clients: 3M Personal Safety Division, 3M Commercial Solutions Division, 3M Transportation Safety Division, Capital Safety (resulting in what was then 3M's largest-ever merger), Cenveo, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Zep Inc., Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Wagner SprayTech, and Tastefully Simple.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I led efforts to found a public relations practice and integrate it into Gage's greater marketing services offering.

Minneapolis, Mn

I managed all communications functions for all PR clients, supervising a three-member media relations team. I Initiated a department-wide effort to provide more transparent, consistent and proactive account management for clients that included development of forms (status reports, action lists, weekly email updates, billing activity statements). I worked with the accounting team to create and implement monthly hour allocation meetings, which eliminated nearly all overages on client projects. And I led in defending and winning a crucial consumer account. LaBreche consolidated with Gage in January 2013.Clients: Capital Safety, Tastefully Simple, Wealth Enhancement Group, Wagner SprayTech, Fafinksi Mark & Johnson.

Minneapolis, Mn

I began as a coordinator and worked my way up to a strategist as a founding member of the media relations team at the PR agency now known as Carmichael Lynch Relate. Here I cut my teeth and honed my craft, from building media lists to supporting and then leading local, regional and national campaigns for brands that included Maytag, Jenn-Air, Amana, Petco, Harley-Davidson and more.

Burnsville, Minnesota

I was a reporter and photographer for the Eagan and Dakota County editions of what was then the ThisWeek Newspapers where I was responsible for School Districts 196 and 197 and city of Eagan beats.

International Falls, Minnesota

I began my career as a reporter and photographer for this five-day afternoon daily where I covered the International Falls and Littlefork city beats.