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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Covers food and drinks in the Valley, from openings and closings to features that illuminate the people and places that drive one of the most exciting places to eat in the U.S. - Writes and researches a variety of pieces, including breaking news, profiles, trend stories, enterprise pieces and reviews.- Collaborates with food editor on long-range coverage and annual lists.- Optimizes content with search engines and social media in mind.- Takes photos for stories and collaborates with social media editor for companion digital stories.Officially joined the team in 2023, but have freelanced for the New Times since July 2022.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Partners with clients and agencies on communications needs, from strategic communications planning and brand messaging to executing tactical elements such as email and social media content. Brings a storyteller's approach to create engaging communications. Client industries include nonprofit, health, arts and governmental spaces. Projects have included:- Serving as a communications and marketing partner to a community development corporation. This included auditing and evolving key messaging and providing yearlong planning while the team scaled, later onboarding marketing coordinator.- Growing awareness of COVID-19 resources to schools, including air quality and monitoring resources as well as testing resources available in-school and at home.- Building SEO-informed content for an insurance company to rank and be found in key coverage areas.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Joined adult leadership organization as executive team member, leading communications, marketing and impact strategy.- Led messaging and marketing efforts for launch of new leadership development programs, including a revamped website, virtual and in-person events, alumni engagement and social advertising campaigns to engage a broader, more diverse applicant pool.- Supported organization's community impact arm, Impact Maker, which is comprised on teams working tactically on issues such as education to health. Provided in-house strategy and service to teams and shared outcomes of work through member and media-focused announcements and pitches.- Developed individual donor strategy and stewardship. Collaborated with CEO and board members to develop sponsorship opportunities and steward grantors. - Provided executive communications support, including ghostwriting, advising and prep for meetings and events.

Denver

Promotion allowed additional opportunity for leadership.- Supervising senior communications and marketing specialist.- Partnering with department head on developing and maintaining budget, including new opportunities for revenue development and in-kind partnerships.Continued providing in-house agency support, working across departments.- Managed internal content strategy and external communications, including celebrating the organization's 150th anniversary via a yearlong campaign focused on celebration and storytelling (learn more at http://150.denverchamber.org). - Led messaging development and strategy for Chamber's Leadership Foundation and sister organization B:CIVIC, which became part of the Foundation in 2019.- Partnered with Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation's media relations during Amazon's second headquarters search.- Supported messaging and media relations on public policy issues, including legislation and ballot items.- Supported speechwriting and media relations prep for executive team.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Moved from the Leadership Foundation to the Denver Metro Chamber's communications and marketing team, supporting the organization's overall efforts to put more Coloradans to work. - Worked, with team, as an in-house agency to provide communications and marketing strategy and support for events, classes and other services. - Took over ghostwriting for weekly letter from CEO to members.- Collaborated with team on developing key brand messages and attributes for organization. Used for centering content areas and for guiding employee communications and change management within organization. - Supported research and preparation for executive team on media requests.

Denver

Joined the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Foundation, an organization centered on empowering and engaging Coloradans to lead and take action in their community.- Developed social storytelling campaign to celebrate Leadership Foundation's 40th anniversary, highlighting a unique relationship or experience of alumni from each year of its flagship leadership development program, Leadership Denver.- Managed budget and vendors to maximize capacity.

Denver

Executed member and external communications for the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations.- Launched blog aimed at solo and small firm attorney, soloincolo.com. Blog received award for Excellence in Electronic Publications from at the National Association of Bar Executive's Luminary Awards. - Developed, launched and executed video strategy, focusing on short tips-driven content, legislative updates and Q&As.- Served as editor for The Docket, a non-legal, member-driven monthly magazine. Led redesign of magazine's visual identity and content focus. Worked with roster of contributing members to develop and create content. - Managed media requests, including prepping staff and board members for interviews, maintaining legal expert list and hosting "Law School for Journalists" on complex legal issues, in partnership with Colorado Judicial Branch.- Launched, managed and promoted legal hotline for wildfire victims. Activated in aftermath of Waldo Canyon, High Park and Black Forest fires to provide assistance navigating lost wages, insurance and housing, among other issues.- Provided social media content for CBA and DBA's presence on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Denver

Supported clients, ranging from nonprofits to Fortune 500 companies, on public relations and earnings reports, offering assistance with editing and distribution to members of the media, investors, governing authorities and consumers worldwide.

Thornton, Colorado, United States

Led coverage of the city of Thornton and Adams County, receiving first place for news feature writing from the Society of Professional Journalists Colorado chapter for an enterprise series about a failing Northglenn animal shelter. Returned as Golden community editor in 2010.- Collaborated on planning and coverage of region-wide issues, including affordable housing, immigration and elections.- Supported editors with final copy editing of print proofs and photography

As an intern for the city desk, I covered general assignments and breaking news for the web.