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Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Developing team leadership, mentoring program leads in volunteer management, coordinating volunteer base messaging on policy and programs, obliterating roadblocks to volunteering and fostering, collaborating across teams for lifesaving and population management, cultivating strategic relationships with animal wellbeing organizations to facilitate positive outcomes for our community's animals and humans.

Recruiting, onboarding, training, and coordinating a diverse pool of volunteer fosters for animals in need of age-related, medical, and behavior intervention; coordinating veterinary care; managing appointmentscheduling; developing the department budget and managing expenses; collaborating with every shelter department to achieve optimal outcomes and population management, training and managing department staff; developing alternate placement and transfer relationships; coordinating local… Show more Recruiting, onboarding, training, and coordinating a diverse pool of volunteer fosters for animals in need of age-related, medical, and behavior intervention; coordinating veterinary care; managing appointmentscheduling; developing the department budget and managing expenses; collaborating with every shelter department to achieve optimal outcomes and population management, training and managing department staff; developing alternate placement and transfer relationships; coordinating local and interstate transport. Show less

Lee County, Florida

(Temporary federal grant managed by NAMI of Collier County, Central Florida Behavioral Health Network, and Florida Department of Children and Families• Worked with Hurricane Irma survivors to identify individual needs, provide emotional support and resource navigation, and facilitate self-directed progress toward recovery. Fostered referral relationships with governmental and nonprofit agencies. Received intensive behavioral health theory and encounter trainings. Presented public education… Show more (Temporary federal grant managed by NAMI of Collier County, Central Florida Behavioral Health Network, and Florida Department of Children and Families• Worked with Hurricane Irma survivors to identify individual needs, provide emotional support and resource navigation, and facilitate self-directed progress toward recovery. Fostered referral relationships with governmental and nonprofit agencies. Received intensive behavioral health theory and encounter trainings. Presented public education seminars and children’s programs. Performed data collection and reporting.• Identified weakness in program structure, which failed to define parameters and need for mass communications strategy to complement community-based outreach; independently coordinated between managing entities and developed a marketing plan to include a social media and a press strategy to garner earned and paid print and broadcast media. Facilitated and gave interviews for, print, television and radio. Show less

Fort Myers, Florida Area

Collaborated with business and nonprofit clients to identify objectives and execute communications strategy through branding, press releases, articles, social media, newsletters, website copy, collateral materials, speechwriting, and advertisements. Managed niche magazine publishing and worked closely with the legal community and executive council and member stakeholders of the Lee County Bar Association to produce its award-winning magazine, Res Gestae. Coached staff copywriters. Assisted with… Show more Collaborated with business and nonprofit clients to identify objectives and execute communications strategy through branding, press releases, articles, social media, newsletters, website copy, collateral materials, speechwriting, and advertisements. Managed niche magazine publishing and worked closely with the legal community and executive council and member stakeholders of the Lee County Bar Association to produce its award-winning magazine, Res Gestae. Coached staff copywriters. Assisted with event planning and promotions. Show less

Fort Myers, Florida Area

Offered ghost writing, feature newspaper articles, online content, and public relations writing. Provided in-depth features to the Naples Daily News covering lifestyle topics such as gardening, community theatre, art exhibits, professional opera, chamber music, entertainment, dining out, and sustainability.

Collaborated with agencies such as the Small Business Administration, Small Business Development Council at FGCU, Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency, Lee County Economic Development Council, SCORE, and local chambers of commerce to identify the challenges and opportunities for Southwest Florida and provide information to help businesses work smarter in the region. Interviewed business owners and community leaders. Wrote and edited news stories, managed editorial planning, managed online… Show more Collaborated with agencies such as the Small Business Administration, Small Business Development Council at FGCU, Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency, Lee County Economic Development Council, SCORE, and local chambers of commerce to identify the challenges and opportunities for Southwest Florida and provide information to help businesses work smarter in the region. Interviewed business owners and community leaders. Wrote and edited news stories, managed editorial planning, managed online content. Show less

B.A., English/Psychology

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