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Mayfield Heights, Ohio, United States

Supporting Materion's Electronic Materials business through internal and external communications to engage and inform key audiences of business strategy, marketed products and new assets in development.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

I work as the in-arena/in-stadium voice for a range of high school and college athletic events around Northeast Ohio. This includes primary assignments at Wickliffe High School (football, band, boys & girls soccer, volleyball, boys & girls basketball), University School (soccer and hockey), and Perry High School (boys & girls basketball), as well as frequent substitute assignments with Cleveland State University, Lake Erie College, and Brush, Riverside and Mayfield high schools. I also served as the primary PA voice for the now-defunct Mentor Ice Breakers of the Federal Prospects Hockey League and announce a variety of high school postseason events (primarily football, basketball, and track & field) each year.

Akron, Ohio, United States

Supported Goodyear's "Beyond Tires" & innovation/technology strategies, building the company's innovation brand both internally and externally through compelling storytelling. This included creating and hosting a monthly internal, interview-style podcast for Global Technology associates and producing a consistent stream of other engaging video and written content.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Global manufacturer of high-end blending equipment for home and commercial use. Responsible for all internal and external communications to promote brand worldwide.• Established dominant earned-media share-of-voice position within the industry (monthly average >50%, consistently higher than two largest competitors combined).• Created strategic internal communications function that contributed to steadily rising employee engagement scores.• Led development and implementation of strategic communications plans to successfully guide the organization through two Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls and a multi-million-dollar class action lawsuit. Online and media sentiment remained neutral in each instance, with virtually no negative impact on reputation metrics or sales.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Technology-oriented economic development organization operating a 2,300-mile fiber-optic broadband network. Oversaw marketing and development staff.• Implemented first professional marketing function to help sales team reach its goal of 800 new network subscribers within one year. Highlights included: full organizational rebranding, website redesign, production of sales collateral, and execution of direct mail/email campaigns.• Generated $200k of incremental revenue through advertising on the OneCommunity WiFi network at Cleveland Hopkins Airport.

Third-largest community foundation in the United States with assets of $2 billion and annual grants in excess of $80 million. • Expanded media relations and online donor outreach efforts to secure community buy-in of new, proactive approach to grantmaking. Stakeholder response was overwhelmingly positive.• Provided media training for senior leaders and coached them to optimize interactions with local, regional, national, and trade media.• Drove the organization's first website redesign in nearly a decade.• Conceived and recorded a series of podcast interviews to increase staff visibility.

One of the Midwest's largest public and investor relations firms with a long roster of national and regional clients. Started as senior account executive, promoted to vice president in less than three years. Served as second-in-command of Media Relations practice.• Worked closely with C-level leaders at Northwest Airlines to help the company prepare for and successfully navigate media coverage around a major labor dispute.o The mechanics strike had relatively little effect on Northwest’s operations. The company garnered neutral to positive media coverage for its stance.• Generated national media coverage for the Cleveland Botanical Garden’s new glasshouse attraction, including a front-page travel story in the Washington Post.• Trained engineers at Lubrizol Corporation and representatives of Ernst & Young's Global Automotive Center for business and trade media interviews. Earned more frequent positive media coverage.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Large academic medical center with an international reputation in patient care and research. Began as a print media relations specialist for the hospital and was later asked to join the marketing team for struggling pediatric facilities.Marketing and Communications Specialist (5/00 - 12/02)• Constructed marketing and public relations plans for pediatric facilities that led to a 75% increase in average daily inpatient census at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation.• Co-managed rebranding and advertising initiative for Children's Hospital.Print Media Specialist (8/99 − 5/00)• Placed U.S. News & World Report cover story on advances in cardiology featuring Cleveland Clinic physicians and patients. Bolstered relationships with Plain Dealer medical writers.

North Olmsted, Oh

Publisher of a wide range of global and national trade magazines. Worked exclusively on Urology Times, a news publication for practicing urologists spotlighting research and clinical care.• Partnered with editor-in-chief to establish editorial direction.• Wrote lengthy feature stories on women in urology and the specialty's "two-tiered" system of practice in European countries.• Managed all freelancers.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Third-party medical insurance administrator serving clients across Ohio.• Drafted complex medical insurance plan documents, summary plan descriptions, and plan amendments.• Streamlined process for tracking new plan documents and amendments.

Willoughby, Ohio

Award-winning suburban daily newspaper. Covered wide range of amateur and professional sports.• Served as lead reporter on several beats and established new professional hockey beat. Earned five state-level awards from Associated Press and Ohio Prep Sports Writers Association.

Master Of Science - Ms, Integrated Marketing Communications, 4.0 Gpa (A+ In All Classes)

Activities and Societies: Produced fully developed capstone project - Integrated marketing communications plan for launch of Sleep3.

B.A., English, History

Activities and Societies: School newspaper, jazz band, concert bandGraduated magna cum laude with honors diploma that required a year-long.

Certificate, Designing Solutions For Innovation And Strategy

Diploma, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society, Academic Challenge, track, indoor track, football, wind ensemble, jazz band.