• Head of communications for national workforce development nonprofit focusing on professional immigrants and refugees• Manage a team of communications professionals, source and manage vendors, contractors, and creative talent • Develop strategic communications vision for organization including media engagement• Secured high-profile media placements on MSNBC, CBS News, Time Magazine, Al Jazeera, NBCLX, The Hill Newspapers• Consult executive staff on strategic communication plans• Place organization in national, local, and trade news outlets • Oversee development of digital content strategy, editorials, and LTEs• Promote/secure media placement for partnerships with healthcare/hospital systems

Lead consultant for DC-based public relations and marketing firm.Created and implemented strategic communications plan for nonprofit, corporate, and small business clients• Increased nonprofit and private organization’s digital and Social Media audience by 30%• Drafted, edited, and pitched press releases, letters-to-the-editor, and op-eds for clients• Served as on-the-record spokesperson for client(s) for media inquiries from The Washington Post and ABC News• Create and edited content and e-newsletters for client website and social media

• Manage a team of eight communications professional for legal, civil rights, advocacy organization• Work with national/corporate partners to develop issue-driven communications campaigns• Create/implement grassroots, advocacy campaigns for voting rights, justice reform, immigration issues• Source and manage vendors, contractors, and creative talent• Consult executive staff on strategic communication plans• Place organization in national, local, and specialty news outlets • Oversee development of digital content strategy, editorials, and LTEs

• Create and manage communications and digital media strategy, platforms, and content for international nonprofit advocating for health and wellness of men • Serve as spokesman for organization• Developed strategic communications strategy for organization• Manage earned and paid media campaigns• Increased organization’s digital and Social Media audience by 30%• Editor-in-chief of organization’s news blog "Talking About Men's Health"• Consult executive staff on strategic communication strategy• Pitch and place news/articles in media• Work with external partners (including federal government and private sector) to form coalitions • Manage creative vendors (designers, PR agencies) and interns

• Developed and managed digital (website) content, communications and social media strategy for member organization representing states’ public human service agencies• Created and implemented strategic communications plan for organization• Increased organization’s digital and Social Media audience by 30%• Editor-in-chief of organization’s flagship publications Policy and Practice, This Week in Washington• Consult executive staff on strategic communication strategy• Field and manage media inquiries from news outlets• Draft and edit documents press releases, media advisories, and e-mail blast for organization

• Senior reporter, web producer covering Prince George's County and Maryland• Developed key relations and sources for news gathering throughout county and state• Developed and educated on organization's web content strategy

• Managed staff of 15 freelancer writers, researchers, and graphic designers to produce multimedia content for academic sites• Edited content for university blogs and news sites• Negotiated pay and contracts for writers, designers, and other vendors• Assisted in the creation and management of $200,000 content development budget• Educated and communicated on content strategy, positioning, and voice for the academic brands

• Launched and maintained a hyperlocal daily news site for Patch.com• Produced and updated multimedia and mobile content including articles, video, photo blogging, live blogging, and streaming media• Increased site traffic by more than 800% from Dec. 2011 to Aug. 2012 to become the third most trafficked Patch/AOL site in Maryland• Assembled and managed a team of 20 writers, photographers, and contributors to produce engaging and relevant content• Ranked among top 5 of D.C. region’s 50 best Patch/AOL sites • Wrote and edited regional news stories on politics, economic development, and trending topics• Implemented content strategy based on site analytics, user traffic review, click through rates, search engine optimization (SEO), and utilization of content discovery platforms• Planned editorial and social media schedule and manage an annual budget of $24,000

• Drafted press releases and articles for media • Secured and drafted op-ed content for placement in Washington, D.C.-area newspapers• Conducted media outreach to print and broadcast outlets• Set up speaking engagements and preparing speeches for spokespeople• Developed media plans and policies with executives in the organization• Directed public relations campaigns for academic symposium

• Reported on Prince George’s County politics, crime, education, and business to an audience of more than 30,000• Conducted news interviews with local and national elected leaders• Researched and published 300 written assignments on deadline for web and print news outlet

Wrote and edited stories, and announcements related to business and development news in Washington, D.C. region.

Worked as a NY Times Co. reporter for two-weeks reporting and writing news and feature stories on a daily deadline. • Maintained the program’s website including html coding, posting stories, and editing captions.• Researched and wrote 20 legal articles on access, privacy and libel law cases from across the county. • Edited and contributed to the Report magazine, and updated the SPLC’s legal database.

· Reported national/international news relevant to the Catholic Church including homelessness, human rights, HIV/AIDS.· Capitol Hill reporting including Congress and the Supreme Court.

2005-2006 Landmark Scholar recipient that included two-summer staff writer position at The Roanoke Times and college scholarship.· Reported under daily deadline on cops and the city court beat within Roanoke, VA.· Completed 21 assignments.

• Researched and wrote 20 legal articles on access, privacy and libel law cases from across the county. • Edited and contributed to the Report magazine, and updated the SPLC’s legal database.