• Created a new corporate press kit and PowerPoint presentation for Bottom Dollar Food using the Adobe Creative Suite

• Oversaw the creation and design of the PUSH Green and Green Development Zone websites and managed the day-to-day maintenance; also managed day-to-day maintenance of PUSH Buffalo website• Created an integrated social media plan for PUSH Buffalo and PUSH Green • Continuously updated PUSH Buffalo and PUSH Green social media outlets that include Facebook, Flickr, Google+, Twitter, and Tumblr blog • Pitched local media about organization events and programs• Designed all marketing collateral for the PUSH Green initiative that included flyers, brochures, monthly e-Newsletters, and website content• Wrote all communications materials such as press releases, media alerts, flyers, advertisements (both print and online), brochures, PSAs, social media content, e-Newsletters, website content, and annual reports • Created and implemented an annual integrated communications plan for PUSH Buffalo and PUSH Green • Edited various communications materials such as e-Newsletters, brochures, flyers, annual reports, and case studies/white papers• Coordinated all media interviews and served as the direct point of contact for news inquiries for PUSH Buffalo and PUSH Green• Managed and collected media clippings via Google Alerts for monthly, press reports

• Created an integrated marketing plan for Underground’s Heritage Arts Festival • Developed sponsorship packages for Festival vendors, artists, non-media organizations, and entertainers• Assisted with the solicitation and coordination of Festival entertainment• Created various marketing collateral such as flyers, postcards, web banners, and print ads using the Adobe Creative Suite• Wrote and edited the Festival’s website content • Wrote and managed all social media content/campaigns for the Festival that also included Underground Atlanta’s official Twitter and Facebook pages

• Wrote press kits, press releases, media alerts, media pitches, and online calendar blurbs• Pitched local media about various client events and programs• Responded to various media requests• Assisted office staff at various press events • Managed and collected media clippings via Google Alerts and Cision for monthly, press reports• Created media lists for various client events• Managed and updated press lists and client databases

• Wrote press kits, press releases, media alerts, media pitches, and online calendar blurbs• Assisted in the coordination of media interviews • Served as the point of contact for media inquiries for the NETHERWORLD Haunted House, Frank Ski Kids Foundation and the Atlanta Arts Festival • Pitched local media about various client events and programs• Assisted office staff at various press events • Maintained and updated various online sites with correct client information for media events such as Taste of Atlanta, SweetWater Brewing Company and NETHERWORLD Haunted House VIP Party • Managed and collected media clippings via Google Alerts and Cision to compile monthly, press reports• Managed and updated social media outlets for Buckhead Bottle Bar, W Atlanta Downtown and SweetWater Brewery • Managed and updated press lists and client databases• Created and designed client wrap-up books• Assisted with various administrative duties as requiredCLIENTS INCLUDED: Atlanta Arts Festival, Bert Weiss, Bert’s Big Adventure, Buckhead Bottle Bar, Buckhead Theatre, Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week, Frank Ski Kids Foundation, Meehan’s Public House Downtown, Peach Drop – New Year’s Eve Celebration at Underground Atlanta, SweetWater Brewing Company, Taste of Atlanta, Underground Atlanta, Vinings Jubilee, and W Atlanta Downtown

• Wrote press kits, press releases, media alerts, media pitches, various marketing and advertising collateral, online calendar blurbs, magazine excerpts, newsletter articles, and website content viewed by more than 600,000 constituents• Coordinated media interviews and photo and film shoots for local and international media outlets and celebrities such as Southern Living Magazine, Good Morning America and NFL player Robert Mathis• Served as the point of contact for media inquiries and press materials (kits, logos, photos) as well as pitched local media about various Aquarium events, programs and services• Prepared and executed social media strategies, like the Aquarium’s Fun Fact Friday campaign, that reached more than 25,000 constituents and helped increase Twitter and Facebook fan bases by over 3,500 followers• Managed an electronic file system of all Aquarium photos, media lists and other press materials• Assisted in the design and strategic development of the Aquarium’s 2010 – 2011 communications calendar• Coordinated and facilitated publicity stunts that went viral on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Flickr• Managed and collected media clippings via Google Alerts and Cision• Compiled monthly media coverage reports for the Marketing & Communications Director and Vice President • Managed crisis situations and media inquiries pertaining to the February SeaWorld trainer and orca whale incident• Represented the Aquarium to constituents through VIP tours and other special events

• Wrote, edited and re-designed content for Office’s website• Wrote, edited and designed marketing materials such as brochures, flyers and informational booklets• Created a strategic communication campaign for the University of South Carolina’s local branch of the National Student Exchange (NSE), that included the re-design and production of a new website, program brochures, online and print ads and flyers• Created, maintained and updated a publications production schedule and calendar; used schedule to enforce and communicate schedule to appropriate parties as needed• Created an integrated communication campaign to increase the Office’s brand awareness among more than 17,000 undergraduate students at the University• Wrote press releases for local and on-campus distribution• Developed a social media strategy for the Office that included Twitter and Facebook, which reached more than 100 followers during the first month of implementation• Assisted with the marketing, planning and implementation of the Office’s Annual Community Partners Breakfast • Worked with various offices on campus to develop story ideas for Office website and marketing materials• Interacted with students and University representatives at student activity fairs • Served as the point of contact for all marketing, advertising and public relations campaigns and programs implemented by the Office SPECIAL PROJECT - Student Affairs & Academic Support, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC• Worked with the Student Affairs & Academic Support Public Relations director to write the University’s Carolina Alert Emergency Preparedness booklet distributed to 100+ offices on campus

• Wrote and designed media kits for department • Helped raise more than $150,000 in donations from major agency auctions and walk/runs • Helped organize and facilitate special events for various community programs and donor dinners • Wrote and created informational display boards about organization and events• Wrote and designed college media kits for ACR’s Annual AIDS Walk/Run that was distributed to all student organizations at Syracuse University, Le Moyne College and Onondaga Community College• Edited various promotional materials that included flyers, posters, brochures and newslettersSPECIAL ASSIGNMENT - Public Affairs Consultant• Developed survey and measurement tools to assess the needs of the department and analyzed findings in an Executive Summary