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Jamestown, Ny, Us

Conducted a college-wide equity audit (delivered February 2024). Designed JCC’s groundwork initiative for DEI efforts: drafted the College’s new DEI statement (passed by Board July 2021), oversaw the development of the DEI webpage, spearheaded the marketing campaign around the release of the statement. Advocate for various identities of the campus community to demand an equitable and inclusive learning/working environment; engage others in this social justice work to galvanize the campus culture. Expose and address instances of racism, sexism, and classism to hold the college community accountable for integrating the DEI mission within all college policies and practices.

Jamestown, New York Area

Director of the Media Arts, Visual Arts, and Performing Arts programs (VAPA)- collaborate with faculty to assess program needs and organize resources to advocate for the following programs: Music, Music Industry, Studio Arts, Communication, and Media Arts. - Develop, implement, and assess strategic goals for academic programming for the Fine Arts: Studio Arts, Media Arts, and Communication programs. - Knowledge and experience creating, implementing, and managing college level curriculum, including course content development, course administration, content delivery, resource/equipment procurement, and course/program-level assessment. - Hire, train, assess, and coach adjunct instructors within the VAPA programs. - Partner with other Academic Directors to align all VAPA programs within the larger framework of Academic Affairs and the college mission.

Jamestown, Ny

Manage the Communication department and teach core Communication courses. Responsibilities also include:- Development of new courses (Communication and Society, Pop Culture and Communication)- Managing the Communication internship program- Hiring and training of adjunct instructors- Serving as liaison for the College Connections program- Advising Communication students- Building interdisciplinary relationships with various campus programs

Jamestown, New York Area

Author, Social Media Marketing for Small Businesses available at all SBDC centers across NY Lead Instructor, Social Media Certificate Program- provide an overview of social media marketing strategies, including: audience analysis, target audience, competition investigation, platform basics, content creation, analytics and data assessment, social media marketing goal planning and realizationConsultant, Social Media Marketing- work with businesses in Chautauqua County to create and implement a social media marketing strategy appropriate for their audience and product- help business owners set social media goals and develop a plan for meeting these goals in a tangible way- focus on content creation and audience engagement

Tulsa, Ok

Taught 4 introductory Communication classes at Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Ok

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

Tutored student athletes in Communication, Social Media, Marketing, and French courses• Oversaw group and individual tutoring sessions, responsible for keeping students on task and focused• Taught students how to use online research tools and develop well-written thesis statements, outlines, and arguments for research assignments• Converted complicated material into easy-to-understand information in order to prepare students for exams• Relates well with international and culturally-diverse students• Based on academic advisor feedback, students raised their grades from failing to passing within a month of working together

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

Taught COMM 1313 - PUBLIC SPEAKING • Managed 50 students per semester with ages ranging from 18 to 65• Integrated social media platforms with classroom instruction to create a comprehensive learning program• Created syllabi, course evaluations, exams, learning activities, and lesson plans in order to engage students in the curriculum and meet course objectives• Evaluated student performances and determined their success/failure according to established grading criteria• Highest-rated instructor based on student evaluations• “Golden Tusk Award” recipient for being an “outstanding faculty member” as nominated by U of A students

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Communication, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant, National Communication Association, Miss Arkansas Scholarship Organization•Presented "'It's.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Communication, Cum Laude, 3.6

Activities and Societies: Kappa Kappa Gamma, Lambda Pi Eta, Fulbright Honors College, Panhellenic Gamma Chi, Arkansas Alumni Association.