I am a creative communications director with skills communicating to diverse audiences, by producing monthly email marketing, special events, planning event budgets, creating week-long events and promoting through social media.Experience in public speaking, collaborating with elected officials, city and county departments. Background writing grants, reconciling profit and loss reports, maintaining operational budgets, compiling data for year-end budget reporting and next fiscal year’s budgetary analysis.Major strengths include excellent communications skills, successfully advocating for government organizations’ goals and supervisory skills.In addition to my professional experience, I'm an avid gardener, vermiculturist and composter. I enjoy lifting weights and of course bicycle touring around the planet.