Experience

ITI Digital

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copywriter

  • 2016 - Present

  ITI Digital is a strategic marketing agency in the travel industry that works with clients around the world to help them increase tourism via newsletters, email campaigns, social media platforms and B2B marketing. I work closely with many visitors bureaus across the US to develop marketing content that attracts people to their destinations. These fresh campaigns increase tourism, promote local businesses and boost state and local economies. ITI Digital is a strategic marketing agency in the travel industry that works with clients around the world to help them increase tourism via newsletters, email campaigns, social media platforms and B2B marketing. I work closely with many visitors bureaus across the US to develop marketing content that attracts people to their destinations. These fresh campaigns increase tourism, promote local businesses and boost state and local economies.



Self-employed

• Portland, Oregon, United States

• Licensed Massage Therapist

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  I help clients process and release patterns of disharmony held in the physical, emotional and energetic body. As a therapist, I use a variety of massage therapy and energy medicine modalities, including myofasical work, Thai, acupressure, reiki, shiatsu, deep tissue and reflexology. My work is trauma-informed, inclusive and accessible. I help clients process and release patterns of disharmony held in the physical, emotional and energetic body. As a therapist, I use a variety of massage therapy and energy medicine modalities, including myofasical work, Thai, acupressure, reiki, shiatsu, deep tissue and reflexology. My work is trauma-informed, inclusive and accessible.



Tasting Table

• United States
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copywriter

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  Tasting Table is a digital media company dedicated to culinary enthusiasts. I wrote content for their website which features creative recipes, food news and local restaurant guides. I also managed email campaigns sponsored by partners like MasterCard®, where we merged the voice of Tasting Table with that of the priceless® campaign in order to promote world-class culinary events and workshops in New York City, Boston and Chicago. Tasting Table is a digital media company dedicated to culinary enthusiasts. I wrote content for their website which features creative recipes, food news and local restaurant guides. I also managed email campaigns sponsored by partners like MasterCard®, where we merged the voice of Tasting Table with that of the priceless® campaign in order to promote world-class culinary events and workshops in New York City, Boston and Chicago.



Trip.com

• Singapore
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Copywriter

  • 2014 - 2015

  Trip.com is an international online travel agency that helps travelers find the destinations, accommodations, restaurants and attractions they are looking for. I expanded the agency’s database in New Orleans by working with local sponsors in the hospitality industry, writing promotional copy for their businesses and photographing their spaces. Trip.com is an international online travel agency that helps travelers find the destinations, accommodations, restaurants and attractions they are looking for. I expanded the agency’s database in New Orleans by working with local sponsors in the hospitality industry, writing promotional copy for their businesses and photographing their spaces.



Thought Catalog

• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contributing Writer

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2013

  I contributed essays to the Thought Catalog platform on an ongoing basis. I also wrote a narrative essay which was published in a Thought Catalog book titled BOYS. The book is a queer anthology that glances into the lives of 19 gay, queer and trans* men, offering different perspectives on what it means to be a boy today. I contributed essays to the Thought Catalog platform on an ongoing basis. I also wrote a narrative essay which was published in a Thought Catalog book titled BOYS. The book is a queer anthology that glances into the lives of 19 gay, queer and trans* men, offering different perspectives on what it means to be a boy today.



NolaVie.com

• Greater New Orleans Area

• Columnist and Content Editor

  • Oct 2012 - Oct 2013

  Nolavie is a small New Orleans magazine where I started out. I proofread and edited articles according to AP style to ensure proper grammar usage and formatting. I also wrote a weekly column from the personal narrative of a millennial “figuring it out.” One article in particular went viral, dramatically increasing the site traffic to over 100K views. Nolavie is a small New Orleans magazine where I started out. I proofread and edited articles according to AP style to ensure proper grammar usage and formatting. I also wrote a weekly column from the personal narrative of a millennial “figuring it out.” One article in particular went viral, dramatically increasing the site traffic to over 100K views.



Children's Aid

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Socio-Therapist

  • Jan 2012 - Jul 2012

  I formulated the therapeutic treatment plans for 10 foster children ages 8-21 with past exposure to abuse/trauma, supervised therapeutic foster parents in regards to implementation of the plan in the home through weekly home visits, and provided on-call crisis intervention for families.

• Foster Care Caseworker

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  I provided bilingual casework services for parents whose children were placed in foster care by connecting them to community resources, engaging them in their service plan for reunification and providing testimony in Family Court on behalf of the agency. In addition, I monitored the medical, educational and emotional needs of 18 foster children and ensured their well-being in foster care placement through home visits, school visits, and collateral contact with service providers.



United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jul 2010 - Dec 2010

  Provided ongoing assistance with the coordination, communication and evaluation of training projects for UNFPA staff members. Gathered, organized and converted staff learning data history in preparation for the launch of the new online Learning Management System, and performed miscellaneous administrative tasks when needed. Provided ongoing assistance with the coordination, communication and evaluation of training projects for UNFPA staff members. Gathered, organized and converted staff learning data history in preparation for the launch of the new online Learning Management System, and performed miscellaneous administrative tasks when needed.