Experience

Ignatian Volunteer Corps

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Manager

  • May 2022 - Present



University of Pennsylvania

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director of Alumni and Student Engagement, School of Social Policy and Practice

  • Dec 2018 - Feb 2022

  • Plan, market, and manage logistics for all alumni facing events, both in-person and virtual, including Alumni Weekend, the Alumni Hall of Fame Ceremony, recurring Alumni Happy hours, lectures, alumni-student networking opportunities, and off-campus events. Event ranged in size up to several hundred guests. • Write, edit, design, and disseminate all alumni communications regarding events, School news, and alumni updates • Work frequently and manage relationships with dozens of non-UPenn vendors • Oversee the Alumni Board of Overseers • Oversee the School’s Pipeline for Promise program which worked to enroll community college students of color in graduate programs • Manage Alumni Speaker’s Bureau which provided speakers for School events and classroom appearances • Organize and carry out conference receptions held at the annual SSWR conference • Facilitate communication between alumni and students Show less



Rosemont College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Alumni Relations

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2018

  • Create and publish targeted content to reach and engage various segments of the alumni population• Write and edit articles and advertisements for Alumni Relations printed and digital materials• Update and manage social media content and direct digital correspondence; work closely with Marketing Services Coordinator and VP of College Relations to plan social media activity and review analytics• Maintain the college’s relationship with endowed scholarship and foundation scholarship donors • Oversee the Alumni Board of Directors; plan meetings, facilitate committees, and manage communications • Plan, promote, and run alumni events, including annual class reunion, Family Weekend, Down the Shore event in Stone Harbor, Back to Class, Epiphany Party for Providence Center• Identify and secure speakers and presenters for event programming including cocktail receptions, campus tours, awards ceremonies, luncheons, lectures, and formal gala dinners• Research potential vendors and manage vendor relations • Prepare and send out invitations, reminders, save-the-date notices, and other communications• Delegate tasks to and oversee Alumni Relations Assistant Show less

• Alumni Relations Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2014

  • Wrote, edited, and disseminated Alumni Relations weekly e-newsletter to 5,000 subscribers• Created long-form featured profiles of notable Rosemont alumni for use online and in the Alumni magazine • Assisted in the planning and execution of Alumni Relations events



Cheri Media

• Contributing Writer, HipHopDX.com

  • Sep 2008 - Jan 2013

  • Review musical releases, as well as some film projects for HipHopDX.com • Report on breaking news • Work productively in a deadline sensitive environment • Review musical releases, as well as some film projects for HipHopDX.com • Report on breaking news • Work productively in a deadline sensitive environment



Please Touch Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Media Relations Intern

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  • Wrote pieces on upcoming events for quarterly newsletter; edited written materials and photographs • Created copy for social media directed PR campaigns for museum attractions • Updated and maintained media contact database • Wrote pieces on upcoming events for quarterly newsletter; edited written materials and photographs • Created copy for social media directed PR campaigns for museum attractions • Updated and maintained media contact database



Edgagement

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer/Researcher/Proofreader

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2011

  • Conducted research related to clients in the finance, retail, construction, law, and insurance industries • Proofread, edited, and created proposals for clients • Wrote and edited company newsletter, composed press releases, some featured on CSNBC.com • Conducted research related to clients in the finance, retail, construction, law, and insurance industries • Proofread, edited, and created proposals for clients • Wrote and edited company newsletter, composed press releases, some featured on CSNBC.com



Drexel University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Work Study

  • Mar 2005 - Mar 2006

  Generated donor correspondence & updated donor reports Maintained up to date hard copy files on donors Disseminated donor information from Development Office to other departments throughout the University Provided staffing needs at various Development events Generated donor correspondence & updated donor reports Maintained up to date hard copy files on donors Disseminated donor information from Development Office to other departments throughout the University Provided staffing needs at various Development events