Experience

Hope Harbor

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Communications Manager

  • Jun 2020 - Present



True Light Christian School

• Marshall, Minnesota, United States

• Marketing Director

  • Aug 2020 - Present



D’Vorah Consulting

• Minnesota, United States

• Business Owner

  • Feb 2016 - Present



Bethany Christian Services

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

• Church & Donor Engagement Coordinator

  • Apr 2018 - Jun 2020

  Cultivate and nurture new and existing donor relationships, plan and implement fundraising events, and develop and maintain a church engagement program. Cultivate relationships with a designated group of assigned churches resulting in enhanced family and program recruitment and partnerships. Establishing and developing productive relationships in geographic areas. Cultivate and nurture new and existing donor relationships, plan and implement fundraising events, and develop and maintain a church engagement program. Cultivate relationships with a designated group of assigned churches resulting in enhanced family and program recruitment and partnerships. Establishing and developing productive relationships in geographic areas.



Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Career Navigator

  • Nov 2017 - Jun 2020

  Spearheaded an initiative to grow Career and Technical Education in a 16-county region in Southwest Minnesota. This initiative grew to one collaborative of schools offering 1 course, to offering 12 courses in a short two year time period. This effort also led to multiple schools across the region beginning to collaborate to offer Career & Technical Education opportunities to youth. This initiative was awarded 3 years in a row best-practice in Minnesota for Work Force Development. Led a strategic planning team in developing a new marketing and outreach efforts in the region. Managed the daily communications, website, and marketing for the organization. Show less



Project Turnabout

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Outreach, Marketing & Development Associate

  • Jul 2016 - Nov 2017

  Coordinated and implemented internal and external training and communication plans. Executed development and media plans for the agency, which included the coordination of marketing materials for chemical dependency services throughout the state of MN and nationwide for compulsive gambling services. Development activities including funding research and grant writing, coordinated events with profitable ROI, planned giving campaigns, annual appeals, sponsorships (local/regional/national), underwriter agreements, stock donations, silent auction, and employee campaign/payroll deductions. Conducted on-site meetings and facility tours for new and existing partners, high profile clients and donors. Gathered information on prospects and identified and cultivated donors. Show less



Marshall Convention and Visitors Bureau

• Marshall, MN

• Communications Coordinator

  • Oct 2014 - Jun 2016

  Engaged visitors of Marshall to discover, enjoy, learn, and return, by executing a strategic communication and marketing plan that incorporated social media marketing and print advertising. Supported the Director of the Convention & Visitors Bureau and partnered with community teams to develop and implement tactical marketing communications projects, including marketing collateral, advertisements, trade show booths, and websites. Fostered dynamic collaborations between the City of Marshall and multiple businesses and marketing teams. Effectively coordinated the development, design, approval, production, and distribution of marketing materials in partnership with creative design teams. Show less



Trust Edge Leadership Institute

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

• Public Relations Coordinator

  • Sep 2012 - May 2014

  As the Public Relations Coordinator at Horsager Leadership Inc., I communicated the message of The Trust Edge through blogs, all social media outlets, The Trust Edge web page, national, and local news sources. I partnered with the marketing coordinator to increase the traffic numbers and followers on social media pages and the company web page. As head of PR I planned and hosted events including book launches, training programs, company parties and promotional events. Including working with major corporations such as Simon & Schuster and Barnes & Noble Books. As Curriculum Development Coordinator, I spearheaded the development of a large training program used to by human resource directors in large corporations, to train their managers on leadership and trust. Including planning.As Executive Assistant of a Wall Street Journal National best-selling author and business speaker, I managed basic office functions; assisted in the preparation of speaking events (including travel, stay, and message delivery via social media networks); and maintained client relations. Show less

• Public Relations Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

  At Horsager Leadership my role was to write press releases to local news outlets to land interview and stories for David Horsager’s book The Trust Edge. I worked alongside Shelton Interactive, OneSocialMedia, Cave Henrichs Publicity and Simon & Schuster to carry out Minnesota’s largest international business book launch at Barnes and Noble. As an internship team we brainstormed and developed ways to further the Horsager Leadership team goals. Other responsibilities consisted of writing blog posts, scheduling interviews, and assisting in Horsager Leadership team office duties. Show less



Republican Party of Minnesota

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Republican Party Outreach Coordinator

  • Apr 2013 - Nov 2013

  Managed outreach and campaign efforts for county, state, and federal offices for an 18 county region in Southwest Minnesota. Represented the Republican Party at their outreach offices (Victory Offices) in Marshall, Minnesota. Managed outreach and campaign efforts for county, state, and federal offices for an 18 county region in Southwest Minnesota. Represented the Republican Party at their outreach offices (Victory Offices) in Marshall, Minnesota.



Fellowship of Christian Athletes

• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Co-Founder of The Well Women's Ministry, Volunteer Leader

  • Oct 2011 - Sep 2013

  Strengthened metro-area colleges and universities leadership by developing women athletes through lectures, small group studies and one-on-one mentoring. Researched and developed curriculum to help educate young women athletes in issues that are relevant to them. Designed and formulated promotional items, created video advertisements and maintained Facebook page and group. Strengthened metro-area colleges and universities leadership by developing women athletes through lectures, small group studies and one-on-one mentoring. Researched and developed curriculum to help educate young women athletes in issues that are relevant to them. Designed and formulated promotional items, created video advertisements and maintained Facebook page and group.



The Office of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann

• Woodbury, Minnesota

• Intern

  • Apr 2012 - Sep 2012

  Assisted with a wide variety of administrative tasks. Wrote correspondence, handled mail and managed phone calls. Worked on special projects and assisted in planning events. In state offices, interns guide guests who are touring the building. Attend meetings, hearings and briefings to remain informed about current legislative issues. Completed research as needed and reported findings to the staff. Assisted employees in their daily tasks. Assisted with a wide variety of administrative tasks. Wrote correspondence, handled mail and managed phone calls. Worked on special projects and assisted in planning events. In state offices, interns guide guests who are touring the building. Attend meetings, hearings and briefings to remain informed about current legislative issues. Completed research as needed and reported findings to the staff. Assisted employees in their daily tasks.



Metro State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Public Relations & Events Coordinator - University Activities Board

  • Nov 2011 - Aug 2012

  As the Public Relations coordinator for the University Activities board I assisted in the development of all promotional and publicity for Metropolitan State University Student Life programming. I coordinated programming and initiate business office functions. The University Activities Board collaborated with many on-campus committees and organizations to enrich the students’ college experience by hosting cultural, social, and recreational activities offering public services for the university community. Show less