Experience

Michigan Milk Producers Association

• United States
• Dairy Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Coordinator

  • May 2012 - Present



Michigan Ag Council

• Intern

  • Jan 2011 - May 2012

  · Plan, coordinate, edit and submit posts to the "Farm Fresh Foods Blog"­ a MLive.com blog connecting consumers to farmers. · Collect information, write articles and recruit guest columnists for the monthly consumer-oriented MI Foodie News publication. · Create, fundraise and implement Michigan Agriculture Ambassador Scholarship Program. · Design consumer-friendly Michigan commodity promotional pieces for the MSU Extension Breakfast on the Farm event. Washington Leadership Conference Facilitator, The National FFA Organization Show less



National FFA Organization

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Washington Leadership Conference Facilitator

  • Apr 2011 - Aug 2011

  · Cooperated with seven other teammates to facilitate seven, five-day leadership conferences for 1,750 high school students. · Supervised students on the metro, trips in the city and at the conference center, serving as disciplinarian, coach and nurse. · Partnered with National FFA and hotel staff manipulating registration data to assign rooms and community groups. · Cooperated with seven other teammates to facilitate seven, five-day leadership conferences for 1,750 high school students. · Supervised students on the metro, trips in the city and at the conference center, serving as disciplinarian, coach and nurse. · Partnered with National FFA and hotel staff manipulating registration data to assign rooms and community groups.



Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Communications Department

• Writer III

  • Nov 2008 - Feb 2011

  · Maintained, designed and edited new Michigan 4-H website before its release to the public. · Constructed promotional flyers, press releases and media packets for MSU Extension programs, resources and events. · Maintained, designed and edited new Michigan 4-H website before its release to the public. · Constructed promotional flyers, press releases and media packets for MSU Extension programs, resources and events.



Michigan Ag Council

• Intern

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  · Coordinated grassroots and state-wide agriculture literacy campaigns with county and state Farm Bureaus. · Organized seven county-level fundraising campaigns and helped raise over $200,000 for an agriculture public relations effort. · Coordinated grassroots and state-wide agriculture literacy campaigns with county and state Farm Bureaus. · Organized seven county-level fundraising campaigns and helped raise over $200,000 for an agriculture public relations effort.



Dow Chemical Company

• Public Affairs Intern

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  · Managed the local Disability Employee Network (DEN), shared resources and coordinated events with the global DEN. · Launched corporate strategy to hire more employees with disabilities at Dow. · Instituted local DEN meetings and global DEN conference calls. · Formulated an action plan to share employee engagement resources globally. · Managed the local Disability Employee Network (DEN), shared resources and coordinated events with the global DEN. · Launched corporate strategy to hire more employees with disabilities at Dow. · Instituted local DEN meetings and global DEN conference calls. · Formulated an action plan to share employee engagement resources globally.