Experience

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee
• Communications Consultant—Development

  • May 2022 - Present


Miller + Marquis Communications

• Consultant: communications, design

  • Jul 2008 - Present

  Strategize, design, and execute innovative, effective, multiplatform marketing and communications tools. Multidisciplinary designer and team leader well versed in print, editorial, and social media. Creative strategy for all products heavily influenced by UX/UI best practices; products inspire, educate, and engage users, fully informed by and responsive to client metrics. Proven successes working with regional, national, and international partners. An effective and versatile writer and communicator. Show less



Dragonfly Editorial

• United States
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer

  • Apr 2015 - Present

  Complex Word templates and workflow; responsive, adept proposal partner. Publication design and layout, high-end proposal graphics. Complex Word templates and workflow; responsive, adept proposal partner. Publication design and layout, high-end proposal graphics.



American Immigration Council

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Designer

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2022

  2020-21: Publication design, layout, and promotional support for the launch of the special report "What Immigration Issues Do Americans Hold Sacred? A Psychological Journey Into American Attitudes Toward Immigrants" (Nichole Argo, PhD and Kate Jassin, PhD). 2019: Identity design for the Center for Inclusion and Belonging 2014–15: Agencywide rebranding including identity refresh, collaterals, publication template creation, website redesign consult. Policy paper edits, design, and layout; infographics, blog banners and features 2012–2014: WordPress site design, development, and implementation; design for print and web, publications, information graphics; software training for communications staff. Launched April 2013: thinkimmigration.org, a policy-focused wiki. Part blog, part knowledge base, its mission is to collect, shape, and share the best thinking on immigration reform and the related legislation in Congress. Consulting work involved CMS recommendations; Wordpress theme research, recommendations, and customization; design; wireframes; implementation and testing; copy editing; staff training; and creation of related graphic elements for social media and other external promotion. Show less



Dan Fenyvesi M.S. R.D.

• Designer and editor, Food Sobriety (book)

  • Jul 2015 - Mar 2018

  Substantive and copy edits to the manuscript. Book production: art direction for original illustration and photography; book design, feature design, and layout. Social media promotion materials and PR partnerships. Design and layout of Spanish and Spanish/English dual language edition with redesigned, translated graphics. Worked with translators to capture author's distinctive style and keep focus appropriate for target audiences. Substantive and copy edits to the manuscript. Book production: art direction for original illustration and photography; book design, feature design, and layout. Social media promotion materials and PR partnerships. Design and layout of Spanish and Spanish/English dual language edition with redesigned, translated graphics. Worked with translators to capture author's distinctive style and keep focus appropriate for target audiences.



U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Designer

  • Mar 2010 - Oct 2015

  Design: Updated brand identity to align with refocused mission of Council; developed integrated print, web, and other communications products; design and execute national awareness campaigns. UX and creative consult for website updates and redesigns (www.usich.gov). Create information graphics to support agencywide policy and communications initiatives. Editorial: Edit, copyedit, and contribute content to a wide variety of policy-focused communications, including reports to Congress and to national stakeholders. Develop and maintain in-house style guide. Show less



Barrelhouse Books

• Book and magazine design (consultant)

  • Jan 2013 - Mar 2014

  Book design, layout (cover and interior), light copyedits for Thanks and Sorry and Good Luck: Rejection Letters from the Eyeshot Outbox, and for Bring the Noise: The Best Pop Culture Essays from Barrelhouse magazine. Early identity design and website (2005), promotional items, book design and layout for Barrelhouse magazine, Issue 1 (2005) and 2 (2006). http://www.barrelhousemag.com Book design, layout (cover and interior), light copyedits for Thanks and Sorry and Good Luck: Rejection Letters from the Eyeshot Outbox, and for Bring the Noise: The Best Pop Culture Essays from Barrelhouse magazine. Early identity design and website (2005), promotional items, book design and layout for Barrelhouse magazine, Issue 1 (2005) and 2 (2006). http://www.barrelhousemag.com



Drug Policy Alliance

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

• Copyeditor

  • Nov 2012 - Dec 2012

  Copy editing, minor rewrites, and reference research and cleanup for a joint publication of the Drug Policy Alliance and the New York Academy of Medicine. Copy editing, minor rewrites, and reference research and cleanup for a joint publication of the Drug Policy Alliance and the New York Academy of Medicine.



The George Washington University Medical Center

• Identity development, design, copy editing (consultant)

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

  Directed a complete, strategic redesign of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ primary admissions publication. Applied more contemporary design, refined language of appeal and use of photography to make it a more successful communications tool for prospective medical students. Directed template development and interface design for digital signage to support the centralized, flexible delivery of important campus communications. This system clearly distinguished official message from informal student communication, more effectively publicized notable campus events, and eliminated the need to produce printed event posters. Show less



Direct Relief International

• Designer, writer (consultant)

  • Dec 2009 - Feb 2011

  Writing, editorial, design, online forms development, Haiti volunteer program design consultation, SAP integration (first tier). Content design, wireframes, and development for client-side portal. Writing, editorial, design, online forms development, Haiti volunteer program design consultation, SAP integration (first tier). Content design, wireframes, and development for client-side portal.



Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Creative director

  • Jul 1999 - Jul 2008

  Created and managed communications products for Peace Corps headquarters, its 11 U.S. regional offices, and 77 overseas posts. The office's mission is to increase public awareness of the Peace Corps and to support direct Volunteer recruitment efforts. Developed messaging and products in support of the agency’s communications goals. Created and maintained standards for communications products for diverse target audiences, including general public constituencies, Congress, national and local press, and returned Volunteer groups. Show less



NYU Langone Medical Center

• United States
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Art director, designer (consultant)

  • Feb 2001 - May 2001

  Designed brochure for the medical center's 2001 capital campaign; supported new strategic communications goals to strengthen the medical center’s standing as a rising research institution with excellent patient care and an estimable medical education program. Designed brochure for the medical center's 2001 capital campaign; supported new strategic communications goals to strengthen the medical center’s standing as a rising research institution with excellent patient care and an estimable medical education program.