Experience

Adrian Dominican Sisters

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Communications

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  Formulating, coordinating, and overseeing implementation of purposeful and effective internal and external communications for the Adrian Dominican Sisters consistent with the Mission, Vision and values of the Congregation.



Catholic Chronicle

• Editor

  • Dec 2005 - Feb 2016

  Toledo, Ohio Oversee the entire operation of the Diocese of Toledo’s newspaper, which is published 11 times a year and distributed throughout the 19-county diocese. Responsibilities include staff management (editorial, advertising, production and circulation), reporting on and writing articles and columns, creating and maintaining a departmental budget, website and social media maintenance, special projects including annual Diocesan Directory and various other print projects throughout the year.



Toledo Botanical Garden

• Events & Marketing Manager

  • Mar 2004 - Dec 2005

  Toledo, Ohio Managed all aspects of annual events, public relations and marketing activities, including Crosby Festival of the Arts, Jazz in the Garden, Cultivation member magazine, press releases and advertising. Also supervised development and events staff maintained budgets for the development, membership and events departments.

• Grants Coordinator

  • Sep 2002 - Mar 2004

  Toledo, Ohio Researched, planned, wrote, followed up and reported all grant activities associated with grant-funded projects at the Garden.



St. Joseph Academy

• Development Director

  • Feb 1999 - Sep 2002

  Adrian, Mich. Planned and oversaw fundraising, grant writing, public relations, marketing and alumni activities for the Catholic school of 270 pupils, including events, annual giving programs, brochures, newsletters and press releases.



Kirk in the Hills

• Publications Director

  • Oct 1995 - Nov 1998

  Blomfield Hills, Mich. Managed all aspects of public relations, advertising and publications for a 2,700-member Presbyterian Church. This one-person office was created in 1995 to design, write and produce publications for in-house and outside communications.



The Daily Telegram

• Staff Writer

  • Apr 1990 - Sep 1995

  Adrian, Mich. Reported on and wrote on several local news beats and provided support to the photography department. Coverage beats included City of Adrian, higher education, family issues, human service agencies, religion and movie reviews.