Experience

Gard Communications
• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Account Manager

  • Aug 2022 - Present

Grady Britton
• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Public Relations Account Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2022
• Account Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Feb 2021

  Manage accounts for several public relations clients within the agency. Duties include drafting and pitching press releases, monitoring social media platforms and clips, proofing materials, creating monthly reports, conducting extensive research projects and media audits, managing budgets and seeing to the overall needs of my clients.

• Senior Associate

  • Nov 2018 - Oct 2019



Rep. Barbara Smith Warner, House District 45

• Chief Of Staff

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  -Provide legislative support, manage constituent services, develop the communications strategy and manage the office for the State Representative from House District 45. -Research policy, deliver briefings, and coordinate with other legislative members, the lobby, advocates, opposition and members of the public to promote passage of legislation. -Draft press releases and op-ed columns, coordinate media contact and staff the member during interviews. Draft letters, speeches and testimony as needed and coordinate production of the member’s district newsletters, surveys and other bulk mailings. Monitor the legislative website to ensure information is up to date and maximize social media opportunities. -Assist the Communications Director for the Senate President with communications specific to the Joint Committee on Student Success. Show less



Oregon State Legislature

• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legislative Committee Assistant

  • Nov 2015 - Jan 2018

  -Administered nonpartisan, professional support to facilitate the legislative committee process through administrative and clerical tasks. -Responsibilities included coordinating and recording committee meetings for several legislative committees, editing official committee records for style and clarity for over 20 people, co-coordinating the process for legislative referrals and ballot measures for the 2016 election with the Secretary of State’s Office, tracking the progress of legislative bills, and providing support to legislators, analysts, and the public Show less



U.S. House of Representatives

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• District Scheduler

  • Aug 2013 - Oct 2015

  -Created and maintained the district schedule for Congressman Kurt Schrader by corresponding with constituents, lobby members, organizations and other elected officials who wished to meet with the Congressman. -Drafted and dispersed the public schedule to members of the press to garner coverage of events. Drafted and posted all district social media posts. Prepared a daily news-clips roundup for the D.C. and district offices, prepared briefing memos, and staffed the Congressman during official visits and meetings Show less

• Session Committee Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - Jul 2013

  Facilitate the Committee process while providing administrative and clerical support to session committees. Tasks include coordinating and recording committee meetings; preparing official committee records; maintaing the filing system for committee bills; and tracking the progress of bills in order to provide information to legislators, staff, lobbyists, and the general public. Facilitate the Committee process while providing administrative and clerical support to session committees. Tasks include coordinating and recording committee meetings; preparing official committee records; maintaing the filing system for committee bills; and tracking the progress of bills in order to provide information to legislators, staff, lobbyists, and the general public.



National Association of State Foresters

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Forest Policy Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

  Providing administrative support to the Director of Federal Forest Policy. Projects included legislative tracking, attending hearings and meetings pertaining to forestry and natural resource policy issues, conducting research on Senate and House bills, and compiling information for the legislative team of the organization. Providing administrative support to the Director of Federal Forest Policy. Projects included legislative tracking, attending hearings and meetings pertaining to forestry and natural resource policy issues, conducting research on Senate and House bills, and compiling information for the legislative team of the organization.



Defenders of Wildlife

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Renewable Energy and Wildlife Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Assisting the renewable energy team with long term and short term projects. Long term projects included the development of an energy efficiency campaign and research for the creation of a smart phone application. Short term projects included reviewing reports and writing summaries, note taking and research for senior members of the team. Assisting the renewable energy team with long term and short term projects. Long term projects included the development of an energy efficiency campaign and research for the creation of a smart phone application. Short term projects included reviewing reports and writing summaries, note taking and research for senior members of the team.



Oregon State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2012

  Working 20 hours a week to effectively maintain the front desk in the joint office of the Dean and college advising. Responsibilities included managing schedules for four advisors, answering questions in person, over e-mail and on the phone, organizing of student files with confidential information, opening and distributing mail, helping with set up of college events, maintaining spreadsheets of college donations and correspondence with donors. Working 20 hours a week to effectively maintain the front desk in the joint office of the Dean and college advising. Responsibilities included managing schedules for four advisors, answering questions in person, over e-mail and on the phone, organizing of student files with confidential information, opening and distributing mail, helping with set up of college events, maintaining spreadsheets of college donations and correspondence with donors.



Champsystems

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2010

  Provided administrative support to the Champsystems staff during the summers of 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010. Daily projects included maintaining the inventory database, producing invoices through the Quickbooks software, managing phone lines, and organizing filing systems. Provided administrative support to the Champsystems staff during the summers of 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010. Daily projects included maintaining the inventory database, producing invoices through the Quickbooks software, managing phone lines, and organizing filing systems.