Regional Director

• Jun 2022 - Present

Director Of Communications

• Sep 2017 - Jun 2022

Executive Director

• Sep 2006 - Sep 2017

2016: Presented with a “National Innovator Award” by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which oversees the CFC nationwide. 2015: Honored with "National CFC Leadership Award" presented by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which oversees the CFC nationwide 2015: Honored with the “Mad Professor” trophy—a peer award for best use of technology presented at the annual Million Dollar Roundtable CFC conference. 2014: Spearheaded a successful new donor retention pilot program to foster a better connection between CFC contributors and the charities they select 2012: Presented with a “National Innovator Award” by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which oversees the CFC nationwide 2012: Wrote, directed and produced a campaign video adopted by nearly 100 CFC territories across the nation. The video’s purpose was to educate donors about the CFC collection/distribution process 2011: Presented with a “National Innovator Award” by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which oversees the CFC nationwide 2010: Oversaw the successful merger of Intermountain CFC with the Southwestern Idaho CFC territory 2009: Launched a new campaign website 2008: Launched electronic giving for federal employees—among the first campaigns in the nation to do so 2008 – 2014: Spearheaded several “group buy” initiatives for donor incentive items, which lowered campaign costs not just for Intermountain CFC but other campaign territories as well 2006 – present: Served as the main charity liaison between the CFC and approximately 700 local charities throughout Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado

Account Supervisor

• May 2000 - Sep 2006

Led three client accounts worth approximately $1 million annually for Weber Shandwick’s Seattle office Researched, planned and executed strategic public relations campaigns to establish clients as industry leaders in their respective markets Drove proactive and reactive media relations to secure positive client news and feature story coverage in local, national, trade and technical publications Managed daily client interactions and oversaw weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports Managed monthly client budgets to ensure accurate and timely billing Managed junior staff on each account team to ensure optimal client service Wrote, pitched and placed executive-bylined articles in technical and trade journals Wrote/edited news releases, media alerts, pitch letters, award submissions, etc. Developed strategic key messages, Q&As and talking points for company spokespeople