Experience

First Assembly Christian School

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Community Relations

  • Sep 2020 - Present



Sullivan

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Strategist

  • Aug 2016 - May 2020



Hilton

• United States
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Culture &Internal Communications, Hilton Garden Inn

  • Mar 2015 - May 2016

  Assisted in implementation of strategic communications and training efforts for more than 700 Hilton Garden Inn hotels around the worldSuccessfully migrated and managed the brand's intranet to SharePointManaged the brand's weekly online newsletter and worked cross functionally for multi-brand contentPresented the brand's culture to new hotel General Managers and Sales Leaders in North America

• Coordinator | Brand PR | Focused Service & Extended Stay

  • Apr 2014 - Mar 2015

  I helped coordinate the Consumer PR strategies and tactics of Hilton Worldwide's Focused Service brands. This involved writing/editing press releases, managing the brands' global media centers and media requests/inquiries, media kits and providing ongoing support for everyday PR activity within each brand.



Make-A-Wish MidSouth

• West Tennessee

• Development Coordinator

  • Jan 2013 - Apr 2014

  I oversaw most of the external events. Acting as the liaison to the organization, I coordinated any logistics needed to help make their event a huge success. Grant writing became a large part of my position as well. I researched, wrote and submitted grants that creatively asked for private foundations and corporate companies to consider funding the worthy cause our organization serves. I also represented the organization at various speaking engagements to grow in both awareness of our mission and revenue generated through donations from community clubs and organizations. I helped coordinate and implement the donor cultivation plan across our territory. Through this, I had the opportunity to exercise my writing skills and share wishes that have happened in the Mid-South. Make-A-Wish Mid-South grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with strength, hope, and joy. Show less



Brewer-Walker Law Office

• Legal Asssistant

  • Jan 2008 - Aug 2013



Atlantis Services

• Greater Memphis Area

• Marketing Coordinator

  • Sep 2012 - Jan 2013

  City Gear is an urban retail clothing store located across the US including more than 86 stores. It also manages the brands of City Gear OUTLETS, Deveroes, and Marty's mens' clothing stores. Through traditional marketing and consistent branding efforts, I helped to coordinate any logistics required from the Director of Marketing. I spent most of my time managing the company's website and various social media accounts including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and the company's shoe blog. This also included troubleshooting any issues individual stores had with these online forums. Through photography and design, I was responsible for routinely creating in-store and online promotional materials of current products and sales, often with regard to a tight deadline. This also required cross-departmental communication and creative writing abilities. I performed weekly communication analyst reports for the director's purposes and spent time creating continuity through the department based on the growing demand of the new structure of the company's ecommerce department. Show less



Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance, A Higginbotham Partner

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Intern

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2012

  -Social Media Research -Capabilities Presentation design -Invitation designs -Collaborative development of communication materials. -Social Media Research -Capabilities Presentation design -Invitation designs -Collaborative development of communication materials.



Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South

• Communications Intern

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  - Press Releases (writing, editing, distributing, and tracking) - Communication with all forms of local media outlets in North Mississippi, West Tennessee, and AR - Design print material - Managed social media accounts including Facebook and Twitter - Wrote, edited, distributed bi-weekly e-newsletter - Attended events and assisted as needed - Interviewed wish families and wrote stories for use - Press Releases (writing, editing, distributing, and tracking) - Communication with all forms of local media outlets in North Mississippi, West Tennessee, and AR - Design print material - Managed social media accounts including Facebook and Twitter - Wrote, edited, distributed bi-weekly e-newsletter - Attended events and assisted as needed - Interviewed wish families and wrote stories for use