Experience

Leading by DESIGN

• Netherlands
• Business Consulting and Services

• Digital Strategist

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  I have the privilege of assisting Rodger and the LBD team in generating awareness of their leadership development services, and helping to build and grow the LBD community of alumni and future clients. Through a new website, video testimonials, traffic and conversion campaigns, print and digital collateral, and a communication strategy designed to add value at every step of the client journey, it's been a joy to help Rodger inspire growth in hundreds of leaders in west Michigan. I have the privilege of assisting Rodger and the LBD team in generating awareness of their leadership development services, and helping to build and grow the LBD community of alumni and future clients. Through a new website, video testimonials, traffic and conversion campaigns, print and digital collateral, and a communication strategy designed to add value at every step of the client journey, it's been a joy to help Rodger inspire growth in hundreds of leaders in west Michigan.



Hamilton AV Design

• Digital Strategist

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  I'm helping Tim Hamilton, founder of Hamiton AV Design, to refine and build out a consistent communication plan. There are lots of great stories of old places restored to new AV glory and new and redesigned places that are sounding better than ever thanks to Tim and his team. I'm looking forward to telling those stories. I'm helping Tim Hamilton, founder of Hamiton AV Design, to refine and build out a consistent communication plan. There are lots of great stories of old places restored to new AV glory and new and redesigned places that are sounding better than ever thanks to Tim and his team. I'm looking forward to telling those stories.



The Russell Kirk Center

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

• Digital Strategist

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  I'm helping introduce a new generation of Americans to the philosophy and writing of Dr. Russell Kirk, working alongside the good folks at The Russell Kirk Center to champion the permanent things through Kirk on Campus events, blogging, and all forms of digital marketing. "Men cannot improve a society by setting fire to it: they must seek out its old virtues, and bring them back into the light." - Russell Kirk Giddyup. I'm helping introduce a new generation of Americans to the philosophy and writing of Dr. Russell Kirk, working alongside the good folks at The Russell Kirk Center to champion the permanent things through Kirk on Campus events, blogging, and all forms of digital marketing. "Men cannot improve a society by setting fire to it: they must seek out its old virtues, and bring them back into the light." - Russell Kirk Giddyup.


Wisdom of the Wounded
• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Strategic Communications Consultant

  • May 2015 - Present


add.a.lingua

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

• director of strategic impact

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2019

  Responsible for helping to tell the story of dual language immersion education through innovative communication strategies and advocacy on behalf of add.a.lingua partner schools. Also in my purview...team management, product development, marketing & sales, digital strategy (including web and social), company culture, event logistics. Around here, they call me caballero con mucho gusto. I'm trying to live up to it. Responsible for helping to tell the story of dual language immersion education through innovative communication strategies and advocacy on behalf of add.a.lingua partner schools. Also in my purview...team management, product development, marketing & sales, digital strategy (including web and social), company culture, event logistics. Around here, they call me caballero con mucho gusto. I'm trying to live up to it.



FRC

• United States
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Community Engagement Manager

  • Nov 2010 - Jun 2015

  Responsibilities include ensuring brand consistency in social media, crafting daily messaging for senior level staff, reshaping content for distribution across multiple publishing platforms, reviewing and recommending social analytics and engagement tools, original writing, media relations, coalition building, customer service oversight, and social integration with web properties and flagship events. Responsibilities include ensuring brand consistency in social media, crafting daily messaging for senior level staff, reshaping content for distribution across multiple publishing platforms, reviewing and recommending social analytics and engagement tools, original writing, media relations, coalition building, customer service oversight, and social integration with web properties and flagship events.



Lionheart Academy

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President of the Board

  • 2013 - Jan 2015

  During the startup phase, I served as board president for Lionheart Academy, a Christian, classical school for boys. You can learn more about our efforts to give boys their story, and to create an educational environment where boys can thrive at lionheartclassical.org. During the startup phase, I served as board president for Lionheart Academy, a Christian, classical school for boys. You can learn more about our efforts to give boys their story, and to create an educational environment where boys can thrive at lionheartclassical.org.


Jay Riemersma for Congress
• Political Organizations
• Communications Director

  • 2009 - 2010

Michigan Senate
• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Exec. Assistant to Senate Education Chairman

  • Aug 2005 - Sep 2006