Experience

Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Communications

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  As the Director of Communications for Make-A-Wish® San Diego, I oversee all marketing, communications, and PR efforts on behalf of our organization. As the Director of Communications for Make-A-Wish® San Diego, I oversee all marketing, communications, and PR efforts on behalf of our organization.



Marine Corps Community Services Okinawa

• Writer/Editor & Prevention Specialist

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2012

  Working with MCCS Marketing Department, I was the Managing Editor for The Source weekly publication, composed and edited articles for the Okinawa Living magazine, and assisted in messaging and design of marketing campaign materials for clients. When working with the MCCS Counseling Department, I oversaw speaking presentations, anger management facilitation, writing content, and marketing campaigns for behavioral health topics. Working with MCCS Marketing Department, I was the Managing Editor for The Source weekly publication, composed and edited articles for the Okinawa Living magazine, and assisted in messaging and design of marketing campaign materials for clients. When working with the MCCS Counseling Department, I oversaw speaking presentations, anger management facilitation, writing content, and marketing campaigns for behavioral health topics.



STAR/PAL

• United States
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Corporate & Public Relations

  • Aug 1999 - Jul 2010

  Oversaw all marketing and public relations for STAR/PAL, managed all aspects of STAR/PAL’s Superheroes for Youth celebrity waiter fundraisers, and researched, wrote, and reported on numerous grants helping raise more than $500,000. Cultivated relationships with media, volunteers, board members, and corporate sponsors. Managed the production of all marketing materials including brochures, flyers, and video along with the organization's website development, design, and content. Oversaw all marketing and public relations for STAR/PAL, managed all aspects of STAR/PAL’s Superheroes for Youth celebrity waiter fundraisers, and researched, wrote, and reported on numerous grants helping raise more than $500,000. Cultivated relationships with media, volunteers, board members, and corporate sponsors. Managed the production of all marketing materials including brochures, flyers, and video along with the organization's website development, design, and content.