Experience

Cherokee Nation
• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee
• Director of Employee Engagement

  • Jul 2022 - Present

Cherokee Nation Businesses
• United States
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee
• Senior Manager, Internal Communications

  • May 2019 - Jun 2022
• Digital Marketing Manager

  • Jun 2015 - May 2018

• Web Editor

  • Oct 2011 - Jun 2015

  Responsible for developing, monitoring, improving and updating the performance of websites for Cherokee Nation Businesses and all diversified companies. Evaluates the effectiveness of web marketing initiatives and works with CNB's diversified companies to keep sites fresh and relevant and ensure consistency of message, look, tone and brand presence.



Cherokee Phoenix

• Multimedia Producer

  • Jan 2008 - Nov 2011

  Managed multimedia department, shot and edited videos, coordinated online publishing schedule with editorial staff. Managed multimedia department, shot and edited videos, coordinated online publishing schedule with editorial staff.



Oklahoma Institute for Diversity in Journalism

• Reporting Instructor

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2009

  Instructed reporting and edited stories for the high school journalism workshop sponsored by the University of Oklahoma. Instructed reporting and edited stories for the high school journalism workshop sponsored by the University of Oklahoma.



Society of Professional Journalists

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Editor for The Working Press

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2008

  Posted news stories and photographs to the Web for the 2008 Society of Professional Journalists Convention and National Journalism Conference student project in Atlanta, GA. Posted news stories and photographs to the Web for the 2008 Society of Professional Journalists Convention and National Journalism Conference student project in Atlanta, GA.



UNITY News 2008

• Mentor

  • Jul 2008 - Jul 2008

  Assisted the Lead Web Editor with management and production of unitynews.org, a news Web site with content published by college journalism students during the 2008 UNITY convention held in Chicago, Ill. Assisted the Lead Web Editor with management and production of unitynews.org, a news Web site with content published by college journalism students during the 2008 UNITY convention held in Chicago, Ill.



Argus Leader

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Online Journalist

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Wrote breaking news and feature stories for online and print publications. Shot and edited photos and video packages. Wrote breaking news and feature stories for online and print publications. Shot and edited photos and video packages.



Reznet

• Assistant to Project Director

  • 2003 - 2007

  Responsible for formatting and posting all content to Native American online newspaper Web site. Responsible for formatting and posting all content to Native American online newspaper Web site.



Freedom Forum Diversity Institute

• Teaching & Staff Assistant

  • 2003 - 2007

  Served as a mentor and worked as a teaching and staff assistant for the American Indian Journalism Institute at the University of South Dakota. Also served as a mentor for the Native American Journalism Career Conference – the largest Native student journalism program in the nation – in 2006 and 2007. Served as a mentor and worked as a teaching and staff assistant for the American Indian Journalism Institute at the University of South Dakota. Also served as a mentor for the Native American Journalism Career Conference – the largest Native student journalism program in the nation – in 2006 and 2007.