Experience

St. Andrew's Episcopal School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Lower School Admission

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  Expanding outreach, increasing application numbers, and developing a long-term enrollment management strategy for preschool through fifth grade.

• Assistant Director of Communications

  • May 2012 - Jun 2016

  •Manage the school’s website to improve its functionality, appearance and usability as an information and marketing tool.•Work with the Director to ensure full coverage of all school events and special activities for inclusion on the web, marketing to traditional media and use in school publications.•Work with the Admission staff to improve existing marketing strategies and identify new initiatives to increase St. Andrew’s profile in the metropolitan area.



Cole Haan

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications Coordinator

  • Jun 2010 - Apr 2013

  •Manage all field communication media platforms including intranet, message boards, blogs, newsletters, and video streams. •Draft, edit, disseminate content on all media platforms to support retail and corporate locations.•Serve as the communication liaison between the Cole Haan affiliates (NIKE, Hurley, Converse), Cole Haan corporate offices, and the retail fields.•Identify and rectify procedural challenges and opportunities.•Support operations in all special projects (labor management, district and regional conferences, and real estate initiatives).•Strategize with all core departments (PR, Marketing, Visual, Merchandising, Planning, Finance, HR, IT, Loss Prevention, Customer Service, Legal) to devise timely and effective methods of policy implementation and execution.•Create and maintain comprehensive archiving tool for all corporate and retail directives, policies, and strategies.

• Assistant Manager

  • Apr 2007 - May 2010

  •Supported Store Manager in the implementation of establishing the stores selling & service culture, operational excellence, product & visual merchandising•Assisted in the creation and maintenance of positive employee relations through building, developing and leading a quality store team•Partnered with the Store Manager to ensure on-going specific and immediate coaching and feedback are provided to the staff.



AHN Media Corp

• Senior Editorial Lead

  • Apr 2005 - Jan 2011

  •Created and subsequently managed the global procedure for hiring, training, evaluating, and terminating all news division personnel and interns. •Identified key news topics daily and then managed the process by which the topics were drafted into news stories, edited for publication, and published to client base. •Served as media contact for all published news content. •Created and subsequently managed the global procedure for hiring, training, evaluating, and terminating all news division personnel and interns. •Identified key news topics daily and then managed the process by which the topics were drafted into news stories, edited for publication, and published to client base. •Served as media contact for all published news content.



Agilis Engineering, Inc.

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Human Resources Administrative Assistant

  • Aug 2009 - May 2010

  •Handled on-boarding, benefits administration, compensation, policy administration and orientation •Handled all inquiries from employees and departments •Functioned as front line representative for HR responding to telephone and walk-in inquiries from customers and departments •Processed high volume HR transactions and changes utilizing PeopleSoft and other HR applications •Handled on-boarding, benefits administration, compensation, policy administration and orientation •Handled all inquiries from employees and departments •Functioned as front line representative for HR responding to telephone and walk-in inquiries from customers and departments •Processed high volume HR transactions and changes utilizing PeopleSoft and other HR applications



Carey O'Donnell PR Group

• Junior Account Manager

  • Jan 2005 - Apr 2005

  •Devised trade specific marketing strategies to further define and expand “branding.” •Crafted, implemented, and monitored media outreach for architecture and development group and nationally acclaimed Performing Arts Company. •Managed calendar listings, media and interview advisories, pre and post press releases, and social photography for print and broadcast in the local, regional, and national circuits. •Devised trade specific marketing strategies to further define and expand “branding.” •Crafted, implemented, and monitored media outreach for architecture and development group and nationally acclaimed Performing Arts Company. •Managed calendar listings, media and interview advisories, pre and post press releases, and social photography for print and broadcast in the local, regional, and national circuits.



Jubilee Enterprises

• Intern

  • Sep 2001 - May 2004

  •Devised manual and workbook for tutors and directors •Created programs to incorporate technology in the curriculum •Devised manual and workbook for tutors and directors •Created programs to incorporate technology in the curriculum



Clear Channel Europe

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programming Intern/Assistant to Programming Manager

  • May 2003 - Aug 2003

  •Utilized Prophet for FM programming & Protools for on-air editing •Compiled and disseminated weekly play lists and artist information for promotion, trade magazines, and record labels •Wrote, produced, and broadcast nightly news packages, “donuts”, and •Utilized Prophet for FM programming & Protools for on-air editing •Compiled and disseminated weekly play lists and artist information for promotion, trade magazines, and record labels •Wrote, produced, and broadcast nightly news packages, “donuts”, and



Howard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contributing Writer

  • Sep 2002 - May 2003

  •Researched and reported issues for The Hilltop and The Hilltop Online www.thehilltoponline.com •Wrote articles and created story ideas for The College of Arts and Sciences Magazine & Newsletter •Researched and developed articles for The Illtop Satire Magazine developed by comedian Chris Rock •Researched and reported issues for The Hilltop and The Hilltop Online www.thehilltoponline.com •Wrote articles and created story ideas for The College of Arts and Sciences Magazine & Newsletter •Researched and developed articles for The Illtop Satire Magazine developed by comedian Chris Rock