Experience

U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Affairs Officer

  • Jun 2023 - Present



United States Army Special Operations Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Chief of Media Relations

  • Dec 2021 - Sep 2023

  I served as the Media Relations Chief for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. I supported our subordinate units by developing public affairs guidances, communications plans, and amplified their accomplishments on the national level. I work with media partners and producers in helping tell our Army Special Operations story. I served as the Media Relations Chief for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. I supported our subordinate units by developing public affairs guidances, communications plans, and amplified their accomplishments on the national level. I work with media partners and producers in helping tell our Army Special Operations story.



U.S. Army Installation Management Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Public Affairs Deputy and Media Relations Chief

  • Apr 2016 - Dec 2021

  As a public affairs practitioner for the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg Garrison, I had the opportunity to work in all the pillars of public affairs. I began as a social media strategist and videographer, resulting in an award-winning digital media platform, to developing relationships with our media colleagues as a media relations specialist. From website development to being action officer for high-visibility visits and crisis communications, my time with the Garrison built a solid foundation in becoming a well-rounded and balanced public affairs professional. This is where I learned how to develop communications plans and public affairs guidances for the team, eventually becoming the deputy public affairs officer. Show less



1st Armored Division

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Public Affairs Advisor

  • Apr 2021 - May 2021

  I served as a public affairs liaison between the 1st Armored Division-Fort Bliss and the Department of Health and Human Services during the Unaccompanied Migrant Children mission near the Texas-Mexico border. This opportunity was a true multi-federal agency effort working together in an effort to help the children and fellow government agencies. I supported the mission not only as a liaison, but as an English-Spanish translator, creating lifelong professional relationships. I served as a public affairs liaison between the 1st Armored Division-Fort Bliss and the Department of Health and Human Services during the Unaccompanied Migrant Children mission near the Texas-Mexico border. This opportunity was a true multi-federal agency effort working together in an effort to help the children and fellow government agencies. I supported the mission not only as a liaison, but as an English-Spanish translator, creating lifelong professional relationships.



3ID and Fort Stewart

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Editor and Broadcast Personality in Command Information at Public Affairs

  • Jan 2011 - Mar 2016

  Everyone has a story to tell, and I helped tell our Army story in our award-winning print and broadcast platforms, which resulted in our messages and initiatives being heard by our soldiers, their families, and our stakeholders. I began as a military writer, covering stories around the Marne Division, eventually becoming the managing editor of the Frontline Newspaper, Quality Time Magazine, and a personality on the Marne Report “On the Frontline with Elvia Kelly.” Serving as a civil service public affairs practitioner at Fort Stewart taught me how to share the Army’s story operationally and tactically. This experience afforded me the opportunity to work as a team during presidential and high-visibility visits to telling a story of triumph from our military family members. I’m immeasurably grateful for the opportunities and skills I’ve learned here, in which I apply to the career field today via professionally and through mentorship. Show less



3ID and Fort Stewart

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Affairs Apprentice

  • Aug 2010 - Oct 2010

  Following my internship at U.S. Army Special Operations Command, I relocated to the home of the 3rd Infantry Division in southern Georgia as an Army spouse. Determined to continue contributing to the public affairs career field, I became a volunteer as a writer for the installation’s newspaper The Frontline. This opportunity opened the door in becoming a public affairs specialist under the pillar of Command Information for the public affairs office. My experience at 3rd ID built a strong foundation in writing and learning what it takes to be an editor for a newspaper, a magazine, and contribute to script writing. Show less



United States Army Special Operations Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Public Affairs Intern

  • May 2008 - Dec 2009

  This is where my public affairs career started - as an intern at the home of the airborne and special operations forces. Through the Student Employment Program offered at my university, I had the opportunity to begin the foundation of my public affairs career at the U.S. Army Special Operations Command as a college student, where I learned the basics of video editing, photography for official ceremonies, and the importance of building working relationships. I didn’t know this at the time, but this was the road that would lead to over a decade as a public affairs practitioner within the Department of Army. Show less