Director of Discipleship and Community

• May 2021 - Present

Director Of Communications

• Jun 2020 - May 2021

Art Director/Designer

• Oct 2019 - Apr 2020

o Manage accounts and projects, working within budget and scheduling requirements. o Mentor and direct team members to develop strong concepts into layouts. o Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize and accomplish the job. o Develop and maintain an understanding for clients business needs as they relate to creative work. o Designs a range of approaches that are strategically on target for clients needs o Proactively identifies and solves potential issues within assigned projects. o Strong leadership and communication and critical thinking skills. o Knowledge of MAC operating system, Adobe Suite and Microsoft PowerPoint. o A strong understanding of print design. o Excellent concepts and design skills o Directly involved in creating a campaign that has an instant, positive impact on the consumer in order to promote the product or brand being advertised. o Works from a creative brief with a copywriter, generating ideas to present to the client o Working to designs to produce an effective advertising campaign pieces and collateral o Works with client directly on brand development and strategy. o Sets Brand/marketing standards o Chief compliance officer for Branding for all clients. o Editing the final results for presentation to the client o Communications with vendors on advertising and directly interfaces with client on daily basis. Show less

Clerical Specialist

• Apr 2018 - Sep 2019

o Served as the front-line patient contact in the outpatient medical practices with responsibility for reception of patients and visitors o Served as the liaison to the clinical staff o Manages and assumes direct responsibility for the daily activities of greeting all patients, registering and updating patient demographic and insurance information o Scheduling/rescheduling/canceling patient appointments, recording the arrival of patients into the waiting room, recording work-in patients on the schedule, timely and accurate message recording and distribution, updating patient records, printing and distributing the patient schedule o Assured patient confidentiality is maintained during the performance of all tasks and HIPPA and JCO compliance standards are ensured, and representation of BMH as a hospital and within reaffirm its brand voice with patients from weekly/monthly staff meetings and/or trainings. o Entering of patient charges, collection of co-pay and deductible amounts, collecting outstanding patient balances, performing the daily close-out of billing system, daily bank deposit/reports, daily balancing of the cash drawer, mail sorting and distribution. o Assists the Practice Manager in the timely preparation of accounts payable invoices for submission to the hospital for payment. Assists the Practice Manager in maintaining office supplies and identifying needed supplies and other special projects as assigned. Show less

Communications Director

• Sep 2014 - Mar 2018

Developed and lead a dynamic communications and creative department for a 2300+ member church. Redesigned and managed brand identity. Provided direction, project management, and strategy development for LCC Communications and Creative Teams across all church staff, activities, ministries, and special events * Worked with all ministries to develop and produce printed collateral and interactive media * Coordinated development and user experience of LCC website and app * Created, Branded and coordinated ongoing one-fund initiative communication strategies ($8 million fundraising campaign) * Creates ongoing web content strategy * collaborated and developed email content strategy for weekly and monthly campaigns * Managed, monitored, and content curation for all social media channels * Key instructor for Bible Institute of the LowCountry (Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology) in coordination with the Senior and Associate Pastors * Oversaw and coordinated video production and photography for all events, graphics for sermon series, testimonies, and special projects * Handled media coordination and writes press releases, articles, and content for outside publications * Evaluated LCC advertising needs and selected appropriate venues for church marketing strategy and development Show less

Client Services at BFG Communications

• Oct 2012 - Sep 2014

o Assisted Vice President of Client Services in all aspects of department operation o Worked with Account Executives and Project Leads to effectively complete client work o Performed regular digital / social media audits on clients and competitors for VP of Client Services o Interfaced with client executives o Actively participated in internal client brainstorming sessions and Brand strategy development for campaigns o Created Powerpoint presentations, crafted memos and reports for internal and external usage, developed databases o Coordinated and executed internal meetings, conferences and/or special events, client meetings o Clientele with the agency included fortune 500 companies o Assisted with internal brainstorming sessions and strategy development for video projects o Coordinated schedules and arranged travel for video production team o Worked with department director on special events for clientele at national sales meetings and conferences o Created and distributed call sheets / schedule for video shoots o Coordinated and executed internal meetings and assisted with voice over production for videos o Project Management: Maintained schedules and deliverable dates working in conjunction with project managers, account managers and production coordinators Show less

Adminstrative Assistant Academic Affairs

• Feb 2011 - Aug 2012

o Initiated communication and material exchanged between the Seminary and various departments across Liberty University campus o Assisted the Director of the PhD Program by maintaining all PhD student files, and applications o Assist with curriculum development for masters programs within the Seminary o Managed day-to-day office operations for the Director of PhD Program and Assessment Coordinator. o Managed all PhD student files, applications, course information/registration, and assist with PhD recruitment and application process o Assisted program directors and Dean of Seminary with program reviews and ensure timely submission of these to Institutional Effectiveness Department for SACS accreditation o Coordinated, planned and executed all special events for the Seminary o Ensure the effective use of the LBTS marketing platform at special events newsletters and management of all web content for LBTS, and maintain brand compliance to Liberty Standards. Show less

Sea Turtle Conservation Program State of South Carolina

• Dec 2006 - Jul 2009

o Assisted with editing of Semi-Annual Newsletter o Served as liaison for Sea Turtle Conservation Program Director to 21 volunteer sea turtle nest protection projects and Stranding Networks (projects are comprised of about 1000 volunteers) along the coast of South Carolina o Interfaced with Federal, State and Non-profit Environmental Organizations, and local government offices o Maintained databases for all records/cases of sea turtles rehabbed and or reported dead (stranded) o Maintained database for Bald Eagle Protection Survey o Coordinated and executed annual sea turtle volunteer workshop, meetings, conferences and/or special events o Arranged travel, ordered supplies and equipment, and prepared shipment of specimens and hazardous material o Assisted with Federal/State Report Preparation and submission and management of Federal/State budget/grants for office o Interfaced with the general public and corporate clients with watercraft/outboard motor titling and registration o Processed recreational and commercial licenses, permits and tags o Answered calls/inquires pertaining to South Carolina state rules and regulations for the Department of Natural Resources o Data entry into CAT database system Show less

Membership Coordinator

• Feb 2006 - Nov 2006

o Collaborated and aided in the development new marketing strategies and print material for the membership department o Promoted the mission, vision and purpose of the Knoxville Zoo, and served as one of the lead advocates for the Brand of Knoxville Zoo and its voice with the public. o Maintained membership/clientele information in Raisers Edge and other software programs (50k member + database) o Responsible for monitoring and establishing strategies towards meeting budgetary goals set by department director (exceeded $750k in sales, total sales reached over 1 million) o Management of day-to-day operations in the membership booth including; departmental scheduling, handling of all in-coming calls/questions pertinent to membership o Assisted Special Events Director and Development Director with fundraising events and functions o Assisted Corporate and Group Sales Director with weddings/receptions, corporate picnics, and meetings Show less

Guest Services/Education

• Aug 2003 - Apr 2005

o Orientation of travel groups, school groups and general public to Aquarium (over 500,000 visitors per year) o Served as internal staff advocate re: development and upgrade to information and services center for volunteers o Membership sales, group sales processing, ticket sales o Assisted with maintaining up-to-date information of members profile information, status and o Educated aquarium guests though creature handling and interactive exhibits, and shows about conservation and marine life, and the mission, purpose of the South Carolina Aquarium. Show less