Experience

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  University California Davis

  • Executive Director Of Communications And Marketing, Graduate Studies
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  University of California, Davis

  • Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, Graduate Studies

    • Apr 2023 - Present

    I lead the centralized marketing and communications team of UC Davis Graduate Studies. Graduate Studies supports roughly 6,000 graduate students and 1,000 postdoctoral scholars across more than 100 programs while furthering the UC Davis graduate education landscape through the "Advancing Gra...

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  University of Colorado Denver

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Director of Strategic and Executive Communications

    • Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

    I led the strategy and communications efforts for CU Denver Chancellor Michelle Marks and other senior leaders alongside a team of four, including two direct reports: our director of social media and a director of communications. Work included serving as an advisor on critical issues and institutional strategy; drafting/editing speeches, remarks, talking points, and internal and external communications; multimedia engagement and storytelling; brand ambassadorship; aligning institutional communications and marketing with leadership priorities; and serving as a liaison from the Chancellor's office to other academic and administrative units.

  • Director of Executive Communications

    • Oct 2021 - Jan 2023

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  University of Missouri-Columbia

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Executive Communications Specialist and Senior Writer for the President

    • Jan 2020 - Oct 2021

    I helped strategize and support the executive communications platform for President Mun Y. Choi across a range of engagement platforms. I also served as President Choi's lead speechwriter and served as a liaison between different campus units and the President's Office on various public-facing initiatives.

  • Senior Writer

    • Mar 2018 - Jan 2020

    As the Senior Writer for former MU Chancellor Alexander Cartwright, I led a cross-functional team to strategize, write, and edit the chancellor's comprehensive messaging. I was also the creator and creative director of "Inside Mizzou" — a bi-weekly podcast that featured Dr. Cartwright in conversation with the Mizzou community.

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  Quarry Heights Writers'​ Workshop

  • Columbia, MO

  • Director

    • May 2015 - Oct 2021
    • Columbia, MO

    The Quarry Heights Writers' Workshop was an organization offering creative writing workshops to members of the mid-Missouri community and a frequent leader in the local and regional creative writing scene.

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  University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Columbia, MO

  • Assistant Teaching Professor, English Department

    • Aug 2012 - Aug 2017
    • Columbia, MO

    I taught all levels of fiction writing (intro to advanced), advanced nonfiction writing, American literature survey courses, composition (Honors and regular), and professional/technical writing. I also advised senior Honors theses in creative writing.