Experience

The Hodges Partnership

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Executive

  • Jun 2021 - Present

• Account Coordinator

  • Mar 2020 - Jun 2021



James Madison University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Media Relations Coordinator

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

  As the Media Relations Coordinator for The College of Arts and Letters and The College of Education, I served as the primary liaison for both colleges to University Advancement. I advanced the University's brand by combining communication, marketing, and public affairs efforts to amplify the voices, stories and people that make JMU so special. I established partnerships with my clients and acted as a representative at editorial meetings for content channels. I had the pleasure of matching clients with internal resources, as well as facilitated training sessions and consultative gatherings related to media relations. Show less

• Voice Actor

  • Apr 2018 - Mar 2020

  As the primary voice actor for James Madison University, I support campaign initiatives by providing professional voice-overs for the university’s branded content videos. I coordinated with our creative media team to improve overall production value and ensure target audience satisfaction.

• Media Relations Associate

  • Apr 2018 - Sep 2019

  As the Media Relations Associate for the College of Arts and Letters and The College of Education at James Madison University, I monitored media coverage and assisted in the formation of a positive public narrative surrounding the University. I maintained a positive working relationship with media members and wrote and distributed press releases and other articles about the University.



The Breeze

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Opinion Writer

  • Oct 2017 - May 2018

  As an opinion writer for James Madison University's student-run newspaper, I met deadlines for two weekly articles and conceptualized and developed a weekly column on popular culture, earning me Writer of the Year for 2017-2018. I honed my knowledge of online blogging platforms, formatting, and techniques while researching and reflecting on world occurrences that impacted my target audience. I promoted the column using social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Path thereby drawing traffic to the magazine. Show less



Furious Flower Poetry Center

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Relations Intern

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  Responsible for Furious Flower's student relations on JMU's campus, I worked hand in hand with the foundation's directors to increase the presence of Furious Flower in student and faculty's day to day life through technical writing, student narratives, and event planning. The nation’s first academic center for Black poetry, the Furious Flower Poetry Center is committed to ensuring the visibility, inclusion and critical consideration of Black poets in American letters, as well as in the whole range of educational curricula. FFPC programming seeks to cultivate an appreciation for poetry among students of all levels—from elementary to graduate school and beyond. In addition, Furious Flower seeks to support and promote Black poets at all stages of their careers and to preserve the history of Black poets for future generations. Show less