Experience

Poudre Valley REA

• United States
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community and Member Relations Administrator

  • Oct 2020 - 3 years 3 months

  Fort Collins, Colorado Manage participation in all community outreach/engagement. Champion strategic planning and completion of strategic initiatives. Support communications efforts including campaign development, creative strategy, content management, creative production, and implementation. Establish relationships with community leaders, organizations, and members to partner effectively and achieve results that directly support PVREA and our members. Spearhead educational programs including Youth… Show more Manage participation in all community outreach/engagement. Champion strategic planning and completion of strategic initiatives. Support communications efforts including campaign development, creative strategy, content management, creative production, and implementation. Establish relationships with community leaders, organizations, and members to partner effectively and achieve results that directly support PVREA and our members. Spearhead educational programs including Youth Scholarships, Colorado Youth Leadership Camp, Washington DC Youth Tour programs, and Empower Grant Program. Assists in the management of social media platforms, develop and report KPIs. Assists in the emergency restoration communication process during storms or general outages. Chairperson of Poudre Valley REA Innovation Team 2021- present Director of Colorado Youth Leadership Camp 2020 - 2022 Colorado Youth Leadership Camp counselor 2018, 2019, 2023 Board member of Colorado Electric Educational Institute 2020 - 2022 Chairperson of the PVREA Contributions Committee 2017 - present President of Colorado Rural Electric Member Services (CREMS) group 2017-2019

• Communications Specialist

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2020

  Fort Collins, Colorado, United States Created editorial content for monthly publication, email marketing, internal communications, and social media. Contributed to planning for annual communications plans. Maintained website and employee intranet content. Managed youth and education programs including Washington D.C. Youth Tour, Youth Leadership Camp, scholarship program, safety demonstrations and career presentations

• Community Relations Specialist

  • May 2015 - Oct 2018

  Fort Collins, Colorado, United States Increased involvement in the Northern Colorado community. Towns, nine Chambers of Commerce, non-profits, schools. Attended events on a weekly basis to network, communicate programs and create new opportunities to build relationships with other businesses. Scaled number of sponsorships and involvement with partner organizations.



The Human Bean

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Social Media Marketing

  • Dec 2013 - Jan 2016

  Fort Collins, Colorado Area Creating accounts on Instagram for the 6 coffee shops in Colorado. Developed social media campaigns to boost sales and engage with customers. Attended events sponsored by The Human Bean.

• Internal Communications Intern

  • Sep 2013 - May 2015

  Fort Collins, CO Wrote articles and edited monthly newsletter “Barista Talk.” Increased communication and engagement between the 50+ employees at the 6 different locations in Colorado.



BeadforLife

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Relations/Communications Intern

  • Oct 2013 - Jan 2014

  Boulder, CO Conducted in-depth client and product research to compare with BeadforLife’s own strategies, developed and distributed press releases using CisionPoint and Pitch Engine. Built marketing mailings and packages, created extensive contact lists for mailings.