Experience

Monolith

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Economic Development Manager

  • Dec 2022 - Present



Bass Pro Shops

• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Director of Communications & Government Affairs

  • 2021 - 2022

  • Managed the reputation and communications for a large, international company with 40K+employees and 170 retail locations • Directed a team to earn 1.4B earned media impressions for the U.S. Open Bass Fishing Tournament • Managed the reputation and communications for a large, international company with 40K+employees and 170 retail locations • Directed a team to earn 1.4B earned media impressions for the U.S. Open Bass Fishing Tournament



United States Senate

• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• State Director

  • 2020 - 2021

  • Managed 9 district offices and 25 U.S. Senate employees focused on community outreach, constituent services, and multicultural communications • Interfaced with elected officials and federal agencies to ensure Floridians were well represented in Washington • Measured and tracked job performance and outcomes using employee metrics and goals • Managed 9 district offices and 25 U.S. Senate employees focused on community outreach, constituent services, and multicultural communications • Interfaced with elected officials and federal agencies to ensure Floridians were well represented in Washington • Measured and tracked job performance and outcomes using employee metrics and goals



VISIT FLORIDA

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP, External Affairs

  • 2019 - 2020

  • Improved the reputation with the public and Florida Legislature, preventing the agency’s scheduled termination • Led the state tourism response to Hurricane Dorian, which resulted in $44MM to Florida’s tourism industry • Managed the industry’s marketing & communications response to the impacts COVID-19 had on the private sector • Improved the reputation with the public and Florida Legislature, preventing the agency’s scheduled termination • Led the state tourism response to Hurricane Dorian, which resulted in $44MM to Florida’s tourism industry • Managed the industry’s marketing & communications response to the impacts COVID-19 had on the private sector



State of Florida

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications Director

  • 2017 - 2019

  • Executed messaging across state government from crisis response to natural disasters to mass casualty events • Supervised the communications departments for all executive state agencies • Led the state government’s communications response to two Category-5 hurricanes, Irma and Michael; following Irma, 66% of Floridians viewed the state’s response positively; following Michael, media mentions spiked by 400% • Executed messaging across state government from crisis response to natural disasters to mass casualty events • Supervised the communications departments for all executive state agencies • Led the state government’s communications response to two Category-5 hurricanes, Irma and Michael; following Irma, 66% of Floridians viewed the state’s response positively; following Michael, media mentions spiked by 400%



Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Deputy Chief of Staff

  • 2016 - 2017

  • Reprioritized the agency’s communications functions • Directed communications for the Commission, including the Florida Institute of Wildlife Research • Managed communications for issues that received national media attention • Reprioritized the agency’s communications functions • Directed communications for the Commission, including the Florida Institute of Wildlife Research • Managed communications for issues that received national media attention



State of Florida

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Press Secretary

  • 2011 - 2016

  • Served as lead spokesperson for the Governor and was consistently promoted in a dynamic, fast-paced environment • Developed Florida’s initial social media strategy • Planned and executed media events and press conferences • Served as lead spokesperson for the Governor and was consistently promoted in a dynamic, fast-paced environment • Developed Florida’s initial social media strategy • Planned and executed media events and press conferences