Experience

Providence House

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Government Relations & Public Policy Advisor

  • Oct 2021 - Present



John Carroll University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Community and Institutional Relations

  • Jun 2021 - Oct 2021

  Collaborate with stakeholders to tell “the John Carroll story” to internal and external constituents and ensure that all communications are aligned with the University’s branding and marketing strategy.Write internal and external presidential communications including campus updates, letters, and remarks.Write and edit press releases and arrange interviews as part of John Carroll’s media relations efforts.Manage John Carroll’s Government and Community Relations priorities.

• Director, Community Relations and Presidential Initiatives

  • Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

  Led John Carroll’s 2021-2026 strategic planning process including peer institution benchmarking and research, writing relevant campus-wide communications, assisting teams in ideating goals and objectives, managing the strategic planning website and internal Google Drive, and preparing the written plan for final approval by the University's Board of Directors.Supported the President and Senior Leadership Team in the planning and completion of strategic projects and key initiatives.Managed John Carroll’s Government and Community Relations priorities.

• Manager, Government and Community Relations

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2020

  Acts as John Carroll University’s liaison to federal, state, and local government offices and works to strengthen relationships with elected officials.Monitors legislation and executes John Carroll’s advocacy strategies at the federal and state levels for policies affecting higher education.Develops strategic communications to elected officials and neighbors, including a semiannual community newsletter.Plans programming to engage neighbors and University Heights officials with the campus community, such as the annual Memorial Day Parade, Summer Concerts, and special community meetings.Coordinates all political special events on campus, including Streak the Vote, Election Day polling location, and the 2016 Politically Speaking speaker series.Manages the NBC/John Carroll University Meet the Press Fellowship application, interview, and selection process, including accompanying finalists to Washington, D.C. to interview with producers.Advises students on political issues pertinent to campus and connects students with government and political career opportunities.Serves on the Vice President for University Advancement’s cabinet and University Strategic Planning Group.



United States Senator Sherrod Brown

• Special Assisant

  • Feb 2011 - Aug 2014

  Served as the special assistant to the Senior Advisor for Economic Development, State Director, and Deputy State Director with duties including daily scheduling, long-term economic development and Ohio-based project planning, and everyday clerical work.Coordinated the service academy nominations process, including reviewing student applications and organizing student interviews with the Senator’s Academy Nomination Selection Committee.Wrote and edited Senator Brown’s Quarterly Regional Newsletters and End of Year Report to Ohioans that were distributed to constituents throughout Ohio.Coordinated Ohio grant outreach including federal grant research and letters of support for grant proposals.Worked with staff members in Ohio and Washington D.C. on various projects including press events, roundtables, and constituent calls.



Dail Eireann

• Intern

  • Sep 2008 - Dec 2008

  Served as the secondary administrative assistant responsible for administrative tasks and daily constituent work in a Member of Parliament’s office.Conducted a survey on the effects of the 2008 education cutbacks in Irish primary schools.Evaluated Dublin Southwest crime data from 2003 to 2008 to determine the relationship between the economic recession and crime rates. Served as the secondary administrative assistant responsible for administrative tasks and daily constituent work in a Member of Parliament’s office.Conducted a survey on the effects of the 2008 education cutbacks in Irish primary schools.Evaluated Dublin Southwest crime data from 2003 to 2008 to determine the relationship between the economic recession and crime rates.