Experience

CollegeXpress

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Strategist

  • Jul 2023 - Present



CLARUS—A Carnegie Company

• United States
• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Communications

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2023



Morgan Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of College Communications and Marketing

  • Jun 2011 - Apr 2018

  Create and implement strategic marketing plans; plan and direct marketing activities, publications, publicity, and advertising for the college; assist with internal communication among the college staff; and serve as the college’s public information officer. Create and implement strategic marketing plans; plan and direct marketing activities, publications, publicity, and advertising for the college; assist with internal communication among the college staff; and serve as the college’s public information officer.



City of Sierra Vista

• Public Information Officer

  • Oct 2005 - May 2011

  Work with and develop relationships with media and handle public inquiries. Research, write and distribute public information; write and implement communication strategies and plans; provide content for website; recommend overall communication and marketing campaigns with use of graphic design and online media. Trained and certified in National Incident Command System (NIMS) at level coinciding with position requirements. Work with and develop relationships with media and handle public inquiries. Research, write and distribute public information; write and implement communication strategies and plans; provide content for website; recommend overall communication and marketing campaigns with use of graphic design and online media. Trained and certified in National Incident Command System (NIMS) at level coinciding with position requirements.



Ecolab

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Mar 2001 - Sep 2005

  Responsibilities include managing account executives and direct customer relations, concept creation, refining design direction, along with promotional, product, and logo design, and follow through with all production. Assist in coordinating tradeshow design and presentation materials. Responsibilities include managing account executives and direct customer relations, concept creation, refining design direction, along with promotional, product, and logo design, and follow through with all production. Assist in coordinating tradeshow design and presentation materials.



Running Start, Inc.

• Tucson, AZ

• Graphic Artist

  • Jun 2000 - Jan 2001

  Responsibilities included providing creative assistance and support to the design team. Turnkey production of identity concept creation and refinement of design direction. Maintained company’s corporate profile, including clients: Apple, Sony, and various internet based businesses. Responsibilities included providing creative assistance and support to the design team. Turnkey production of identity concept creation and refinement of design direction. Maintained company’s corporate profile, including clients: Apple, Sony, and various internet based businesses.



University of Arizona

• Tucson, Arizona

• Operation Specialist, Assessment and Enrollment Research

  • Aug 1996 - May 2000

  Clerical duties included filing, faxing, copying, customer service, ordering, accounting, and basic management. Specialist duties included using NCS scanners and programs, training, design of test and evaluation forms and billing. Clerical duties included filing, faxing, copying, customer service, ordering, accounting, and basic management. Specialist duties included using NCS scanners and programs, training, design of test and evaluation forms and billing.