Experience

The Public Education Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Aug 2019 - Present



Clark County School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief of Communications and Community Engagement

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  Oversight of all eternal-facing departments, including media relations, government relations, family engagement, marketing and events, and school-community partnerships. The Community Engagement Unit enacted a plan to deepen the district’s partnerships throughout the community, including increasing social media interactions, assisting every school to develop its own marketing plan, ensuring every school is adopted by at least one community partner, taking more family engagement programming “on the go” into the community, and recruiting 1,000 mentors in five years. Promoted from Chief of Communications, Marketing and Strategy. Show less



Education Pioneers

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Director of Communications

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2017

  What if we asked 10,000 of our nation’s brightest minds to re-think the challenges facing our schools and help transform our education system? Education Pioneers is doing just that – asking extraordinary people to make the extraordinary changes we need in education. What if we asked 10,000 of our nation’s brightest minds to re-think the challenges facing our schools and help transform our education system? Education Pioneers is doing just that – asking extraordinary people to make the extraordinary changes we need in education.



Clark County School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief of Staff and External Relations

  • Dec 2011 - Jan 2015

  As chief of staff and external relations, I helped the district superintendent oversee major projects, manage staff, and bridge new partnerships. I worked daily with our trustees and key members of our community to benefit the 320,000 students and 40,000 employees in the Clark County School District. I also oversaw all internal and external communications operations. As chief of staff and external relations, I helped the district superintendent oversee major projects, manage staff, and bridge new partnerships. I worked daily with our trustees and key members of our community to benefit the 320,000 students and 40,000 employees in the Clark County School District. I also oversaw all internal and external communications operations.



Grand Canyon Skywalk Development

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Public Relations and Communications

  • Feb 2011 - Dec 2011



Rory Reid for Governor

• Deputy Campaign Manager

  • Feb 2010 - Nov 2010



KirComm Communications

• Principal

  • Jan 2009 - Feb 2010

  Formed my own company, KirComm Communications, that represented non-profit clients including the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Nevada Conservation League and the Alexander Dawson Foundation. Formed my own company, KirComm Communications, that represented non-profit clients including the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Nevada Conservation League and the Alexander Dawson Foundation.



Obama for America

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Nevada Communications Director

  • Jul 2008 - Nov 2008



Nevada Coordinated Campaign

• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Executive Director/Communications Director

  • Jul 2005 - Jul 2008



Las Vegas Sun

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Jan 2004 - Jul 2005



Arizona Local Media

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2004