Experience

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  Chief

  • Chief Member

    • Jan 2024 - Present
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  Cradles to Crayons

  • United States
  • Individual and Family Services
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • VP, External Affairs

    • Apr 2023 - Present

  • Senior Director, External Affairs

    • Apr 2021 - Present

  • Director of Marketing and Communications

    • Jun 2014 - Apr 2021

    www.cradlestocrayons.orgOur vision is that one day every child will have the essentials they need to feel safe, warm, ready to learn and valued. The MissionCradles to Crayons provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive – at home, at school and at play. We supply these items free of charge by engaging and connecting communities that have with communities that need.The ModelCradles to Crayons collects new and nearly new children’s items through grassroots community drives and corporate donations. Donations are then processed and packaged by volunteers, and are distributed to disadvantaged children across the state through a collaborative network of social service agencies and school partners.

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  GALLERY 263 INC

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Member, Board of Directors; Partnership Committee (Chair), Cultivation and Fu...

    • Jan 2019 - Present
    • Cambridge, MA

    www.gallery263.comGallery 263 advances the endeavors of artists and performers, while fostering public engagement, enrichment, and exchange. Functioning as a creative nexus, Gallery 263 provides a contemporary voice for the arts in Cambridge and regional communities. Through diverse programs incl...

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  Hello Small Studio

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Owner/Creative Director

    • 2000 - Present
    • Cambridge, MA

    Hello Small Studio works with small, local businesses and community organizations to create visual and written communications, technology, and events that blow off socks and rock neighborhood blocks!

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  Literary Death Match

  • NYC, Boston, Providence, Portland ME, Brattlebo...

  • Executive Producer, East Coast

    • 2010 - Present
    • NYC, Boston, Providence, Portland ME, Brattlebo...

    The Literary Death Match features a mix of four acclaimed and emerging writers who perform their most electric work (for seven minutes or less) before a huge audience, and a panel of three all-star judges who take turns spouting affectionate, off-the-wall commentary about each story (meanness is ...

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  Mike the Bubble Man

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Executive Producer

    • Jan 2013 - Present
    • Greater Boston Area

    If you're looking for inventive and educational entertainment that will keep your kids glued to the performance, Mike the Bubble Man is your guy! Private and public bookings available. www.facebook.com/mikethebubblemanMike the Bubble Man brings magic and science to the stage with this interac...

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  Lasell College

  • Newton, MA

  • Art and Design Adjunct Professor

    • Jan 2012 - Jun 2023
    • Newton, MA

    Designers need to be as professional as they are creative when launching their careers. I teach how to make that happen.

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  Food For Free Committee, Inc.

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Member, Board of Directors; Development Committee, Marketing Committee

    • Jan 2014 - Jan 2023
    • Cambridge, MA

    www.foodforfree.orgBridging the gap between waste and want since 1981Food For Free rescues fresh food—food that might otherwise go to waste—and distributes it within the local emergency food system where it can reach those in need.Through a combination of food rescue, farming, and transportation ...

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  GBH

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Member, Community Advisory Board

    • Sep 2017 - Sep 2020
    • Greater Boston Area
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  The Comedy Studio + Variety Bar

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Co-Owner and Wrangler; Director, Marketing and Communications

    • Jan 2010 - Oct 2019
    • Greater Boston Area

    "The Comedy Studio has cemented its reputation as the area's top laugh lab. It's also earned a solid reputation among industry heavyweights as a "must-visit" club for anyone seeking cutting-edge performers or writers for future television projects. The Comedy Studio - no be...

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  Mike Dorval's Trials of Love

  • Executive Producer and Director of Marketing Communications

    • 2011 - 2015

    Mike Dorval, a.k.a. The Love Judge, brings some of life's romantic relationship conflicts to a harmonious conclusion in the Trials of Love courtroom. One very lucky couple will have their domestic differences settled in a Trial of Love with the help of friends, witnesses, and the audience--wh...

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  VESCONE/BluePearl Veterinary Partners

  • Waltham, MA

  • Marketing and Communications Director

    • Aug 2012 - Jul 2014
    • Waltham, MA

    • Develop and execute short- and long-term measurable marketing plan focused on support of current clients and outreach to new audiences• Write, design, and produce all marketing communications including website, quarterly newsletter, direct mail, promotional materials, internal communications, e...

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  Reach Out and Read

  • Design and Branding Manager

    • Oct 2010 - Mar 2012
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  Pearson Education

  • Design Manager

    • May 2007 - Sep 2010
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  GTS/Techbooks

  • Design Manager

    • 2003 - 2007
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  Children's Museum Lowell

  • Creative Director

    • 2000 - 2003