Experience

Better Block Foundation

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Managing Director

  • Feb 2016 - Present

  Dallas Better Block Foundation is a nonprofit that educates, equips, and empowers communities and their leaders to reshape and reactivate built environments to promote the growth of healthy and vibrant neighborhoods. As the Managing Director, I'm helping building the Foundation from the ground up to ensure successful execution of its mission.



Dallas Innovates

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Editor, dallasinnovates.com

  • Aug 2015 - Feb 2016

  Dallas Dallas Innovates is an online news platform promoting Dallas-Fort Worth as a hub for innovation. Dallas-Fort Worth has more than 300,000 high-tech and creative class workers making our region a leading location in the United States for cutting-edge thought-leadership and pioneering businesses. Yet, Dallas-Fort Worth typically does not make lists of innovative cities in the United States. Dallas Innovates will change that. “Dallas was built by innovators, risk-takers… Show more Dallas Innovates is an online news platform promoting Dallas-Fort Worth as a hub for innovation. Dallas-Fort Worth has more than 300,000 high-tech and creative class workers making our region a leading location in the United States for cutting-edge thought-leadership and pioneering businesses. Yet, Dallas-Fort Worth typically does not make lists of innovative cities in the United States. Dallas Innovates will change that. “Dallas was built by innovators, risk-takers, dream-makers. It is a city of thinkers, improvers, questioners, a city of pragmatic idealists who are constantly prodding the edge of the possible,” says Wick Allison, Chairman and Publisher of D Magazine Partners. “Dallas Innovates is the new website for these people. It is a place to meet, to catch up, to get informed, and to talk. Dallas Innovates takes us out of our silos and onto the streets of the city, where we can find collaborators, mentors, and fresh minds willing to tackle new ideas. Join us as we form a thousand conversations with one point, to help you make your idea the best it can be.” Dallas Innovates launched in December. To read about innovation in creative, social, enterprise, education, invention, and startups, go to dallasinnovates.com. Show less



Coalition for a New Dallas

• Chief of Staff

  • Feb 2015 - Feb 2016

  Dallas •Oversee the staff to ensure various checkpoints are met •Manage Coalition messaging, including on social media, the website and through press releases •Coordinate events for volunteers and the community to raise awareness of the issues •Continue role as Community Engagement Manager at D Magazine



D Magazine

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Community Engagement Manager

  • Mar 2014 - Aug 2015

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area •Engage new leadership audiences with D’s brand, companies, and each other and tell those stories via D Magazine outlets •Freelance for D Magazine Partners outlets, topics range from local news and profiles to dining and fitness •Create and implement intellectual series that spur the conversations proposed in the company’s various mediums •Contribute to the company’s various social media platforms to highlight content and introduce readers to new places Founding Director, D… Show more •Engage new leadership audiences with D’s brand, companies, and each other and tell those stories via D Magazine outlets •Freelance for D Magazine Partners outlets, topics range from local news and profiles to dining and fitness •Create and implement intellectual series that spur the conversations proposed in the company’s various mediums •Contribute to the company’s various social media platforms to highlight content and introduce readers to new places Founding Director, D Academy •Curate monthly speaker days for a group of 24 people who apply and pay to be a part of D Academy •Work with venues and food partners to create a unique experience for the D Academy fellows •Develop leadership training that helps the fellows align their passions with their talents for the betterment of Dallas Executive Director, Big D Reads •Fundraise to purchase thousands of copies of books to hand out to ninth graders and the community •Work with community partners to produce 50 events throughout the month of April, celebrating the book of the month •Update audiences via social media, newsletters and website on the progress of the program

• Managing Editor

  • Sep 2009 - Mar 2014

  •Manage the flow of work, coordinating with various departments to ensure content is ready to go to press •Manage freelancers’ deadlines and fact check and copy edit their work; oversee editorial budget •Generate story ideas at weekly meetings and write features, front-of-book items and blog for FrontBurner



People Newspapers

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Managing Editor

  • Jun 2007 - Sep 2009

  •Work with reporters to gather content for the three editions of newspapers; edited all content; oversaw design •Write articles, shot and edited videos, blogged for Overheard, assisted on photo shoots •Create vision and content for special sections, manage invoices, edit content, write features and assign photography



Oklahoma Gazette

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editorial Intern

  • Jan 2007 - May 2007

  Responsibilities included writing features, news articles, and floaters for the weekly political, entertainment publication. Also copy edited articles.



The Oklahoma Daily

• Administrations reporter

  • Jan 2006 - May 2006

  Wrote spot news and features on deadline for one of the nation’s top-five, award winning college publications. Articles pertained to administration, covering things such as regents’ meetings, new initiatives, and features.



OU Student Media

• Editor in Chief

  • Aug 2005 - May 2006

  Led a staff of 30 in production of two OU yearbooks. Books were awarded the Gold Crown and nominated for Pacemaker Awards.