Experience

Social U Digital
• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Founder & CEO

  • Feb 2012 - Present


Comcast Cable

• Show Host

  • Mar 2016 - May 2022

  The Boston Neighborhood Network News & Information channel features BNNLive, our live, call-in programming format reserved for nonprofit organizations, Boston Neighborhood Network News, our daily news show, Around Town, our weekly magazine-format community affairs series. Other BNN-produced programming, includes parades, youth sports, election coverage and community events, keeping viewers up-to-date on local issues and events, in touch with the arts, and face-to-face with city leaders. Our overnight programming connects Bostonians with the largest community media collaboration in the United States via satellite. If it’s important to Bostonians you’ll find it here! Show less



Cogito Corp

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Data Annotator

  • Nov 2019 - Nov 2020

  At Cogito, we are united through the common goals of producing innovative technology, driving customer success, and helping people live more productive lives. Cogito provides human aware technology to help professionals elevate their performance. Cogito’s contact center AI instantly analyzes hundreds of conversational behaviors to provide live in-call guidance. Cogito delivers an AI coaching system that improves the emotional intelligence of enterprise sales, service, claims and care teams on every customer phone call in real time. Show less



Amazon

• Bangladesh
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Data Annotator- Alexa Technologies

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  Our teams design and engineer high-profile consumer electronics, including the best-selling Kindle family of products, and groundbreaking devices like Amazon Echo. Curate and analyze data to help build industry-leading Speech and Language technology within all Alexa Technology devices. Our mission is to provide a phenomenal experience to Amazon's customers by implementing critical thinking and innovation in Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Natural Language Understanding (NLU), Machine Learning (ML), and Audio Signal Processing technologies. Show less



Berklee College of Music

• United States
• Musicians
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Coordinator

  • Aug 2017 - Nov 2017

  Track and enter business purposes and receipts for all purchase made using Institute purchasing-cards. Research travel options and book flights and hotels as needed. Worked collaboratively with the OEM to ensure seamless program implementation. Assisted the OEM with maintaining office in efficient, organized working order. Facilitated Social Media Branding Workshop for Creatives & Entrepreneurs in City of Boston. Track and enter business purposes and receipts for all purchase made using Institute purchasing-cards. Research travel options and book flights and hotels as needed. Worked collaboratively with the OEM to ensure seamless program implementation. Assisted the OEM with maintaining office in efficient, organized working order. Facilitated Social Media Branding Workshop for Creatives & Entrepreneurs in City of Boston.


Mass General Hospital
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Contractor

  • Jul 2015 - May 2017


MGH Institute of Health Professions

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Social Media Producer

  • Sep 2015 - Jan 2017

  Bring Brand awareness to IHP audience and prospective audience through strategic digital visually stimulating content via images, video, and info graphics Brainstorm and execute strategic digital marketing plans including: online and print advertising, blogging, email, social media, video, and web. Produce video projects from development to execution Bring Brand awareness to IHP audience and prospective audience through strategic digital visually stimulating content via images, video, and info graphics Brainstorm and execute strategic digital marketing plans including: online and print advertising, blogging, email, social media, video, and web. Produce video projects from development to execution



Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Marketer/Writer

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  Provided copywriting, public relations and marketing expertise to communicate the agency’s services, initiatives and outreach goals. Developed positive relationships with local media, pitched articles and events.Coordinated development and implementation of organizations branding. Analyzed marketing metrics and presented innovative improvements. This position was an assignment through Hollister Staffing Provided copywriting, public relations and marketing expertise to communicate the agency’s services, initiatives and outreach goals. Developed positive relationships with local media, pitched articles and events.Coordinated development and implementation of organizations branding. Analyzed marketing metrics and presented innovative improvements. This position was an assignment through Hollister Staffing



Syracuse University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing Communications Specialist

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2014

  Establish and maintain relationships with community partners. Create and implement social media strategy And content calendar. Generate content and manage design team for monthly newsletter. Secure media placement and interviews with local and national media. Promote brand awareness and messaging through Marketing campaigns, implement new website platform on WordPress. Draft press and promotional materials. Manage Design interns and oversaw the conceptualization of logo designs and graphic materials for promotion and campaigns. Edit multi-media content. Pitch stories to local media. Track media mentions.Write stories for the web. Show less

• Kauffman Entrepreneurship Engagment Fellow

  • May 2012 - Jun 2013

  Engagement Fellows are selected to spend a fifth year in Central NY to pursue a business venture while taking courses at Syracuse University. During my Fellowship year I developed an integrated video storytelling and social media consulting business, Social U.During the academic year I took the Sandbox Incubator Idea2Startup course at the Tech Garden and the Social Media Theory and Platforms course in the Newhouse School of Public Communication. In June, I completed the fellowship year attending the Cannes Lions Film Festival and Social Media Conference in France. This Study abroad trip was facilitated through SU Abroad and with the International Digital and Social Media Platforms course.In addition to the Social U business venture, and academic courses, I served as a media relations and video specialist and overall support to the Office of News Services- under the Division of Public Affairs. I served as a WISE representative for the WISE Women's Business Center. There I facilitated roundtable discussions and break-out sessions to promote, connect, and support women entrepreneurs on Syracuse University's campus and throughout the Central New York Community. Show less

• Media Relations & Video Specialist

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

  Collaborate with all areas of news services to ensure campus events and happenings are pitched to the local and national media. Acts as the University's internal and external 'News Hub'Shoot and edit video features for the SU News website and post all multimedia content on social media outlets for Syracuse University.Responsible for displaying the Chancellor's 'Scholarship in Action' initiative through innovative writing and storytelling



Boston Private Industry Council

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

• Administrative Assistant

  • Sep 2010 - Nov 2011

  Collaborate with Investment board to evaluate and approve funding for workforce development programs. Provide administrative support, and complete projects as assigned Collaborate with Investment board to evaluate and approve funding for workforce development programs. Provide administrative support, and complete projects as assigned



Boston Neighbothood Network (BNN)

• Freelance Reporter

  • May 2011 - Oct 2011

  Report local stories on issues and events affecting the local Boston community. Story Beats: Health Initiatives, Childcare Budgets, Teens in the Arts Report local stories on issues and events affecting the local Boston community. Story Beats: Health Initiatives, Childcare Budgets, Teens in the Arts



WBUR

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Newscast Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

  Researched and conducted interviews, to write stories for live broadcasts. Covered local stories and produced scripts for on-air talents. Attended press conferences around the city to gather sound and collect visual content for the web. Researched and conducted interviews, to write stories for live broadcasts. Covered local stories and produced scripts for on-air talents. Attended press conferences around the city to gather sound and collect visual content for the web.



Degrees2Dreams

• United States
• Human Resources Services

• Global Blog Analyst

  • Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Researach, anaylyze, and recommend high-quality blogs from around the world in content niches (TV, Space, and Entertainment) for major media companies like CS Monitor,Globalpost, and Scripps Newspapers to include on their websites via John Wilpers Media Consulting internship.. Researach, anaylyze, and recommend high-quality blogs from around the world in content niches (TV, Space, and Entertainment) for major media companies like CS Monitor,Globalpost, and Scripps Newspapers to include on their websites via John Wilpers Media Consulting internship..



KAMR NBC 4

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Washington News Corespondent for Amarillo Texas. Produced news stories in Washington to serve the West Texas Market. Shot, wrote, and edited 1-2 minute packages and web stories. Washington News Corespondent for Amarillo Texas. Produced news stories in Washington to serve the West Texas Market. Shot, wrote, and edited 1-2 minute packages and web stories.



WSTM NBC-3

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Producer

  • Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Stacked show rundown with local and international stories, Wrote and edited scripts including headlines and teases for the 5am-7am morning show. Kept rack of updates to existing stories and opportunities for breaking news. Stacked show rundown with local and international stories, Wrote and edited scripts including headlines and teases for the 5am-7am morning show. Kept rack of updates to existing stories and opportunities for breaking news.



WCVB-TV

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

• News Assistant

  • Dec 2009 - Jan 2010

  Pitched Story ideas, assisted in writing reporter packages, assisted reporters in the filed, went out with live truck, logged video, distributed scripts to control room technicians and on-air talents. Pitched Story ideas, assisted in writing reporter packages, assisted reporters in the filed, went out with live truck, logged video, distributed scripts to control room technicians and on-air talents.



City of Boston

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Media Relations Specialist

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Researched, prepared and distributed media advisories and press releases, coordianted the communication functions for all major planning initiatives, traced relevant news media and maintained the press release section on the BRA website Researched, prepared and distributed media advisories and press releases, coordianted the communication functions for all major planning initiatives, traced relevant news media and maintained the press release section on the BRA website