Experience

Heart of Oregon Corps

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Apr 2019 - Present



Brewster Academy

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Communications

  • Nov 1999 - Nov 2018

  Helped lead the school marketing team in developing, planning, and implementing communications, marketing, branding, and advertising strategies across domestic and international markets. Ensured whole school implementation of brand, visual identity, consistency of message, and use of style guides. Chief writer responsible for crafting compelling and engaging content for internal and external audiences. Produced all print and digital publications, including Brewster, the school magazine. Oversaw the CMS, content, and design of school website and managed and evolved Brewster’s social media presence. Managed and creative directed all school professional photography on and off campus and served as in-house photographer and a videographer. Initiated, wrote, and produced popular weekly email campaigns for different constituent groups.Other responsibilities included developing, designing, producing, and organizing marketing collateral and assets such as brochures, fact sheets, digital presentations, table top promotions, and messaging for digital screens. Key member of crisis communications team and other school committees. Proven track record of cultivating and nurturing positive, ongoing relationships with diverse constituents and potential influencers.

• Tennis Coach

  • Mar 2011 - May 2018

  Coached a secondary school girls' junior varsity interscholastic tennis team with a focus on learning and improving tennis skills in a relaxed, fun environment that instilled sportsmanship and a love of the game.



Microsoft Corporation

• Freelance Writer

  • 1996 - 1998

  Wrote stories for Sidewalk, a Microsoft project that covered city-specific events and information. I wrote about recreation facilities, parks, nature centers, and nature preserves in the Washington, D.C. area.



Vector Talent Resources

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Editor

  • 1996 - 1998



IntraActive Inc.

• Communications Director

  • Mar 1996 - Jul 1997

  Managed communications for software development firm, directing client communications from conception to completion; drafted business proposals and articles for IT publications; edited software manuals and help text; contributed talking points for presentations by firm's principals



Freelance Editor/Writer

• Ghost Writer/Editor

  • Mar 1996 - Sep 1996

  Assisted a cadre of IT experts in developing and writing chapters for 900-page book on intranets, Intranets Unleashed, published by Sams Publishing, Macmillan 1996.



International Sleep Products Association (ISPA)

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

• Editor

  • 1995 - 1996

  Managed monthly magazine; responsible for all editorial, including reporting on international industry (traveled to expositions, markets, conferences); researched and reported stories for news section; generated article ideas for feature writers; hired and contracted with freelancers and columnists



National Business Woman magazine

• Editor

  • Jun 1990 - Mar 1995

  Managed, designed, and produced, quarterly magazine; interviewed legislators, cabinet members, lobbyists, and field experts; researched, wrote, and edited articles on policy and equity; responsible for printing/production for all association departments



UCSF Division of Prevention Science

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Assistant

  • Jul 1989 - Mar 1990

  Produced internal publications, edited grant proposals, researched articles for publication