Experience

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  Maine Community College System

  • United States

  • Workforce Development Coordinator

    • Feb 2022 - Present
    • United States

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  TranscribeMe

  • Remote

  • Freelance Transcriptionist

    • Jul 2020 - Present
    • Remote

    Provide accurate transcription of voice recordings ranging from affidavits to market researchProofread and edit Automated Speech Recognition transcripts

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  Maine Resilience Building Network

  • Development and Communications Director

    • Feb 2021 - Feb 2022

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  Jobs for Maine's Graduates

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Project Manager

    • Aug 2018 - Jun 2020

    Served as Project Manager for Aspire Gorham, a community-wide initiative to encourage and support all students in career exposure, exploration and experiences. Funded by the MELMAC Education Foundation. In this role, I created innovative student-driven career events, with a focus on hands-on engagement driven by student interest and input.

  • Grant Coordinator

    • Aug 2013 - Aug 2018

    Served as liaison between JMG and Portland's three public high schools to facilitate systems changes under a multi-year grant from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation.Managed multi-million dollar grant budget while maintaining a focus on the needs of students, teachers and administrators.

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  NEWS CENTER Maine Media | WCSH 6 & WLBZ 2

  • United States
  • Advertising Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • News Director

    • 2008 - 2012

    Managed staff of 62 in newsrooms at NBC affiliates WCSH (Portland, Maine) and WLBZ (Bangor, Maine). Responsible for strategic and long-range planning as well as daily news operations. Also recruiting, hiring, talent development, coaching, social media strategy and implementation. Responsible for all news content on all platforms (broadcast, web, mobile).

  • Managing Editor

    • 2003 - Sep 2008

    Managed all aspects of coverage and content generation for all platforms. Planned and oversaw production of in-depth series of stories for ratings periods. Planned and oversaw coverage of scheduled events (Elections, Red Sox championship parade, Base Realignment and Closure process).Managed news staff of +50 journalists.

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  WPTZ-TV

  • Executive Producer

    • 2000 - 2003

    Oversaw editorial process from story idea to newscast production. Managed daily newsroom operations (35 employees). Responsible for long-range planning of news and special events (Discover Jazz Festival, political debates). Wrote and edited scripts.

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  WGME

  • Producer - Newscasts and Special Projects

    • 1993 - 2000

    Produced daily newscast (selected stories, coordinated with field crews, wrote copy, selected graphics, etc).Produced other local programming: ~ Healthy for Life (quarterly medical info show) ~ Kim Block's Maine Profiles ~ Mainers of the Millennium

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  WPTZ

  • Plattsburgh, New York

  • Producer

    • 1986 - 1993
    • Plattsburgh, New York

    WPTZ's first news producer!Produced two newscasts a day, as well as extended election coverage, breaking news (historic flooding in Montpelier, the death of Vermont Governor Richard Snelling) and special projects.