Experience

Messenger Eagle Communications

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Supervisor and Division Copywriter

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Manage, grow, and retain accounts; lead client relationships and meetings; manage projects from onboarding to campaign execution, monitoring, reporting, renewal, and inactive outreach; represent clients and their business objectives, industry trends, business models, customer journeys, KPIs, and pain points. Supervise accounts for the division; determine sales estimates and monitor budgets; provide training and coaching to new members of the team; serve as internal liaison among other departments and teams included in all client projects; draft Proposals, Statements of Work, and Creative Briefs; create and design slide decks for sales and reporting presentations; create copy, provide editing, and supervise all client organic social content for the division.



Saint Mary's Press

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

• Ministry Care Team Lead

  • 2018 - Nov 2021

  An engaged member of the leadership team, creatively and strategically offered support to professionals in ministry within Catholic parish and school settings, having provided effective, researched-based published and digital materials, and training for ministry, supporting the LaSallian charism, and driving business.Spearheaded the content development of a highly successful hybrid program for online and in-person formation for middle school youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.Drove and oversaw various tasks, projects, and group work. Assisted professionals in strengthening their ministry to better accompany children, teens, and their families through Catholic education, catechesis, and comprehensive ministry. Regional and national workshop presenter.

• National Sales Consultant

  • 2017 - 2018

  Drove sales within a territory setting and assisted professionals in strengthening their ministry to better accompany children, teens, and their families through Catholic education, catechesis, and comprehensive ministry.



Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Maine

• Portland, ME

• Diocesan Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry

  • Sep 2015 - Nov 2017

  Ministered to and with adolescents, and adult youth ministers, through the creation and coordination of diocesan events, retreats, institutes and training, with a strong focus on strengthening the incorporation of young people into the life and mission of the Church at the parish level. Ministered to and with adolescents, and adult youth ministers, through the creation and coordination of diocesan events, retreats, institutes and training, with a strong focus on strengthening the incorporation of young people into the life and mission of the Church at the parish level.



RCL Benziger, a Kendall Hunt Company

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

• Senior Regional Sales Representative

  • 2012 - Aug 2015

  Served Catholic parishes and schools in meeting their catechetical needs through lead generation and seeing them through the sales process, as well as providing consultation and training. I managed a territory spanning 16 dioceses across the eastern U.S, provided timely reports, assessed the needs of both customer and prospect, and matched the best resources and materials for the sale. Responsible for achieving a yearly revenue goal. Partnered with (arch)diocesan staffs to help meet the needs of those they serve by providing and presenting workshops, presentations, in-services and training to catechists, directors of religious education, Catholic school principals and to teachers of religion.

• Sales Representative

  • 2006 - 2012

  Served all Catholic parishes and schools within a territory spanning 6 (arch)dioceses, managed accounts via outbound sales, provided reports, responsible for meeting sales goals, actively assessed needs of customer and prospect, partnered with (arch)diocesan staffs to provide and present workshops, presentations, in-services and training for ministry and for the practical use of materials, and contributed in writing monthly catechetical newsletters.



HemaCare Corporation, a Charles River Company

• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• New England Regional Manager for Recruitment

  • 2003 - 2006

  Managed the outside sales recruitment teams of 4 respective New England blood donor centers and the respective, small, insides sales call centers for in-center blood and platelet donation, contracted with Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. Directed outside sales recruitment teams to partne with local businesses and organizations to form, educate and lead the company's or organization's event team to organize on-site blood drives and recruit elegible donors. During my tenure, I successfully grew all 4 blood donor programs, exceeding past collections and establishing new goals. Coordinated all local marketing and PR efforts, and maintained strong partnerships with local hospital clientele. Provided weekly collections reports and strategies, worked in conjunction with HR for to manage employment processes for recruitment team positions, and worked closely and collaboratively with the Director of Operations.



St. Mary Parish, Chelmsford, MA

• Director for Ministry for Youth

  • 2000 - 2003

  Responsible for the oversight and direction of all aspects of ministry for younger and older adolescents of the parish (approximately 1200 in number), grades 7-12. Areas included catechesis, sacramental preparation, community outreach, Habitat for Humanity service trips, retreats, fundraising, program creation and execution. I recruited, trained and managed 90+ catechist and adult volunteers each year, and retreat teams of both youth and adults. I served as a member of the Parish Council at the personal appointment of the pastor, as well as an active and participating team member of the parish staff of 10 professionals serving in various capacities. Because of my extensive ministerial background, I served as a presenter and catechist to the catechumenate. I, also, partnered with staff members in assisting within other areas of ministry, such as liturgical ministry (music, liturgy preparation, liturgical ministry training) and children's ministry (Vacation Bilble School coordination and presentation).



Diocese of Burlington

• Diocese of Burlington, VT

• Director of Youth Ministry

  • 1996 - 2000



St. Mary Parish

• Wells, ME

• Pastoral Associate

  • 1994 - 1996



St. Louis Parish

• Fort Kent, ME

• Director of Youth Ministry

  • 1992 - 1994