Experience

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  Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation

  • Canada
  • Fundraising
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Manager, marketing and communications

    • Jan 2023 - Present

  • Senior Communications Advisor

    • Apr 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Communications Advisor, Family Program

    • Jun 2018 - May 2022

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  Covenant Foundation

  • Edmonton

  • Communications and Events Coordinator

    • Feb 2014 - Jun 2018
    • Edmonton

    My role as the Communications and Events Coordinator at Covenant Foundation has positioned me as the Foundation’s liaison to the public as well as to Covenant Health staff members. Being primarily responsible for the planning and execution of various Foundation events, including our first annual Donor Appreciation Event, Vegreville Radiothon and the Annual Everyone’s A Winner Charity Golf Tournament, I have been instilled the invaluable experience of planning both recognition events as well as dynamic large-scale fundraising events. Through the promotion of Third Party Event fundraising along with various volunteer opportunities to the public, I have assisted with the establishment of the Caritas Foundation as being a hospital charity of choice within the Edmonton region. Along with my various other duties, I am responsible for the implementation of our bi-weekly Staff Lottery draw. This role has allowed me to further refine my strong communication and event planning skills while nourishing my passion for non-profit work and community engagement.

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  Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

  • Edmonton, Canada Area

  • Marketing and Communications Coordinator

    • Mar 2013 - Mar 2014
    • Edmonton, Canada Area

    Through my role at the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, I have been able to further develop my communications and marketing skills and expand my event planning experience while working at one of Canada’s most recognizable charitable organizations. Assisting with the successful planning, marketing and execution of various events across three provinces has not only strengthened my project management skills, but also help to further develop my ability to build relationships and work with a wide range of individuals from volunteers to media personalities and beyond.

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  Citadel Theatre

  • Marketing Associate

    • Sep 2011 - Mar 2013

    While at the Citadel Theatre/Robbins Academy, I was able to refine my communications, marketing and event planning skills in a not-for-profit setting. I was responsible for marketing various productions while being the primary marketing associate for the Robbins Academy and the Citadel’s Beyond the Stage series. While attending to the needs of the Robbins Academy, I was solely responsible for the implementation of the Citadel’s social media presence, dramatically growing the engaged audience on both Facebook and Twitter. Along with marketing, I had the invaluable experience of assisting with the planning and execution of various special events, including opening night pre and post-show receptions, donor appreciation events and more.

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  Universal Music Group

  • Lifestyle Marketing Representative

    • Jul 2007 - Jul 2012

    As a Sales and Lifestyle Marketing Representative with Universal Music, I was been vital in marketing Universal artists towards their key unique demographics. Through a variety of tactics; including social media, print, street advertising and various special events, I have aided with the success of many artists in the Edmonton market and beyond.

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  SEE Magazine

  • Promotions

    • 2007 - 2011

    Through my role at SEE Magazine, I have not only been able to refine my communication skills, but I also have had the opportunity to further develop my marketing skills and experiences. In addition to my promotional and marketing work, I positively contributed to the paper as a whole through my many other contributions, including developing content, styling photo shoots, advertising sales, sponsorship development, assisting with the design of clients’ advertisements, and more. Not only was I solely responsible for the creation of the promotions and marketing department, but through the use of Twitter, I single handedly propelled SEE Magazine’s social networking status as prominent fixture in Edmonton’s online alternative community.

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  Edmonton Sun

  • Edmonton, Canada Area

  • Online Editor

    • May 2007 - May 2008
    • Edmonton, Canada Area

    As an Online Editor at the Edmonton Sun I was responsible for monitoring and updating the website with relevant and interesting content throughout my shift. I was also responsible for updating the website each night to ensure the content was fresh and engaging to our readers. During daily news meetings, I would report to the other editors what was happening on the website while paying close attention to what stories were breaking and deserved most of my attention. I was also responsible for creating online photo galleries, compiling daily poll results and assisting in the development of the next day's news, entertainment and sports polls.