Experience

Environmental Law Institute

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Communications

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  • Establish, maintain, and develop an external communications strategy for the organization, working with the President and Executive Team; • Lead the creation of all ELI communications, ensuring consistency with organizational values and brand identity; • Establish and drive multi-channel communications strategies for ELI events, publications, projects, and programs; • Advise and help guide development of targeted outreach and communication plans for specific initiatives; • Manage Communications team; • Develop, implement, and evaluate success of external communication strategies; • Manage and strengthen media relations and serves as point of contact for media inquiries; • Oversee and/or contribute to the creation of ELI’s digital, video, audio, and print content, including podcasts, social media, brochures, video, and our annual report; • Oversee advertisement creation and placement; and • Attend major ELI events where press likely to be present. Show less



Lvl Up

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Founder

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  Consulting, various partners. Some example projects include: •Strong, Prosperous, And Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC): Creating and managing communication campaigns; Developing and managing content for the SPARCC blog •Workforce Accelerator Fund: building billing systems, knowledge-sharing structures, and delivering a toolkit for US Job Centers •Forte Labs: Organizing, planning and facilitating staff retreat; coaching founder to increase revenue and impact; re-launching and running consulting arm of Forte Labs. Show less



Low Income Investment Fund

• United States
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Program Officer (SPARCC)

  • Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Create and continuously adapt strategic communication plan.• Lead and manage the communication team to execute strategic communicationplan.• Incorporate racial equity practices into team management and all contentcreation.• Manage SPARCC’s digital presence, including managing and creating contentfor the website, resource library, blog and social media, and creation of monthlynewsletters.• Work closely with Policy and Climate teams to craft policy recommendations,papers, and messaging.• Monitor upcoming policy proposals to draft analysis and relevantcommunications plans.• Launched SPARCC's Policy Platform, Pathways to Community Prosperity, in2021 with sections dedicated to climate and urban greening policies.• Created a strategic comment and communications plan for upcomingCommunity Reinvestment Act (CRA) comment period.• Provided strategic thinking and communications support prior to NEPA andAFFH notice of proposed rulemaking. Show less

• SPARCC Communications Officer

  • Aug 2018 - Apr 2022

  Strategic Marketing & Communications· Work with the SPARCC communication team to develop and execute a strategic communications plan that advances SPARCC’s values, raises its profile and promotes the initiative and national and regional partners· Create, edit and dissemination of compelling communications pieces, including marketing materials, fact sheets and presentations· Collaborate closely with national and regional partners to convene communications working group to leverage extended communications networks· Project manage high-profile communications campaigns around events and select initiative milestones· Manage SPARCC’s digital presence, including managing and creating content for the website, blog and social media· Execute a media relations strategy for SPARCCProgram Administrative Duties· Project manage the SPARCC grant application process· Process and track grant agreements and payments, assist with grant reporting and compliance· Prepare materials for meetings, take and write up notes, help plan and execute events· Manage contracts and budgets for consultants· Research and write materials and reports as needed· Support SPARCC grant management activities, including providing input on grant reports and board updates Show less



FeelGood

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

• Operations Director

  • Aug 2015 - Apr 2018

  FeelGood is a youth leadership program addressing the systemic causes of humanity’s most pressing challenges. Students form strong communities of practice where they run a social enterprise—a grilled cheese deli—to raise money to address these challenges while educating the public on our collective responsibility to respond. In the process students gain critical business, leadership and teamwork skills that serve them throughout their lives. 100 percent of what students raise is invested in the Commitment 2030 Fund - comprised of four partner organizations that align themselves with the UN's Global Goals for sustainability development (SDGs). FeelGood has mobilized over $1.8 million for the end of extreme poverty and engaged over 200,000 people in changemaking conversations.• Accountable for all day-to-day operations, including: manage donor and contact database, administer all technical platforms, create and maintain budgets, accounting, innovate processes or systems• Lead various groups of volunteers to fulfill strategic vision• Empower and support the leadership of young adults distributed broadly across North America• Build processes and systems to improve organizational efficiency and agility Show less

• Annual Leadership Conference Logistics Lead

  • May 2015 - Aug 2017

  • Led planning process for an average of 75 attendees per conference• Supervised and trained on-the-ground staff during conference• Facilitated multiple schedules• Presented self-generated and co-created content• An average of 90% of participants indicated the experience was "Transnational" or "Amazing" each year



Danish Refuge Council

• Dushanbe, Tajikistan

• Project Intern

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

  • Researched fundraising opportunities • Wrote and assisted in writing project proposals • Produced a number of original, informational documents for use • Worked with both refugee and protection issues • Researched fundraising opportunities • Wrote and assisted in writing project proposals • Produced a number of original, informational documents for use • Worked with both refugee and protection issues



Bactria Cultural Center

• Dushanbe, Tajikistan

• English Second Language Teacher

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

  Supplied students with specialized English courses focused primarily on law and rule of law, as a part of the US Embassy Justice Reform Program. Supplied students with specialized English courses focused primarily on law and rule of law, as a part of the US Embassy Justice Reform Program.



Cada Pools and Spas

• St. Charles, IL

• Assistant Store Manager

  • May 2006 - Aug 2011

  • Answered phone calls and provided either technical or customer support • Advised customers on an individual basis to provide them with services, supplies or methods to run their pools properly • Data entry including, but not limited to, creating customer databases and creating large purchase orders • Trained and onboarded new employees. • Answered phone calls and provided either technical or customer support • Advised customers on an individual basis to provide them with services, supplies or methods to run their pools properly • Data entry including, but not limited to, creating customer databases and creating large purchase orders • Trained and onboarded new employees.