Experience

Avesta Housing

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Manage messaging across multiple platforms to broaden awareness of agency’s mission and increase visibility across key internal and external audiences. Create and distribute multimedia communications deliverables, including press releases, e-newsletters, social media and website content, audiovisuals, and annual reports. Assist in reputation management, crisis communications, media relations, and oversight of communications materials as needed to ensure compliance with company style and best practices. Show less



Konbit Sante Cap-Haitien Health Partnership

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Coordinator

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2021

  Handled communications across all platforms for 501(c)(3) non-profit, which partners with the Haitian Ministry of Health and four health-care facilities in the Greater Cap-Haitien area to improve access to and increase quality of health care with maximum local direction and support. Coordinated media relations, community outreach, social media, and traditional and web-based communications. Provided expertise and support to board of directors, advisors, partners, and volunteers. Crafted and disseminated public relations and marketing deliverables (press releases, newsletters, photos, annual reports, videos, eblasts, social media posts, etc.). Show less



Friends of Fort Williams Park

• United States
• Recreational Facilities

• Marketing/Public Relations Committee Chair I Board of Directors Member

  • Jun 2017 - Feb 2020

  Supervised all marketing and public relations activity for 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to providing and preserving Fort Williams Park, home of the Portland Head Light lighthouse and one of the most-visited tourist attractions in Maine. Headed nine-person marketing/PR committee; directed promotional campaigns; served as media liaison for TV, web, radio and print; wrote and distributed press releases and email marketing deliverables; wrote content for advertising materials (e.g., brochures, donor appeals, annual reports, direct mailers, posters, etc.); managed social media sites; created and edited content for website; shot photos for use in marketing campaigns; co-planned fundraisers and park events; and represented organization at trade shows and other community functions. Show less



Straive

• Singapore
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editorial Project Manager

  • Jun 2017 - Jul 2018

  Managed projects for clients worldwide as part of production team for international company providing data development and business support services, with an emphasis on medical, technical, and graduate-level academic products. Provided hands-on editing and coding for physical and digital platforms, tailoring each product to meet the client’s needs. Managed projects for clients worldwide as part of production team for international company providing data development and business support services, with an emphasis on medical, technical, and graduate-level academic products. Provided hands-on editing and coding for physical and digital platforms, tailoring each product to meet the client’s needs.



Rod Harmon Public Relations

• Portland, Maine Area

• Marketing and Public Relations Consultant

  • Jan 2015 - Jul 2018

  Composed and edited marketing deliverables for print, web, and social media for non-profits and businesses throughout Maine. Provided expertise in marketing, media relations, public relations, social media strategy, and SEO/SEM. Wrote press releases, blogs, PSAs, websites, and social media posts. Created audiovisual content for print and online, including photos, magazine and newspaper articles, brochures, pamphlets, graphics, and PowerPoint presentations. Designed communications and social media strategies catered to clients' needs and measured results of effectiveness using web-based tools. Copyedited marketing materials, RFPs, annual statements, and guides for mathematics teachers at the middle- and high-school levels. Show less



Journal Tribune

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Editor

  • Dec 2015 - Oct 2016

  Lead editor in charge of content for print, digital, and mobile devices. Supervised writers, editors, designers, and freelancers. Developed new print products and implemented quality control procedures. Designed daily pages and special sections. Maintained website content, social media pages, and user-generated content. Wrote weekly business column and occasional news articles. Lead editor in charge of content for print, digital, and mobile devices. Supervised writers, editors, designers, and freelancers. Developed new print products and implemented quality control procedures. Designed daily pages and special sections. Maintained website content, social media pages, and user-generated content. Wrote weekly business column and occasional news articles.



MaineToday Media

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

• Senior Editor and Manager

  • Dec 2007 - Jan 2015

  Created and managed print, web, and social media content for largest news media company in Maine. Managed financial budgets, internal communications, and public outreach initiatives. Led Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram Features staff to national awards three times in five years. Spearheaded redesign of weekly entertainment magazine, increasing year-over-year ad revenue by 46 percent. Developed social media strategies and targeted audience campaigns spanning multiple platforms. Created and managed print, web, and social media content for largest news media company in Maine. Managed financial budgets, internal communications, and public outreach initiatives. Led Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram Features staff to national awards three times in five years. Spearheaded redesign of weekly entertainment magazine, increasing year-over-year ad revenue by 46 percent. Developed social media strategies and targeted audience campaigns spanning multiple platforms.