Experience

Eureka Springs Hospital

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

• Marketing Director

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  • Schedule Covid vaccine clinics • Photograph staff and events • Plan community events, including the People and Pets Vaccine Clinic with Good Shepherd Humane Society and the Earth Day Celebration with Eureka Springs Community Center • Write various press releases and send to newspapers • Attend Eureka Springs Rotary Club and Holiday Island Rotary Club meetings weekly • Chair the Carroll County Hometown Health Coalition • Call ER patients to assess the quality of their care • Create and send a monthly newsletter of hospital happenings Show less



Carroll County Newspapers

• Special Publications Director and Associate Editor

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2022

  • Managed all special publications including Eureka Springs Visitor, Currents Magazine, HIlights Magazine and three Newcomers guides• Worked with editorial team to create content for all special publications• Coordinated schedule for online and print versions of Eureka Springs Visitor • Developed relationships with the community to inform content and make all publications more profitable• Approved media kits for the sales team• Worked with graphic designer to develop social media ad campaigns • Continued executing all duties as associate editor • Coordinated summer internship program and essay contest on texting while driving Show less

• Associate Editor

  • Mar 2016 - Oct 2022

  • Plan, assign and create the content for the Lovely County Citizen, a weekly newspaper• Contribute a weekly column and other stories to Carroll County News, a newspaper that runs twice a week• Edit stories for the Lovely County Citizen and Carroll County News as needed• Edit community calendar, police logs and press releases• Work on page design when needed• Cover beats like city council and school board, as well as feature stories• Manage social media and website updates• Build sustainable relationships in the community so that the paper reflects the people who live in Eureka Springs Show less

• Reporter

  • Jul 2014 - Mar 2016

  • Interviewed people, researched topics and wrote articles based on this information• Wrote various copy, including jail logs, police logs and engagement announcements • Organized and edited the community calendar online and in print, as well as faith briefs and press releases• Attended monthly meetings and other events• Managed social media updates• Built sustainable relationships in the community so that the paper reflects the people who live in Carroll County



The Highlander Newspaper

• Batesville, Ark.

• Editor-in-Chief

  • Aug 2012 - May 2014

  • Spearheaded a return to printing tabloid style after years of online only and Microsoft Publisher-based issues • Tripled number of writers and editors on staff • Established a new system involving multiple section editors as well as managing and senior editors • Supervised the creation of a website meant to complement the print editions of the paper, leading to a more rapid newsroom • Promoted the newspaper on all social media • Launched return to advertising, both in print and online • Edited 15-20 stories weekly • Designed issues of the paper on InDesign Show less



Lyon College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Communications Office

  • Jan 2011 - May 2014

  • Interviewed people in-person and by phone or email; wrote associated stories • Created press releases for the college, including alumni news and scholarship announcements • Scanned local newspapers; clipped and archived stories that mentioned Lyon College • Wrote and helped edit stories for the bi-yearly Lyon College magazine, The Piper • Work has been published in the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette and Batesville Daily Guard • Interviewed people in-person and by phone or email; wrote associated stories • Created press releases for the college, including alumni news and scholarship announcements • Scanned local newspapers; clipped and archived stories that mentioned Lyon College • Wrote and helped edit stories for the bi-yearly Lyon College magazine, The Piper • Work has been published in the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette and Batesville Daily Guard



SERVPRO

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing Assistant

  • May 2010 - Jul 2010

  • Provided administrative support for busy office, including answering phones, completing paperwork, and organizing and updating relevant files • Created promotional packages of ServPro products and distributed them throughout city • Provided administrative support for busy office, including answering phones, completing paperwork, and organizing and updating relevant files • Created promotional packages of ServPro products and distributed them throughout city