Senior Communications Director

• Apr 2017 - Present

Membership and Marketing Director

• Dec 2014 - Jan 2017

Coordinated and led the marketing and social media initiatives designed to grow membership across 5 South Jersey counties served by the council. Developed innovative programs, incentives and budgets. Revamped communication methods. Directly supervised staff of 3 full-time personnel,and managed staff of four plus dozens of volunteers related to to membership growth and marketing initiatives. Coordinated and led the marketing and social media initiatives designed to grow membership across 5 South Jersey counties served by the council. Developed innovative programs, incentives and budgets. Revamped communication methods. Directly supervised staff of 3 full-time personnel,and managed staff of four plus dozens of volunteers related to to membership growth and marketing initiatives.

District Executive

• Jun 2011 - Nov 2014

Specialty Areas: Volunteer Management, Publications Editor, Marketing, Events Planning, Community Relations/Outreach, Public Relations, Fundraising. Manage the Twin Lights District (60 Scouting units; 2,000 Scouts/Volunteers) in Northeastern Monmouth County. Responsible for volunteer management and recruitment, budget development, fundraising, event planning, membership recruitment, conflict resolution, community outreach, volunteer and alumni relations. Edit and produce the "Scouting Trail Newsletter," a quarterly 48-page publication mailed to more than 7,000 volunteers, families,alumni and donors. Manage the Council E-News distribution, website, facebook, calendar, marketing and public relations initiatives. Serve as Council Photographer. Show less

Communications Specialist

• 1997 - 2003

Specialty Areas: Healthcare, Psychology, Sociology, Engineering, Pharmacy. Public relations, local/regional/national media placement, press releases, strategic planning. Wrote articles for Rutgers Focus and Rutgers Magazine. Handled fact gathering and wrote text for brochures. Managed video clip library and coordinated and edited RU Broadcast Highlights videos. Specialty Areas: Healthcare, Psychology, Sociology, Engineering, Pharmacy. Public relations, local/regional/national media placement, press releases, strategic planning. Wrote articles for Rutgers Focus and Rutgers Magazine. Handled fact gathering and wrote text for brochures. Managed video clip library and coordinated and edited RU Broadcast Highlights videos.

Assistant Director of Public Relations

• 1993 - 1997

Specialty Areas: Engineering, Architecture, Liberal Arts, Community Outreach. Public relations, crisis communications, local/regional/national media placement, press releases. Wrote feature articles for NJIT newspaper and alumni publications and created a newsletter for community outreach program. Produced, wrote and hosted "New Jersey The Invention State" cable program. Developed NJIT’s first “Media Expert Guide.” Served as emergency communications coordinator for university HAZMAT team. Show less

Public Relations

• 1990 - 1993

Specialty Areas: Engineering, Liberal Arts, Law, Hotel/Restaurant Management. Public relations, local/regional/national media placement, press releases. Wrote alumni magazine feature articles. Developed and wrote a newsletter for the Chester-Upland School District. Specialty Areas: Engineering, Liberal Arts, Law, Hotel/Restaurant Management. Public relations, local/regional/national media placement, press releases. Wrote alumni magazine feature articles. Developed and wrote a newsletter for the Chester-Upland School District.

News Anchor/Reporter

• 1986 - 1990

Worked as News Anchor and Reporter for several radio stations: WJLK- AM/FM, Asbury Park, NJ WHWH-AM, Princeton, NJ WDEL-AM, Wilmington, Delaware Worked as News Anchor and Reporter for several radio stations: WJLK- AM/FM, Asbury Park, NJ WHWH-AM, Princeton, NJ WDEL-AM, Wilmington, Delaware