Experience

Waterbury Regional Chamber

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tourism Administrative Director

  • Apr 2020 - Present

• Office Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Present

• Membership Account Executive

  • Jan 2018 - Oct 2018



Heritage Hotel and Conference Center

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR/Social Media Manager

  • Aug 2017 - Jan 2018

• Marketing Manager

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2017

  Develop and implement marketing plan for 163-bed resort-style hotel and conference center; develop and implement social media best practices; manage all aspects of social media for hotel and outlets, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Google+; manage all advertising for hotel, including wedding, dining, health club and spa in digital and print; manage TripAdvisor listing and respond to all guest reviews; designed and maintain responsive website for hotel and all outlets; oversee hotel marketing video production team; support revenue team by maintaining third-party web listings; partner with vendors to design and cost all sales and other hotel collateral; maintain customer database Show less



Barnes & Noble, Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Digital Sales Lead

  • Jul 2010 - Jun 2013

  Created the new digital sales market for Barnes and Noble; managed digital department; created best practices; created and maintained customer database; trained staff in sales and troubleshooting; marketed NOOK devices to schools and businesses. Created the new digital sales market for Barnes and Noble; managed digital department; created best practices; created and maintained customer database; trained staff in sales and troubleshooting; marketed NOOK devices to schools and businesses.



River Glen Health Care Center

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Admissions Coordinator

  • 2006 - 2010

  River Glen HCC is a 120-bed nursing and rehabilitation facility in Southbury. Assisted Admissions Director in all aspects of admissions process to long-term care and rehabilitation center; created yearly business plan; wrote marketing materials; analyzed market share; created and maintained patient and contact databases; helped potential patients and families with the complex admissions process, including Medicare and Medicaid eligibility and medical insurance claims; ensured compliance with state and federal admissions laws. Show less



Prime Publishers

• Editor

  • 2003 - 2006

  Town Times, a weekly newspaper covering Watertown and Oakville. Responsibilities included keeping track of many news stories simultaneously; supervising news staff; creating detailed analysis of budget issues, story selection and staff scheduling. Responsible for copy-editing, content and layout in QuarkXPress. Assisted training in QuarkXPress and NewsEdit systems.

• Editorial Assistant

  • 2000 - 2003

  Voices The Newspaper, a weekly newspaper covering 13 communities in Litchfield, Fairfield and New Haven counties. Responsibilities included proofreading news stories, gathering information, writing news stories and layout in QuarkXPress.



Hometown Publications

• Editor

  • 1999 - 2000

  Valley Gazette, a weekly newspaper covering Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby and Seymour. Responsibilities included writing, approving and proofreading all stories before publication, creating detailed analysis of budget issues and story selection. Responsible for news gathering, copy-editing and layout in Adobe PageMaker.

• Reporter

  • 1997 - 1999

  A group of 10 weekly newspapers covering Fairfield and New Haven counties. Responsible for news gathering, reporting, writing, copy-editing and occasional layout in Adobe PageMaker.



WTNH-TV

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Producer

  • 1993 - 1995

  "ActionNews Morning," a daily one-hour news program and "ActionNews Midday and 5:30," daily half-hour news programs for WTNH-TV. "ActionNews Morning," a daily one-hour news program and "ActionNews Midday and 5:30," daily half-hour news programs for WTNH-TV.