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EDUCATION

 

The Rhode Island School of Design, MFA

The University of Texas at Austin, BA

 

EXPERIENCE

 

2020 – Present  ACN, Inc.
Director, Creative Services, 2025 – Present
Director, Marketing Communications, 2022 – 2025
Senior Marketing Communications Manager, 2020 – 2022

  • Manage In-House Creative Team: Led a multidisciplinary team of writers, designers, translators, videographers, digital marketing managers and product marketing managers to deliver cohesive, brand-aligned content.

  • Marketing Production Lead: Coordinate event strategy with executive leadership and onstage trainers, as well as production teams for seamless execution during quarterly in-person events, ensuring alignment across creative and logistics.

  • Copywriting & Editing: Develop, edit and curate relevant and compelling copy for video and digital marketing campaigns, maintaining brand voice consistency across all media.

  • Email Review & Approval: Oversee and approve marketing opportunity and product email strategy and output to ensure quality and adherence to brand guidelines.

  • Email Campaign Creation and Management: Manage, build, segment, and execute email campaigns in Pardot and Ziplingo, optimizing for engagement and conversions.

  • Creative Review: For each communication, review creative assets and provid creative direction to uphold brand standards and maintain a consistent, compelling brand voice.

  • Executive Communications Lead: Craft communications for executive leadership, aligning executive insights with messaging and corporate goals. Support leadership during monthly ZOOM calls, FB Lives and events.

  • Social Media Strategy & Execution: Lead social media team, creating targeted campaigns, capturing and posting content, and engaging with audiences to grow brand presence.

  • Back Office and Website Optimization: Collaborate with cross functional Salesforce and IT teams to optimize back-office platform and identify opportunities for engagement.

  • Compassionate Team Leader: Lead with a heart for team growth and development aligned with company values.

 

 

2011 – 2020  WorldVentures Holdings, Global Brand Marketing
Senior PR Manager, Communications, 2018 – 2020
Senior Marketing Communications Manager, 2017 – 2018
Manager, Marketing Communications 2016 – 2017
Managing Editor & Brand Storyteller, 2015 – 2016                         
Editor & Supervisor, 2011 – 2015                             

  • Managed content and communication strategies.

  • Supervised content across field and member communications, corporate communications, global events, publications, B2B and B2C tools, executive communications and brand.

  • Created brand story arc and creative path for a diverse family of in-house brands.

  • Managed an in-house marketing communications team that creates digital content, websites, weekly news, promotions, tools, video content, drip campaigns, booklets, blogs and brochures.

  • Created and oversaw brand voice for Representative and member communications.

  • Managed print publications, including event booklets for 10 global events.

  • Managing editor of a bi-monthly 72-page magazine regionalized for North America, Asia-Pacific and EMEA. Manage freelancers and build the magazine from concept to pagination and content to production.

  • Covered 12 international events annually.

  • Wrote executive communications for video, special promotions and keynotes for global events.

  • Contributed to executive social media voice and messaging, including white papers.

  • Wrote and edited magazine articles, video scripts, booklets, special event materials, hot sheet posts, drip campaigns, emails, blogs, ads, brochures, fliers, websites, banner ads, press releases, executive presentations, weekly news and online materials.

 

2007 – 2011  D. Anderson & Company

Publications Coordinator

  • Wrote newsletters, newswires, brochures, print ads, fliers, posters, follow-up mailers, websites, educational booklets, banner ads, press releases, physician letters, white papers and CEU articles.

  • Tracked publications materials from concept to production.

  • Managed materials for translation from source files to press.

  • Team lead on multiple projects.

  • Typeset documents in InDesign, as needed.

  • Updated website content through CMS and posted press releases.

  • Edited and proofread materials.

 

2004 – 2019  Brookhaven College

Adjunct Professor and Visiting Scholar

 

2005 – 2008  The University of Texas at Dallas

Lecturer


2004 – 2005    Cowboys & Indians Magazine

Assistant Editor                     

  • Edited, proofread and fact checked articles.

  • Wrote product articles.

  • Tracked photography and editorial contracts.

  • Managed product for photo shoots, received and shipped merchandise.

  • Assisted with photo shoots.

 

Fall 2005  Navarro College

Adjunct Professor

 

2002 – 2004 University of California Los Angeles

Research Administrator, RCMAR

  • Performed administrative tasks for the Resource Center for Minority Aging Research.

 

2001 – 2002  The Rhode Island School of Design

CE Instructor


1999 – 2001  The Rhode Island School of Design

Staff Writer and Editor

  • Interviewed internationally recognized visiting artists.

  • Wrote articles for the PaintRag newsletter.

   

1997 – 1999  Freelance Copywriter

1996 – 1997  The Neiman Marcus Group

Copywriter

  • Agency copywriter for newspaper, direct mail and catalog (The Book).

 

1994 – 1996  RBMM/The Richard's Group

Copywriter and Proofreader

  • Copywriter and proofreader for national print and packaging campaigns.

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