Professional Profile
Highly motivated, creative professional with strong visual, written and verbal communications skills. Passionate interest in design and non-profit marketing and communications.
Experience
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, Commmunications Coordinator
• Provide marketing support for NRAEF Programs and Events including concept
collaboration, design and distribution, and identifying new market channels and vehicles
to promote and enhance NRAEF programs and events
• Writing, designing, and developing event themes and promotional materials, including;
invitations, house ads, email blasts, and other materials
• Collaborating and developing marketing materials to promote NRAEF programs,
specifically as it relates to social media and website enhancements
Lincoln Park Zoo, Freelance Public Relations
• Volunteering to partner with the Director of Public Relations with all promotions and
marketing
• Assisting with media research, strategic fundraising marketing, press releases,
press conferences, media interviews, and event media placements
Ketchum PR Corporate, Public Relations
• Assist the Ketchum Corporate practice with public relations for clients in the healthcare,
pharrmaceuticals, automotive, and financial industries
• Extensive pitching to consumer, trade, and online media for key clients resulting in
placement in national trade, consumer, and online publications as well as secured desk-
side interviews with client experts
• Effectively deliver media monitoring to multiple clients on daily basis
• Compile media lists, editorial calendars, and update contact sheets and client databases
• Write press releases material, media alerts, full articles, pitches and communications
Key Accounts: Hospira, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, University of Kansas Hospital,
Zounds Hearing, Press Ganey, International Truck & Engine, Thornburg Mortgage
The Walt Disney Company, Research Analyst
• Monitored, researched and analyzed labor data for existing and new markets
• Designed and presented executive summaries of Labor Relations developments and
implications to Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in Florida, California and internationally
• Created daily media list distributions and utilized findings for collective bargaining
negotiations and notifications to Disney Executives
• Additional Projects include: United Way Campaign Advocate, Disney VoluntEAR
Coordinator, Cross-U Participant, Event Committee Member
Internship Experiences
• The Walt Disney Company, Human Resouces Professional Intern
• McCann Erickson, Copywrite and Art Direction Intern
• Ohio State University, Pan-Hellenic Director of Public Relations
• Mills-James Productions, Production Assistant
Education
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts Degree in English with a Theatre minor
Bath Spa University, Bath, England
British Literature and Theatre study abroad program
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Summer Program at the Journalism Institute, Television Production and News Reporting
The American School in Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland
International Studies and Language Summer Program, Spanish
Memberships, Awards and Recognition
• Interrnational Foodservice Editorial Council Member
• PRSA, Public Relations Society of America,
Member of the Chicago Chapter
• Young Non-Profit Professionals Network,
Member of the Chicago Chapter
• Dean's List, The Ohio State University
• Upper Arlington Civic Association College Scholarship
Highly selective scholarship based on school and community involvement
• Senior Class President, Kappa Kappa Gamma
Elected by chapter to represent the senior class in all Chapter Council business
• National Convention Representative, Kappa Kappa Gamma
Nominated to represent local chapter in voting and leadership workshops at the National
Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah
Technical Skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Go Publish Web
Content Editing, Basic HTML code, SAP, PeopleSoft, Recruitment Solutions, Cision, Factiva,
Constant Contact, Burrelles-Luce
• Conversational in Spanish (Reading, Writing and Speaking)
