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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Communications professional with a passion for helping others and building business through strategic marketing efforts. Accomplished over 10 years in the marketing and communications field in varying director and managerial roles. Successfully increased corporate revenue and nonprofit fundraising through creativity, teamwork, volunteer management, research, SEO, social media management, analytics, content creation, branding, and a mixture of traditional and digital marketing.

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Texas) | Master of Art (Master of Arts / MA) in Advertising | June 2010 to August 2011, GPA 3.75 | Teaching Assistant / Graduate Assistant (T.A./G.A.) for Chair of the Department of Advertising (Internship Coordinator)

The University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS) | Advertising (Bachelor of Arts / BA), French (Minor), August 2006 to May 2010 | GPA 3.8 | Studied Abroad in England and France / Interned at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, an Ad Agency, ZOI Greek Directory (top 5 in sales nationally)

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CORE COMPETENCIES
Digital and Social Media Management | Content Creation | Newsletter Design | Event Planning and Budgeting | Fundraising | Communications | Remote Marketing and Collaboration | Disability Advocacy | Global Networking | Press Releases | Writing and Graphic Design | Adobe Creative Suite & Microsoft | Canva | Website Design, Editing, & SEO Management | Volunteer Management | Strategic Project Management | Business and Community Development | Communicating Safety Protocols | Creating Procedure Documents | Creating Trade Show Exhibit Spaces | Effectively Communicate across Departments in the Public and Private Sector | Team Collaboration and Leadership | Project Management | Email Marketing | Data Analysis | Reputation Management

 

LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEERING EFFORTS
Leadership roles and a long list of volunteering experience with various nonprofit organizations impacting local and global needs. Successful fundraising and brand
awareness has been a core component of these efforts. Organizations have included the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, United Way, Junior Auxiliary, and Delta
Gamma, and others.

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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
South West Transit Association (SWTA) Summer University Certificate of Participation, Marketing, Fort Worth, Texas (2024) | Crisis Communication Boot Camp (2023) | Leadership Jackson County Graduate (2013) | Institute for Organization Management (IOM) Graduate (2015) | Dale Carnegie Training Graduate (2013)