Work Experience
June 2016 - December 2024
October 2013 - June 2016
January 2023 - June 2024
July 2005 - August 2009
Senior Director of Communications & Marketing
GlobalGiving​
Led brand strategies that quintupled annual volume from $40 to $100MM for charitable tech platform.
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​Recruited, built, and led a team of 7 award-winning marketers, exceeding goals and establishing critical functions, including advertising, email marketing, graphic design, and PR.
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Established brand as leader in crisis response, developing narrative framework and rapid activation model that earned thousands of annual media citations and grew international grant making by 4,000%.
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Launched GlobalGiving's first content marketing strategy with funding from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, growing demand 183%.
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Developed product and lifecycle marketing plans that boosted ROI by as much as 1,600% and served as cross-functional project manager for 5 departments with staff in multiple countries.
Communications Manager
Tahirih Justice Center
Established communications function from scratch at public policy advocacy and legal services non-profit.
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Led a full brand and website redesign that grew audiences by triple digits.
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Envisioned successful $10MM capital fundraising campaign to expand from three to five national offices.
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Helped pass landmark law against child marriage in the United States, mobilizing more than 128,000 petitioners for the law.
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Assistant Director of Student Media
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Coached dozens of aspiring journalists at a busy public university in the heart of downtown Denver.
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Launched innovative, revenue-generating programs to fund a student-led newsroom.
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Conceptualized and delivered ethics and copyediting courses with high 90% satisfaction scores.
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Secured advertising and underwriting support from local businesses, which grew revenue 18%.
Public Affairs Reporter & Editor
Freedom & Morris Communications
Inspired national coverage of local news and earned multiple awards for enterprise reporting.
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Delivered award-winning coverage of top public research university.
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Promoted to serve as editor for all local news, guiding 10+ reporters covering crimes, court, health, and city government.
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Earned a National Press Club fellowship to study the intersection of journalism and human rights.
Education
January 2020 - April 2020
September 2009 - May 2011
September 2000 - May 2003
Kellogg Executive Education
Certificate in Digital Marketing Strategies
Earned certificate in data, automation, AI, and analytics.
University of Denver
Master's Degree in International and Intercultural Communications
Won National Press Club Fellowship to study the intersection of journalism and human rights around the world.
Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor's Degree in English
Studied literature to understand the power of narratives and story throughout history.
Skills & Volunteering
Skills
Volunteering
Brand strategy
Ethical storytelling
Content strategy
Content management systems
SEO & SEM
Data monitoring & analysis
Integrated digital campaigns
Team building & budgeting
Copywriting & proofreading
Habitat for Humanity | Charlotte, North Carolina
Thangde Gatsal Art Studio & School | Dharamalsa, India
Peace Corps | Dharan, Nepal
Awards & Accolades
2024
2024
2023
2019
2009
Gold Anthem Award in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Fundraising Category
Reloveutionary Leader of the Month
Silver Anthem Award in Humanitarian Action & Services Category
Excellence in Content Marketing Award from the Conference Board
Dennis Feldman Fellowship from the National Press Club