PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director of Development and Corporate Communications
Director of Design and Production
KCI Communications, Falls Church, Va. (www.kciinvesting.com)
Served as director for $12-million publishing company including domestic and international investing, lifestyle and specialty food divisions.
Full responsibility for all aspects of multimedia product development from concept to marketplace including budgeting, scheduling and managing office operations. Led creative teams of editors, designers and marketers as well as technical teams of service providers, contractors and vendors. Created and directed strategies to build alliances for partnerships, public relations and promotional opportunities. Initiated and developed proposals, contracts and accountability reports for senior management.
Key Achievements
- Directed publisher’s transition from five print newsletters to a multimedia news service with a profitable expanded line of more than 20 products and sites.
- Developed and implemented brand identity and consistent style guidelines for all products and services.
- Conceptualized and directed new webinar product line, which resulted in $15k revenue within first two weeks of launch.
- Developed and executed online partnership strategy, which resulted in 600 e-mail newsletter signups within first quarter and 5,000 new leads within first year.
- Created company-wide online schedule and tracking system for projects, services and promotions.
- Increased membership attendance by 33 percent at trade shows within first six months, and created new revenue stream with a trade-show sales and promotional strategy.
- “Best Financial-Advisory Product” awarded multiple years for Personal Finance from the Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA).
Director of Communications
American Institute of Architecture Students, Washington, DC
Full responsibility for all editorial, technical and promotional materials for national association
Assistant Director of Communications
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, Washington, DC
Produced editorial and technical materials for national association
Press Assistant
Office of U.S. Representative Wes Watkins (D-Ok), Washington, DC
Wrote and managed press distribution
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCE
Events and Publicity Coordinator, Webmaster
Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Sacred Arts Festival, a month of visual, performance and educational events
Events and Publicity Coordinator, Newsletter Editor, Curator
Del Ray Artisans, a nonprofit arts organization in Alexandria, Va. (www.thedelrayartisans.org)
Published Poet, Professional and Community Workshops and Readings
Visions International, Washington DC; Live Wire Press, Charlottesville, Va.; Playhouse Poets, Harrisonburg, Va.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Association Media and Publishing http://associationmediaandpublishing.org/
The nonprofit professional society serving association and society publications and their staffs
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Communications
Concentration in political science and international relations
William Woods University, Fulton, Mo.
editorial planning. 
