TOP SKILLS
CONTENT
Website and blog content
Website and blog content
Feature writing
Speeches and presentations
Marketing collateral
Social media content
Digital photography
PLANNING
Business objectives
Audience insights
SWOT analysis
Positioning
Communications plan
Metrics and evaluation
Business objectives
Audience insights
SWOT analysis
Positioning
Communications plan
Metrics and evaluation
ADMINISTRATION
Project management
Budgets
Media relations
Event management
Personnel supervision
Issues management
Project management
Budgets
Media relations
Event management
Personnel supervision
Issues management
EXPERIENCE
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Communications Specialist
University of Minnesota, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Minneapolis, MN
1/2023 - present
Career Break/Personal Goal
DIY Home and Garden Improvements
Minnetonka, MN
6/2022 – 12/2022
Sr. Manager, Innovation Marketing, Communications and Events
University of Southern California, Stevens Center for Innovation
Los Angeles, CA (worked remotely from Minnesota beginning in June 2020)
3/2018 – 6/2022
Director of Communications
University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Affairs
Denver, CO
12/2014 – 3/2018
Co-Owner
Merritt Strategic Communications, LLC
Minnetonka, MN
7/2014 – 1/2015
Senior Director for Advancement and External Affairs
University of Minnesota, School of Public Health
Minneapolis, MN
4/2013 – 6/2014
Director of Communications and Business Relations
University of Minnesota, Office of Vice President for Research
Minneapolis, MN
1/2008 – 4/2013
Owner
White Pine Public Relations
Minnetonka, MN
4/2007 – 1/2008
Senior Counselor and Chair, Outdoor and Leisure Industry Group
Carmichael Lynch Spong Public Relations (now Carmichael Lynch Relate)
Minneapolis, MN
1/2005 – 4/2007
Additional experience in public relations agency, e-commerce startup and commodities manufacturer
Minneapolis, MN
1994 – 2004