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I am a media and marketing professional with more than 20 years of experience in writing, editing, digital content management, e-marketing, project management, staff development and more. I thrive on leveraging my unique skills and experience to further an organization’s mission and creative vision.

Experience

Marketing and
Project Management Consultant

Associations and Small Businesses
2013-Current

  • Create strategies for digital content optimization

  • Develop campaigns for specific marketing goals

  • Lead and implement e-marketing efforts

  • Create/edit content for websites, e-newsletters, digital brochures and more

  • Serve as project manager for cross-divisional campaigns

Website Redesign
Editorial Consultant and
Project Manager

Appraisal Institute
2023

  • Edit 150+ pages of website content to reflect an updated brand while simultaneously working within a site redesign for appraisalinstitute.org

  • Create new content as a primer of the appraisal profession for the general public

  • Identify and implement streamlined processes for content creation and approval

  • Liaise with CEO, VPs and department heads to ensure the transition of critical content to the new site and create a sunset schedule for content to be archived

  • Collaborate with IT team to learn the custom CMS for the site and serve as a conduit between IT and content owners

  • Provide final review of all pages before go-live   

Contract Editor
Forbes Travel Guide
2012-2019

  • Edit hospitality reports for international hotels and resorts in accordance with the Forbes 5-Star Rating System

  • ​Review reports for adherence to evaluation protocols, proper testing of Forbes standards, style, grammar, consistency and brevity

  • ​Serve as the liaison between report evaluators and publishers

Editorial Consultant
Consumer Publications and Trade Organizations
2008-2016

  • Edit and manage content for blogs and websites, maintaining brand consistency

  • Write and edit feature articles for consumer and trade publications​

  • Conceptualize and maximize content for digital issues

Project Management Consultant
American College of Healthcare Executives
2012-2013

  • Lead team members through a website redesign for the association

  • Work with project team to create and maintain a realistic budget​

  • Assist project managers in unifying the team, creating feasible timelines,and identifying and assigning tasks

  • Coach team members through an RFP process and assist in choosing a vendor to implement the redesign

Senior Web Editor
American College of Healthcare Executives
2009-2012

  • Oversee all content on ache.org

  • Manage the budget for two cost centers within the editorial and IT divisions and serve as the liaison between these divisions

  • Oversee all e-communications, including emails, e-newsletters and e-marketing campaigns for audiences of up to 40,000 members

  • Spearhead the association’s social media strategy

  • Lead all mobile efforts, including the creation of a mobile site and the development of an app for the annual conference

Editor in Chief
LAKE Magazine
2007-2009

  • Manage editorial/design relations, full-time editorial staff, and a freelance staff of more than 15 writers

  • Assign and edit all magazine content, review overall layout before print

  • Oversee the budget for the editorial and art departments and coordinate with sales staff and publisher

Senior Editor
BNP Media/Stagnito Communications
2006-2007

  • Write cover and feature articles and edit copy for a monthly trade publication in the food and beverage sector

  • Assist with production issues such as ad placements

  • Oversee production associated with the weekly e-newsletter

Freelance Writer/Columnist
Various National Publications
2003-2006

  • Pitch and write articles for consumer and trade publications

Education

Master of Science in Journalism, Magazine Publishing Sequence

Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill.
2005 - 2006

 

Bachelor of Arts, Writing Seminars (Creative and Nonfiction Writing); Minor in Mathematics

The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Md.
2000 - 2004

Platforms

  • Custom and Standard CMS Platforms, including WordPress, Wix, Joomla and More

  • Mailchimp, Constant Contact and other Automated Email Marketing Platforms

  • Social Media Platforms, including scheduling tools like Hootsuite and Post Planner

  • Google Apps, including Analytics 4 and Ads

  • Adobe Suite, including Acrobat, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Stock and Dreamweaver

  • ChatGPT/MyGPT, Claude, Dall-E and other AI Solutions

Recent Professional Development

6-Week Leadership Development Program with Executive Coach Nicol Watson​

Spring 2025

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  • An immersive, online program with weekly training, co-working and feedback sessions

  • Topics included crafting executive roundtables, designing magnetic experiences, building power networks, mastering effective and efficient communication strategies, and more

  • Weekly workbook assignments with incorporated AI prompts

  • Inspiring collaboration with fellow leaders in the program

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