Eighteen years of strategic communications across newsroom, chamber and nonprofit work — the short version below, or the full history as a PDF.
Download PDF ↓18Eighteen years of experience spanning newsroom, Chamber of Commerce, and nonprofit communications work.
+20%Grew organization's social media audience 20% year over year, campaign by campaign.
40 yrsBrought 40 years of photo and video archives online with systems implementation.
Experience
Strategic Communications ManagerJune 2021 – Present
LightHawk- Design and implement the organization's strategic communications plan across donor, pilot, partner and board audiences
- Launched a digital asset management system to organize 40 years of photographic and video assets
- Grew social media audience 20% over two years, campaign by campaign
- Produced “Romeo November,” a short film with American Rivers and Trout Unlimited
Director of Government Affairs and CommunicationsAug 2016 – June 2021
Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce- Directed communications and social media strategy for a 1,100-member chamber
- Maintained a working dialogue with elected officials and economic-development leaders
- Produced print, digital and video content and managed member communications
Assistant News EditorApr 2007 – Aug 2016
Ravalli Republic — Hamilton, MT- Edited and laid out daily news, feature, opinion and community content
- Designed special sections and coordinated nightly production with reporters
- Contributed to the paper's social media presence via Facebook, Twitter and blog posts
Adjunct ProfessorAug 2012 – June 2014
Bitterroot College — Hamilton, MT- Taught Public Speaking and Interpersonal Communication to traditional and non-traditional students
- Developed lesson plans, assignments and exams for twice-weekly class meetings
Education
M.S. Public RelationsMontana State University–Billings
B.A. Speech CommunicationMetropolitan State College of Denver
Skills
Public Relations/MarketingStrategic PlanningProject ManagementGovernment Relations/AdvocacySocial Media StrategyAdobe Creative SuiteWordPress & HTML/CSS