Professional Experience

Washington, D.C.
(Oct. 2017 – present)

Digital Communications Manager
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)

  • Lead social media strategy and implementation.

  • Write and edit pieces for bimonthly Currents magazine, blog, and e-newsletters.

  • Engage CASE’s diverse, global audiences with strategic and creative online content across platforms.

  • Analyze social and web data to drive content and social strategy.

Washington, D.C.
(April 2015 – Oct. 2017)

Online Communications Specialist, CASE

  • Developed CASE’s first comprehensive social content strategy.

  • Built CASE’s digital presence and online communities.

  • Managed and led award-winning Twitter chats.

  • Wrote for and managed production for blog and e-newsletters.

Alexandria, Virginia
(Aug. 2012 – April 2015)

Associate Writer/Editor & Public Affairs Associate
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)

  • Wrote, edited, and developed articles for Principal magazine (23,000 circulation).

  • Headed editing and production for two monthly e-newsletters.

  • Led social media strategy and implementation.

Alexandria, Virginia
(June 2011 – Aug. 2012)

Project Coordinator, NAESP

  • Edited, designed, and deployed marketing messages and news briefs.

  • Implemented NAESP’s first tracking system for email metrics.

  • Managed marketing projects; designed brochures and web graphics.

Washington, D.C. 
(Sept. 2010 – June 2011)

Interactive Media Intern, National Education Association (NEA)  

  • Wrote weekly stories for NEAToday.org, NEA Today magazine, and Express e-newsletter.

  • Led team for NEA’s first e-book, coordinating production and serving as lead writer.

Rockport, Maine
(Aug. 2009 – July 2010)

Programs Director/AmeriCorps Member, Mainely Girls   

  • Planned the 17th annual Girls’ Conference, drawing over 200 participants.

  • Directed 45 Girl’s Point of View Book Clubs across Maine.

  • Wrote, edited, and designed the organization’s first Book Club Facilitator Handbook.

  • Edited newsletter; wrote grant applications; managed media relations.

Athens, Ohio
(2008 – 2009) 

Editor, Ohio University Libraries   

Assembled, co-edited, and wrote for biannual library magazine, Gatherings.
Managed team of writers, photographers, and researchers.
Edited weekly library newsletter; conducted archival research.

Volunteer Work 

Mentor, Space of Her Own (SOHO) (2012 – present)
Mentor an at-risk middle school student through arts and life skills activities. 

Coach, Girls on the Run (2017)
Led Washington, D.C., team through a 10-week season and culminating 5K run. 

Tutor, George Washington Middle School (2011 – 2012) 
Tutored an eighth grade student each week in language arts.

Writing Workshop Leader, Athens Middle School (2005 – 2009)
Taught weekly writing activities and published literary magazine with students.

Counselor, Leadership Development Center (2004 – 2009)
Worked with Cincinnati middle and high schoolers at Red Cross-sponsored summer program.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Journalism, summa cum laude, 2009
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and Honors Tutorial College, Ohio University
Magazine major, with specializations in English and German

Research

  • “Finding Voices: The Role of Gender in Magazine Nonfiction Writing.” Senior Thesis. Presented at the 2009 Research and Creative Activity Fair in Athens, Ohio.

  • “In the Right Place, at the Right Time with the Right Style: Margaret Bourke-White’s Photographs in Life.” Presented at the 2008 Association of Education in Journalism & Mass Communications Conference in Auburn, Alabama.