Communications Experience

With over a decade of experience across corporate, small business, nonprofit, and public sectors, my work typically starts the same way. I begin by researching the people and markets I need to reach. From there, I map those ideas into plans, campaigns, and workflows. My goal isn't just to make things look good, it's to set up the shared processes that keep operations running smoothly so teams can keep moving forward seamlessly.

You can view my full career history below, along with a selection of additional projects and campaigns

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Bringing Order to Communications

Hoffman Estates Park District

Streamlined intake, making projects trackable and accountable.

Employee & Community Engagement

IKEA Schaumburg

Using Pinterest to Drive B2B Website Traffic

H2O Waterwalls

Streamlined how we found and educated architects, turning cold traffic into highly qualified project leads.

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Communicating Through Change

Lord + Taylor

Bringing Client Stories to Life

220 Communications

Commercial Campaign Production

American Coach Limousine

Conceived, wrote, and directed a series of regional TV commercials and radio spots

Building a Purpose-Driven Brand

The Crave Truck

Creating a Neighborhood Destination

Villa Caffe- Bella Vista Coffee Inc.

Different organizations.

Different audiences.

One approach.

Community Volunteer Roles

Foodseum

Founded and led a community initiative to create safer routes for students in Mahomet, Illinois.

Collage of photos from a food-themed event at Foodseum in Chicago, including people in food-related costumes, displays, and activities.
  • Developed sponsor pitch decks, media partnerships, and launch communications.

  • Secured media placements that generated public interest and helped launch initial funding.

Safe Routes To School

Led communications and PR strategy for a startup nonprofit museum as the Volunteer Interim Director in Chicago, Illinois.

A collage of images showing children and adults crossing the street, accompanied by characters in chicken costumes handing out signs, during a school event or protest on a residential street with stop signs and parked cars.
  • Built and managed a collaborative team of volunteers and community partners.

  • Developed a five-year action plan, wrote grant applications, and secured over $25,000 in grant funding for the Village of Mahomet.