OBJECTIVE
Specialized position where I can provide strategic communications consultation and high-quality creative output.
WORK HISTORY
2008-present · Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
Communications Director
- Work closely with a small team to advocate for the protection of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and its ecosystem
- Develop messaging and communications strategies
- Edit and manage production of quarterly eight-page two-color print newsletter to approximately 3,500 recipients
- Write, edit and send monthly e-mail newsletter to approx. 2,800 subscribers
- Completely redesigned website and implemented content management system
- Regularly update website content and perform maintenance and upgrades on design and functionality
- Write and co-write grant requests
- Successful requests have been valued up to $15,000
- Write and co-write fundraising appeals
- Successful appeals have been valued up to $20,000 and received response rates up to 20 percent
2003-2008 · The Thomson Corporation
Communications Specialist
- Planned and executed communication strategies for top leadership and high-profile initiatives using print and online tactics
- Performed edusability assessments and develop information architecture to build and redesign intranet sites that support business and communication objectives
- Worked with technical, communications and business teams to build requirements and prototypes and perform testing on feature enhancements to employee portal
- Business-side lead of corporate blogging initiative and deployment of other Web 2.0 tools
- Trained content managers on using employee portal tools and develop documentation and other reference materials to support their ongoing work
- Wrote feature articles for employee magazine distributed to approximately 40,000 employees
- Manage e-mail distributions to groups of up to 15,000 employees
2001-2003 · University of Minnesota, College of Biological Sciences Imaging Center
Imaging Specialist
- Supported professors, researchers and other clients using technical software and hardware
- Managed facility Web site
2000-2002 · University of Minnesota, College of Biological Sciences Instructional Labs
Web Designer
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
"Communicating with the Wired World" · San Francisco, October 2006
- Shel Holtz/Ragan Communications seminar on using Web 2.0 tools for business communications
University of Minnesota · B.A., English, 2002
Stillwater Area High School, 1998
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Voyageurs National Park Association · Board member and Communications Committee chair
- Write and edit quarterly print newsletter
- Managed Web site redesign and redeveloped site on content management platform
- Implemented RSS, search and other enhancements on Web site
- Kinnickinnic River Land Trust · Pro bono Web development
OTHER EXPERIENCE