Experience Highlights

Senior Manager of Strategic Communications
InspireNOLA Charter Schools
July 2022 to Present

Senior Manager of Digital Communications
InspireNOLA Charter Schools
April 2019 to July 2022

Communications Manager
InspireNOLA Charter Schools
July 2017 to April 2019

  • Created and implemented communications, marketing and branding strategies

  • Responsible for the maintenance of the InspireNOLA website, internal and external communications, social media, and publications

  • Managed several social media channels (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram) and created social media content

  • Served as executive producer of all marketing videos

  • Created and designed internal and external newsletters, annual reports, billboards, marketing collateral, and other graphic designs

  • Managed and trained staff on communications, marketing and branding strategies at the individual school level

  • Provided event planning support for various company events

  • Coordinated with many external vendors including photographers and videographers


Digital Outreach Manager
BayouClinic/ Gulf States Health Policy Center
April 2016 to May 2018

  • Responsible for the maintenance of the BayouClinic and GSHPC's website, internal and external communications, social media, and publications

    Administrative Assistant/ Communications Specialist
    Xavier University of Louisiana
    April 2015 to July 2017

  • Responsible for the maintenance of the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences website, social media, newsletter, and internal & external communications

Junior Account Executive/ Public Relations Intern
Beuerman Miller Fitzgerald
September 2011 to May 2014

  • Provided public relations, communications and social media services for various clients including Chevron (Gulf of Mexico), Tabasco, Cirque Du Soleil, Tipitina's Foundation, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation, and Cafè Reconcile

Spirited Awards® Co-Producer/ Tales of the Cocktail Intern
Tales of the Cocktail
November 2012 to August 2013

  • Co-produced the 7th Annual Spirited Awards®, the premiere awards show recognizing the year’s best bars, bartenders, and cocktail experts

Public Relations Intern
New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau
November 2012 to August 2013

  • Assisted team members with promoting New Orleans as a premier travel and meeting destination

Education

Master of Science - Hospitality and Tourism Management
University of New Orleans Fall 2011 to Spring 2013

Bachelor of Arts -Mass Communications - Public Relations Minor: Art
Xavier University of Louisiana
Fall 2005 to Spring 2009

Volunteer Experience

Class of 2019 Fellow
Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans   
June 2019 to Present

Marketing and Communications Consultant
The Beautiful Foundation
March 2017 to Present

Skills

  • Public Relations

  • Email marketing

  • Web content development

  • Copywriting

  • Social Media strategy

  • Graphic and layout design

  • Video producing and editing

  • Media database research

  • Adobe Creative Suite