Diane Morris

Experience

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  KCTV/KSMO/tv

  Aug 1995 - Apr 1997

  News Producer
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  Channel 13 KTRK TV

  Apr 1997 - Dec 1999

  News Producer
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  WRAL

  Mar 2000 - Mar 2005

  News Producer
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  North Carolina Justice Center

  Mar 2005 - Mar 2013

  As Senior Editor at the NC Justice Center, I wrote and/or edited- A wide range of materials on public policy issues, customizing content for target audiences- Promotional and fundraising materials, including annual reports- Grant reports and proposals, in collaboration with executive director and project directorsIn addition, I served as managing editor of Policy & Progress, a quarterly newspaper that was inserted in the Raleigh News & Observer and reached thousands of homes (see link). As managing editor, I determined the theme for each edition, made article assignments, edited articles, managed layout, and coordinated printing. Show less

  • Senior Editor

    Oct 2007 - Mar 2013

  • Director of Communications

    Mar 2005 - Oct 2007
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  Public Works

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2015

  Contract Writer

  Public Works was a communications and training organization. Its mission was to create confident and competent spokespeople who can persuade others with a narrative about building a public sector that works for all.I wrote and/or edited Public Works' monthly e-newsletter, which focused on the best messaging strategies for progressive issues and reached about 2000 people around the country.I also wrote the text for Public Works' brochure (attached).

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  Dynamic Community Charter School

  Feb 2013 - Jun 2015

  Founder and Board Member
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  Women AdvaNCe

  Mar 2013 - Nov 2013

  Freelance Writer

  I was the first and main writer for Women AdvaNCe when it launched in 2013. I wrote content for the website and e-newsletter (see link). • Wrote two to three blog posts a week on issues impacting women in North Carolina.• Wrote one 500- to 700-word piece each week that gives readers greater understanding of an important issue.• Wrote a profile of a female leader in North Carolina once a month.• Worked with other staff members to develop story ideas and strategies for increasing the website’s reach. Show less

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  2U

  May 2013 - Sept 2016

  Freelance Content Builder & Reviewer

  2U creates online courses for universities, including UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Southern California, Syracuse University, and others. Through its integrated platform, which is a fusion of cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology and technology-enabled services, 2U provides schools with the comprehensive operating infrastructure they need to attract, enroll, educate and support students globally.As a content builder, I create the presentations that go along with professors' recorded lectures. Sometimes that simply involves recreating a professor's PowerPoint presentation in HTML and timing the text to appear as she references a specific point. More often, however, creating the presentation means improving on that PowerPoint with images and graphics, as well as cleaning up the professor's text (eliminating passive voice, making bullet points parallel, etc.). My work as a builder was so strong that I was made a reviewer -- i.e., I review and correct the work of other builders. Show less

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  The News & Observer Publishing Company

  Jun 2013 - May 2014

  Our Lives Columnist

  In 2009, the News & Observer invited me to be one of its Our Lives columnists. I wrote a monthly column on my experiences raising two sons with autism. Then in 2013, the N&O invited me back as an "all-star," and I wrote columns for another year.

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  The Pew Charitable Trusts

  Dec 2013 - Jan 2017

  Contract Writer

  I work with the States' Fiscal Health project. I help the project researchers throughout the process of creating a report. This includes creating or editing the report outline, conducting research about legislation, interviewing state leaders from around the country, writing or editing sections of reports, and editing full reports for consistency and clarity.

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  New York Public Radio

  Sept 2016 - Sept 2016

  Guest Host of Death, Sex & Money
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  Disability Rights North Carolina

  Sept 2016 - Aug 2018

  Communications Manager

  - Created widely shared whiteboard videos to explain complex issues, such as the implications of a settlement agreement and changes to a state Medicaid waiver program.- Increased Facebook likes by 32% and Twitter followers by 80% in 15 months.- Authored and edited articles and op-eds for staff and board members.- Created new fact sheets and edited existing fact sheets to improve organization, readability, and accessibility.

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  Relias

  Aug 2018 - Feb 2020

  Product Marketing Manager

  - Developed and implemented marketing campaigns targeting providers of services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.- Increased new name acquisition by 86% (2018 vs. 2019).- More than doubled the number of marketing qualified leads (2018 vs. 2019).

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  The Select Group

  Feb 2020 - Jan 2021

  Security Content Manager for Cisco
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  Cisco

  Jan 2021 - now

  Security Content Manager (PSIRT)

  Product Security Incident Response