Experience

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  Indiana dunes tourism

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Social media intern:

  Developed three published blogs for aroundindy.wordpress.com.Helped strategize social media campaigns for enhancing tourism in Northwest Indiana.Developed story ideas for Indiana Dunes Tourism publications.

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  Ball state university

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2012

  Resident assistant

  o Responsible for floor management of 64 residents at Kinghorn Residence Hallo Fostered development of community in a residence hall of 600 studentso Worked one on one with supervisors and staff members to develop programs geared toward building a positively engaged living and learning communityo Engaged students in conversations extending to diversity, social justice and multiculturalism

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  The times of northwest indiana

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Niche brand intern & digital storyteller

  o Supported The Times efforts in targeting (Business Readers/Tourism Experts) by writing and producing weekly business newsletters that were distributed to the Sunday Business News Section of the Newspaper.o Generated Shore Magazine story ideas and attended weekly planning meetingso Wrote and Edited features articles for Shore Magazineo Worked with Content Management Systems

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  Northwest indiana community action

  Nov 2013 - Apr 2017

  o Produced Agency Scale Marketing & Communications Materialso Coordinated Content Management Practices o Oversaw management of Indiana 211 resource database o Developed sustaining partnerships with local Non-Profits and For-Profit businesses across Northwest Indianao Built communication materials for the Indiana 211 department

  • Communications Outreach Specialist

    Jun 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Resource Database Specialist

    Nov 2013 - Jun 2016
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  Deflecto llc

  Aug 2017 - Jan 2019

  Sales specialist

  o Provided administrative and communication support to operating Sales Department, Vice President of Sales, Director of Sales and National Accounts Managers. o Supported 10 independent Manufacturer Representative Groups and 80+ independent sales representatives o Drafted, and produced departmental sales collateral across both print and digital platformso Built sales campaign/promotional feature materials and PowerPoint presentationso Monitored sales team progress, compile and organize year to date/monthly sales team member reports Show less

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  Savills north america

  Jan 2019 - Nov 2020

  Client services associate

  o Collected, maintained and analyze industrial market activity & datao Created custom presentations for prospect/client meetingso Prepared deal comparison analysis, coordinating financial analyses with proper resources for final stage comparison matrixo Assisted with gathering research information across varying marketso Drafted tour books and coordinate property tours with listing brokers

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  Porter county government

  May 2021 - Jul 2022

  Public relations manager

  o Monitored Trends, Conversations and Communication Opportunities.o Provided External, Complex Communication Support.o Drafted, Produce and Dispatch Press Releases.o Maintained & Created Facebook social media campaigns.o Wrote and Designed Weekly Newsletters.o Produced Agency Scale Marketing & Communications Materials.

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  Shapiro+raj

  Jul 2022 - Apr 2023

  Research operations & public relations manager

  o Draft, Produce & Dispatch press releases & corporate communications.o Provide administrative & communication support to Life Sciences Research team.o Assist with project timelines, populate project details within Monday.com.o Source data, suggest staffing recommendations for new projects.

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  Ivy tech community college | valparaiso campus

  Feb 2023 - now

  Director of marketing communications

  o Serves as campus leadership for institutional communications, marketing, and public relations.o Responsible for production and implementation of integrated communications strategy.o Creates and deploys internal and external communication campaigns.o Supports the institution and strengthen the image of the college through targeted Marketing. o Provides direction to the Campus Chancellor on marketing, communications, public relations.o Develops strong relationships with local regional media, and state media.o Oversees emergency and crisis communications for the Valparaiso, Michigan City & LaPorte Campuses. Show less