Experience

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  Various

  Jan 2004 - now

  Freelance editor and writer
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  Carnegie mellon university

  Nov 2004 - Nov 2007

  Webmaster/publications coordinator
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  Annuityadvantage.com

  Nov 2007 - Jul 2008

  Copywriter/marketing coordinator

  While at AnnuityAdvantage, I wrote press releases and newsletter articles describing annuities and other financial products. I was also in charge of creating a family of annuity-related SEO keyword articles to publish on AnnuityAdvantage.com and its sister web sites.

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  Musthavemenus

  Jul 2008 - Jun 2011

  Editor & content manager

  I was the Editor & Content Manager for MustHaveMenus.com. My role at MHM was twofold: I assisted in the day-to-day management of the site, such as steering asset production, performing research into trends and popular menu styles, and general site upkeep and maintenance. I was also in charge of marketing efforts, through content like social media, email marketing and traditional media. I coordinated all content posted on MHM and MHM's blog, and made sure it was readable, informative and conforms to SEO best practices. Show less

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  Oregon state university

  Jan 2011 - Sept 2014

  Web communications leader - departments of horticulture and crop & soil science

  I provide direction and assistance for those students, staff and faculty planning and executing online communication.

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  Oregon state university, college of agricultural sciences

  Sept 2014 - Nov 2017

  Web content strategist

  As Web Content Strategist I work to develop and strengthen relationships with website coordinators, faculty, and other internal stakeholders to extend and share knowledge surrounding good web communication practices. Ultimately, my team creates a successful, sustainable digital environment for the College of Agricultural Sciences that delivers on its goal of addressing social, economic, and environmental issues by engaging with the public.

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  Oregon state university

  Nov 2017 - now

  In my role, I am responsible for leading, developing, managing, implementing, and assessing an integrative and strategic communication program for Oregon State University's campus operations functions. Departments served include capital construction, public safety, facilities services and environmental health and safety. I develop and implement strategic and operational communication strategies, plan, and execute tactics to support communications initiatives and direct work to inform, educate and engage the departments' partners and supports divisional reporting requirements. A large part of my role is collaborating with communications colleagues within the Division of Finance and Administration to align messaging and acting as a strategic partner of University Information & Technology to drive acceptance of enterprise-wide IT strategies, tools and services that serve OSU students and employees. Show less I lead efforts to increase transparency and openness in campus operations at Oregon State University by communicating developments, goals, issues and improvements within each of following units: Capital Planning, Design & Construction, University Land Use, Leasing and Real Property, Facilities Services and Transportation Services as part of the University Facilities Infrastructure and Operations (UFIO) department. My work recently expanded (as of 2021) to include Public Safety, Environmental Health and Safety and COVID operations resumption.• Manage and maintain all UFIO websites.• Manage an outreach program, including supervising one employee, to reach stakeholders and communicate initiatives such as our facilities renewal program, Washington Way improvements and OSU Corvallis Campus Vision project.• Create and manage Campus Directions, a regular email newsletter designed to share improvements with the campus community. Show less

  • Director of Communication & Web, Division of Finance and Administration IT

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Strategic Web and Integrative Communication Manager

    Nov 2017 - Nov 2021