Experience

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  Gravity play

  Jun 2003 - Aug 2010

  Southwest regional manager

  I assisted in expanding Gravity Play Entertainment from the Front Range to Southwestern Colorado. I specialized in renting out, transporting, assembling, and operating a number of portable entertainment rides including; bungee trampolines, bounce houses, obstacle courses, slides, and much more.

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  Kdur community radio

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Operations manager

  DJ Trainer, Music Department Assistant

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  Kgnu community radio

  Aug 2010 - Jun 2016

  Advanced promotion opportunities for KGNU and sponsored events. Coordinated outreach at 4 annual events and 30+ station-sponsored events. Organized and negotiated station ticket giveaways and pledge drive premiums, serving as liaison for promoters. Wrote, recorded, and scheduled underwriting messages. Edited annual program guide. Managed Facebook and Twitter accounts. - Assisted in raising $200K in 2 weeks during 2 record-breaking fundraising drives. - Secured $100K in concert tickets for pledge drive premiums and on-air giveaways. - Developed 4 fundraising events annually with the Volunteer Events Committee. - Built professional relationships with music, comedy, and event production companies. - Designed strategic promotions to increase volunteer participation and grow membership databases.- Wrote, performed, and produced 50+ promotional campaigns. - Hosted weekly morning and afternoon music programs. Show less

  • Promotions Director

    Jun 2013 - Jun 2016

  • Underwriting Manager

    Aug 2010 - Jun 2013
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  Wally wallace llc

  Sept 2010 - Oct 2018

  Creative content consultant

  Coordinated content development and marketing for 100+ comedians, writers, producers and businesses. Designed company website: SexpotComedy.com. Oversaw 100% of social media accounts, company website, and in-office production studios for production houses “Sexpot Comedy” and “RMO Films”. - Assisted in development of 4 television programs, including: - Produced “J.A.G.U.A.R. Morning Show,” which holds 8.5 rating on IMDb. Led 8 volunteers throughout development. - Created “Telematic Universe” late-night television line-up, airing 2 hours per day, 5 days per week. Produced 15–20 comedy podcasts simultaneously. - Developed and marketed 20+ live comedy shows monthly. - Doubled social media followings on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube in 2 years.- Produced 2-season web series Rocky Mountain Oysters.- Wrote, directed, and produced 90-minute feature-length film Tokeasy. - Wrote and produced 2 short films, Drawing Straws and Floaters. Won 4 awards. - Supervised 100+ cast and crew members. Show less

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  Colexico llc

  Oct 2018 - now

  Founder/director

  Created multiple signature festivals from ground up driven by a mission to establish Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico as a tourism destination. - Developed strategic multi-state marketing plans across radio, social media and print platforms with Feature articles appearing in Denver Post, Trinidad Chronicle Times, Pueblo Chieftain among others. - Raised over $100,000 yearly through grants and sponsorships for three annual festivals.- The Chief Bicycle & Comedy Festival – a comedy, cycling and train festival started in 2019 that features over 75 comedians each year and includes stand-up comedy shows in numerous venues, including on Amtrak's Southwest Chief train every first weekend in May.- Spaghetti & Westerns Festival – a culinary and film festival started in 2021 that showcases over a dozen independent and classic western films and includes a local spaghetti “sauce-off” every third weekend in October.- Purgatoire Valley Goat Head Festival – a weed eradication festival centered on raising awareness and organizing initiatives to remove Tribulus terrestris (goathead plants) from public open spaces and the creation and burning of a goat head sculpture each June. Show less

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  City of trinidad, colorado

  Sept 2019 - Apr 2023

  Created an economic development strategy focused on Outdoor Recreation, Historic Tourism and the Creative Industries for the City of Trinidad, Colorado, and led a staff of four to execute that strategy. During my tenure the City experienced major economic growth and has been recognized by the Denver Post as becoming “Colorado’s next great art, music and culture enclave”.- Facilitated Trinidad's “Housing Now” Incentive Program, committing $1,225,000 from the city's general fund to provide gap funding for 91 housing units and spurring on over $23 million of investment into the city. - Project Manager for the Trinidad Space to Create Development, a partnership exceeding $20 million in investment from the City of Trinidad, Colorado Creative Industries and Artspace LLC to redevelop a historic downtown block for use as residential, commercial and office space.- Developed and facilitated a COVID-19 business assistance grant program that administered $300,000 to 93 businesses impacted by the pandemic.- Recruited numerous businesses to open locations in formerly vacant buildings in Trinidad including; Sexy Pizza, Trinidad Lounge, Mutiny Information Cafe, The Ten Penny, Khessed Wellness, Tarantula Cycles, Grandma's House Brewery and Cody Keuhl Fine Arts. Show less

  • Economic Development Director

    Jan 2021 - Apr 2023

  • Economic Development Coordinator

    Sept 2019 - Dec 2020
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  Pueblo west metropolitan district

  Apr 2023 - Jul 2024

  Economic development specialist

  Responsible for all real estate transactions involving properties owned by the Pueblo West Metro District. Coordinate all Commercial Review meetings for developments taking shape in the Pueblo West Metro District- Served on the budget committee and administrative building search committee - Primary contact between Pueblo West Metro District and the development community.- Collaborated with officials from Pueblo County, the Pueblo Regional Building Department, Pueblo Means Business

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  Pueblo county government

  Jul 2024 - now

  Pueblo means business manager

  Oversees and manages the functions, operations, services, and staff of the Pueblo Means Business (PMB) Division which is responsible for advancing economic development and edifying the relationships between local government and constituents in Pueblo County by streamlining licensing and permitting processes; provides wrap-around support for new and existing businesses by serving as a business resource center in partnership with various economic development entities within the City, County, and State. Show less