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PROFILE

Innovative: Skilled project manager with proven ability to create, implement, and manage communication vehicles and processes involving multiple stakeholders. Flexible: Data-driven and fluent in video, print, social, and digital media strategies. Experienced: Ten years of progressive responsibility as a communications and development professional for Minnesota-based nonprofits.

SKILLS and PROFICIENCIES

Adobe Creative Suite
Microsoft Office Suite
Buffer, Hootsuite
CRM: Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge
CMS: WordPress, Drupal
Languages: Spanish

WORK EXPERIENCE

Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA)

Director of Communications and Development (January 2017 – present)
Marketing and Communications Manager (July 2014-January 2017)

Progressive responsibility with a national 25-member consortium of colleges and universities.

  • Responsible for the creation of all strategic content: public statements, video scripts, web content, e-newsletters, press releases, marketing copy, reports, fundraising appeals.
  • Designed and implemented a social media strategy for HECUA programs in the US and abroad, resulting in a 154% increase in social media referrals to the HECUA website.
  • Trained and supervised social media manager and social media correspondents.
  • Developed a blogging program and platform for HECUA students and staff, managing an editorial calendar of up to 35 paid and volunteer bloggers each quarter.
  • Managed the production of an annual 26-page promotional magazine, negotiating with the designer to reduce projected costs by 20 percent.
  • Oversaw the redesign and migration of a 500+ page Drupal-based website to WordPress CMS. Managed the creation of a CRM-integrated web application portal for student applications.
  • Secured a Google AdGrants account, ensuring $10,000/month in promotional funding for HECUA Google AdWords campaigns.
  • Managed the production of promotional videos.

Additional responsibilities:

  • Chair of the Anti-Racism Coordinating Committee.
  • Lead Organizer for 2018 Biennual All-Staff Retreat

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre

Communications and Development Manager (May 2013 – July 2014)
Marketing Manager (July 2012 – May 2013)

  • Oversaw creation of all promotional material, including postcards, flyers, e-newsletters, press releases, and social media content, as well as annual fundraising appeals.
  • Supervised the creation of an 18-page annual newsletter. Collected and edited written and illustrated contributions from 6-10 contract employees.
  • Hired contract photographers and videographers as necessary.
  • Managed and updated website using WordPress platform.
  • Supervised Communications interns.  
  • Coordinated all promotional efforts for the MayDay Parade, an annual event in South Minneapolis that draws crowds of over 50,000 to Powderhorn Park.
  • Wrote and designed case statements for major gifts fundraising.

First Unitarian Society

Membership and Outreach Director      (August 2011 – September 2012)

  • Advocated for the creation of a dedicated marketing budget within the organization.
  • Designed and implemented a marketing plan.
  • Maintained the website and social media presence, designed all in-house programming promotional materials.
  • Coordinated and staffed the outreach committee.

Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality

Communications Specialist    (July 2010 – January 2011)

  • Served as graphic designer for the annual promotional catalog.
  • Created a social media platform to raise visibility of programming and engage a new audience.
  • Assisted with the transfer of the Wisdom Ways video archive to Youtube.
  • Maintained digital presence and updated promotional materials as necessary.

St. Joseph Worker Program

Communications Associate (August 2009 – August 2010)

  • Designed, wrote, and launched a full promotional package (website, brochure, flyer, and fundraising letter) for the Duffel Bag Project, an ex-offender re-entry initiative.
  • Maintained Justice Office digital presence, blog, and print materials.

Shramajeevi Sanghatna Manual Laborers’ Union

English Teacher, Public Relations Assistant (May 2008 – August 2008)

  • Reported on political protests and advocacy for the national Unitarian Universalist Association blog.
  • Initiated a program for workplace English skills for union office staff.

 

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Exodus Lending
Board Member (January 2017 – present)

Board member and development committee chair at Exodus Lending, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping Minnesotans escape the payday loan debt trap.

Prepare + Prosper
Volunteer Tax Preparer (June 2016 – present)

IRS-certified volunteer tax preparer with Minnesota nonprofit Prepare + Prosper.

Anthill Collective
Founding Member (December 2017 – present)

Collective dedicated to creating events that explore the intersection of ethics and personal finance.

 

EDUCATION

B.A. University of Wisconsin – Madison, Religious Studies.