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Summary
Results-focused education and communications professional motivated by helping underserved youth reach their college and career dreams. Collaborative leader with strengths in communications, corporate and community partnerships, program directing and media relations. Inspired by working with people dedicated to elevating the lives of young people across the globe.
Skills
Written and verbal communications skills
Copyediting and proofreading
Media Relations
Program Directing
Community Relations
Development/fundraising
Researcher
Partnership development
Social Media
Collaborative Leadership
Experience
Director of Programs and Online Content, 04/2018 - Current Advisor Group – La Vista, NE,
Program Director
Oversee college and career readiness programs at 12 low-income middle and high schools in New York, Texas, Georgia, Vermont and Massachusetts.
Responsible for the implementation of programs and delivery of services focused on the four strands of CFES-GEAR UP: building academic skills, fostering essential skills, supporting pathways to college and career, and providing comprehensive mentoring.
Supervise College and Career Fellows in the delivery of services to students as the CFES-GEAR UP liaison to schools, teachers, parents, volunteers, and partner programs.
Communications, Media and Development
Lead a communications team responsible for writing op-eds, press releases and other content worthy of national media placement, including a forthcoming book by Routledge.
Other duties include social media, website content, marketing and development outreach and relations to potential funders interested in helping first-generation college students realize their postsecondary dreams.
Produce and host live webinars on education-based topics featuring members U.S. Congress, governors, college presidents, coaches, state education leaders and corporate heads.
Senior Communications Specialist, 03/2003 - 04/2018 Lee Enterprises, Incorporated – Twin Falls, ID,
Produced high-quality written and virtual content on faculty research, administrative initiatives, alumni, students, events and other news for the main website, social media channels, alumni magazine and other university publications.
Media placements included The New York Times, Boston Globe, NPR, CNN, C-SPAN, ESPN, Inside Higher Ed, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Hechinger Report, The Wall Street Journal and other local, regional and national news outlets.
Worked with department communications officers to develop story ideas, write, edit and pitch to media. Produced content for development and major gift officers as part of the UVM’s $500 million Move Mountains campaign.
Bureau Chief/Government and Education Reporter, 10/1998 - 02/2003 Lee Enterprises, Incorporated – Bristol, CT,
Won multiple Associated Press awards for feature writing and coverage of local and state government, K-12 and higher education, business and sports for 40,000-circulation daily newspaper in South Georgia.
Duties included writing, researching, editing, photography and promotion.
Sports Reporter, 09/1996 - 09/1998 The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus – City, STATE,
Covered high school and college sports, wrote features, edited, and took photos for daily newspaper in Central Vermont.
Won multiple awards as staff member of "New England's top small newspaper" according to the NE Press Association.
Teacher Certification (Aide), 09/1996 - 06/1997 Randolph Union High School – City, STATE,
Worked with "at-risk" youth and taught English courses as part of the Vermont State Teacher Certification Peer Review licensure program
Editor and Publisher , 09/1993 - 08/1996 Reidel's Roundball Review – City, STATE,
Owned and operated national high school basketball recruiting publication focused on the top 1,000 prep players in the nation including Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Allen Iverson and other future NBA all-stars
Produced bi-monthly publication with information used by The Boston Globe, Basketball Times, Atlanta-Journal Constitution, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook and other major publications.
Helped lower-ranked prep players find JUCO and small college matches to further their education through athletics
Sports Reporter, 01/1991 - 08/1993 The Albany Herald – City, STATE,
Covered local high school and college sports for 40,000 circulation daily newspaper
Contributed to layout and design of daily sports section
Education and Training
Doctor of Education: Educational Leadership And Policy Studies , Expected in 05/2018 - The University Of Vermont - Burlington, VT, GPA:
Master of Science: Public Administration, Expected in 06/2006 - University Of Vermont - Burlington, VT GPA:
Bachelor of Arts: Journalism And English, Expected in 01/1990 - University Of Massachusetts Amherst - Amherst, MA GPA:
Activities and Honors
Herman B. Meyers Excellence in Doctoral Policy Research Award
Five Associated Press Awards for government education, business, sports and feature writing.
Vice President, Staff Council, University of Vermont
Provost Search Committee, University of Vermont
First 1,000-point scorer at Vergennes Union High
Arden T. Slack Award for contributions to school and community life
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