Creative, Detail-Oriented, and Enthusiastic with a strong work ethic, and exceptional interpersonal skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, 8/08 – Present
Communications Coordinator
Manage communications for departmental educational programs and Cancer Prevention and Control Communication Network. Design, layout, write, and edit brochures, student handbooks, flyers and other marketing materials. Maintain departmental SharePoint site and departmental website. Serve as liaison to public affairs and student affairs offices. Assist faculty with special marketing projects.
Constellation Energy, 10/03 – 8/08
Marketing Coordinator
Assisted with tradeshow coordination. Managed marketing collateral material and promotional items inventory. Assisted with the development of communications materials and market research. Managed updates to company website. Coordinated corporate advertising placement. Prepared responses to requests for proposals. Maintained prospect and customer databases.
Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore, 5/00 - 5/03
Business Development Representative, 8/02 - 5/03
Promoted benefits of corporate partnership to prospective clients. Cultivated relationships with existing and potential Select Employee Groups. Responsible for the administration of company-wide promotions and employee sales programs. Utilized staff to accomplish corporate relationship development plans. Collaborated with branch personnel to identify and target prospective new employee groups. Coordinated product merchandising for all branch locations. Conducted monthly presentations to current and potential members. Promoted the organization based on business development initiatives. Represented organization at community functions.
Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore, 5/00 - 5/03
Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator, 6/01 - 8/02
Coordinated corporate social functions, community events and other public relations and community outreach activities. Organized conferences and member educational workshops. Conducted post-event evaluations for member workshops and events. Assisted with the development and execution of the public relations strategic plan and marketing campaigns. Conducted press checks with printer/graphic design vendors. Responsible for drafting, editing, and distributing press releases, sales literature and other corporate internal and external communications. Pitched media representatives for publicity in local and national publications. Prepared media talking points. Wrote articles for and assisted in the layout and production employee and member newsletters. Managed public relations budget. Responsible for corporate advertising placement.
Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore, 5/00 - 5/03
Marketing Assistant, 5/00 - 6/01
Maintained database of media contacts, meeting calendars, media files, and archival materials.
Developed marketing presentations. Coordinated travel arrangements for executives. Managed inventory of promotional items, and marketing materials. Assisted with the coordination and production of internal communications efforts, including PowerPoint presentations, internal newsletter, and other publications.
Network Media Partners, 11/97 - 5/00
Account Executive
Managed advertising portfolios for local and national trade publications. Marketed print advertising, web site and video space through cold calling and face-to-face sales. Consulted with clients on planning and implementing advertising campaigns. Assisted with publication editorial ideas, editing and layout design. Consistently met space and art deadlines, and financial budgets. Member of the Public Relations and Editorial Committee.
EDUCATION
M. A., Liberal Arts, Concentration: Publications Design
University of Baltimore, 2008
B. S., Mass Communication, Concentration: Public Relations
Towson State University, 1995
A. A., Mass Communication, Concentration: Journalism
Community College of Baltimore, 1992
M. A., Liberal Arts, Concentration: Publications Design
University of Baltimore, 2008
B. S., Mass Communication, Concentration: Public Relations
Towson State University, 1995
A. A., Mass Communication, Concentration: Journalism
Community College of Baltimore, 1992
COMMUNITY OUTREACH, ACCOMPLISHMENTS and ACTIVITIES
• Contributing Writer, University of Baltimore Student Newspaper, The UB Post
• Enforex Center of International Studies- Spanish Immersion Program. Barcelona,
Spain, May-June, 2003
• Baltimore City Homeless Services & Center for Poverty Solutions, Volunteer
Surveyor, 2003
• MECU of Baltimore, Inc. Community Outreach Team Coordinator and Volunteer,
2001-03
• Sales Person of the Month, Network Publications, 1998
• Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges, 1992
• Contributing Writer, University of Baltimore Student Newspaper, The UB Post
• Enforex Center of International Studies- Spanish Immersion Program. Barcelona,
Spain, May-June, 2003
• Baltimore City Homeless Services & Center for Poverty Solutions, Volunteer
Surveyor, 2003
• MECU of Baltimore, Inc. Community Outreach Team Coordinator and Volunteer,
2001-03
• Sales Person of the Month, Network Publications, 1998
• Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges, 1992
References, Writing and Design Samples Furnished Upon Request
