Explore my portfolio.
Industry Work Samples
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Leadership
I craft strategies to garner audience support and establish systems to measure their effectiveness and impact.
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Media Relations
I formulate compelling press materials, plan seamless media events, and train stakeholders to represent brands.
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Internal Communication
I collaborate with executive leadership to streamline communication and foster engagement.
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Branding
I liaise with stakeholders to conduct market research, clarify brand positions, and protect brand integrity.
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Storytelling
I surface compelling stories and select the most effective tactics for reaching target audiences and achieving desired results.
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Website Marketing
I design and manage websites (often in tandem with agencies) that convey facts, evoke emotion, and cultivate trust.
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Email Marketing
I create campaigns and messages that nurture brand loyalty and produce measurable actions and impacts.
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Social Media Marketing
I utilize strategic platforms to reach new audiences, share compelling content, and engage with stakeholders in real time.
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Advertising
I lead multi-channel campaigns to reach the right audience in the right place with the right message at the right time.
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Print Marketing
I create print pieces (often in tandem with graphic designers) to reach clients/customers, donors, and prospects.
Academic Work Samples
The following samples were produced for my M.S. in Communication at Northwestern University. An alternative to the executive MBA, this program prepares ambitious and inspired professionals to manage complexity, lead collaboratively, and communicate elegantly.
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Boundaryless Communication
Essay describing the relationship between external and internal communications
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Brand Positioning & Strategy
Slide deck for a group presentation that pitches a new brand marketing strategy
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Change Management
Discussion board post about a simulation of leading organization-wide change
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Dialogic Dysfunction
Paper examining philosophical approaches to dialogue and analyzing a real-world situation
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Dialogue Across Teams
Discussion board post about using dialogue to encourage cooperation among teams
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Dialogue in Difficult Interactions
Discussion board post about using dialogue as a leadership strategy, especially in conflict
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Information Design
Slide deck for a group presentation that uses visual frameworks to tell a data story
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Leading Collaboration
Paper applying team science and small group communication to a real-world situation
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Networking for Innovation
Discussion board post about my role in facilitating knowledge sharing and innovation
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Quantitative & Qualitative Research
Research tools (survey and focus groups) applying classic research approaches and data
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Repairing Organizational Trust
Paper applying a strategic communication mindset to a real-world situation
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Responding to Activism
Essay exploring two-way symmetrical public relations with difficult-to-address groups
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Social & Knowledge Networks
Slide deck and leave-behind piece for a presentation during a 24-hour case interview simulation
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Uncovering Strengths
Essay reflecting on my results from the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment