Résumé

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Education

  • SUNY Plattsburgh. B.A., magazine journalism, spring 2014. GPA: 3.98
  • SUNY Adirondack. Associate in Arts, 2012.

Current

Communications Coordinator, Town of Brattleboro
summer 2022–current

In 2022, I was hired by the Town of Brattleboro to lead the redevelopment of the Town’s website, its first major overhaul in more than a decade. Working with the Vermont-based web developers, Edgeworks Creative, I guided the project from planning through launch, providing regular updates to the Selectboard, municipal departments, and the public.

In addition to managing the website project, I expanded the Town’s communications efforts by writing press releases, managing social media channels, creating a monthly newsletter, and launching the Town’s Instagram account and YouTube channel. Following the successful launch of the website in 2024, I assumed ongoing responsibility for site maintenance and development, ensuring the platform remains an effective and accessible resource for the public.

  • Maintains and Develops the Town of Brattleboro’s website, Brattleboro.gov
  • Populates the website’s news section with content
  • Serves as the in-house graphic designer. Develops digital graphics and print materials, including flyers, brochures, handouts and infographics. Provides layout for annual reports, plans, and presentations.
  • Maintains and develops content for the Town’s Facebook, Instagram, YouTube accounts
  • Publishes a monthly newsletter
  • Produces a podcast hosted by the Town Manager.
  • Ensures content aligns with the Town of Brattleboro brand guide.

Prior Experience

Marketing Specialist, Coastline Elderly Service
fall 2018–winter 2021

At the nonprofit, Coastline Elderly Services, which is based in New Bedford, MA, I led the agency’s marketing efforts and was solely responsible for a monthly newspaper that the company acquired in 2018 called Senior Scope. The paper, popular since its launch in the mid-80s, is geared toward older adults, promoting health and well-being while advocating for its readership.

  • Produces monthly newspaper
  • Webmaster
  • Produces marketing material (flyers, videos, etc.)
  • Maintains social media for Coastline
  • Represents Coastline at meetings

Editor, Senior Scope
grant-funded health publication, circulation: 10,000
spring 2016–winter 2021

  • Reports, edits and is solely responsible for producing a monthly newspaper
  • Manages and edits contributed content
  • Maintains website and subscribers
  • Photography and layout
  • (Paper was originally a project of the City of New Bedford; acquired by Coastline Elderly Services in 2018.)

Freelance Videographer, Coastal Foodshed
Editing cooking videos for social media, USDA grant-funded project, 2021.

Board Member of the Southcoast LGBTQ+ Network
Member since 2020; member of a subcommittee focusing on the needs of older LGBTQ+ adults

Marketing Specialist/Volunteer Coordinator, Dartmouth YMCA
spring 2016–fall 2018

  • Helped recruit volunteers for Sharing the Harvest Community Farm
  • One of two who managed the farm during 2018 summer season
  • Maintained and produced original content for social media
  • Filmed and edited promotional video for the web, social media and television

Editor, Dartmouth Week
independent print/online publication, circulation: 4,800
spring 2015–spring 2016

  • Reported and photographed stories daily, covering a wide array of topics
  • Worked on layout for the weekly print publication using InDesign
  • Maintained website daily
  • Filmed and edited videos for the website
  • Guided contributors and monitored contributed content

Photo Editor, DoNorth Magazine
student-produced magazine, circulation: 10,000
fall 2013–fall 2014

  • Photo editor, photographer, reporter, fact checker
  • Guided contributors and edited content in Photoshop
  • Developed the photo essay for the Winter/Spring 2015 issue

Teaching assistant, SUNY Plattsburgh
fall 2013–fall 2014

  • Served as a teacher’s assistant in the following courses: Audio/Video Productions (JOU 240), Grammar for Journalists (JOU 209), Comma 101 (JOU 381E) and Digital Publishing (JOU 316).

Writing tutor, SUNY Adirondack
fall 2012

  • Guided students in generating ideas for essays
  • Assisted ESL students with writing in English
  • Proofread papers

Freelance

Project manager for website relaunch, YMCA Southcoast
spring 2017

  • Led a team of 20 to develop and launch a website for YMCA Southcoast
  • Frequently commissioned to produce videos that have been used for online marketing and events for YMCA stakeholders

Internships

Lake Champlain Weekly
summer 2014

  • Compiled press releases to produce a weekly “events” section
  • Wrote six feature-length articles, running 800–1,600 words

Press-Republican
summer 2014

  • Filmed and edited 19 videos for the newspaper’s website
  • Wrote hard news articles and shot photography for the newspaper