Communications Leader

Clarity has been the throughline of my career—in classrooms, nonprofits, and complex organizations. I build messaging frameworks, shape language, and inspire teams to tell their stories with artistry and heart.

Check out my portfolio to see a few projects inspired by my interests in environmental conservation, science, and coastal environments. I’m up for just about any activity that gets me outside.

Looking for more information? You’ll find my education and experience below.

These days, water is my favorite refuge.

Education & Experience

  • MFA Poetry
    Virginia Tech

    MA English
    University of New Mexico

    BA English
    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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    Creative Direction Bootcamp
    Miami Ad School

    Maximizing Leadership
    Center for Creative Leadership

    Giving and Receiving Feedback
    Gulfstream Aerospace

    Leadership Workshop
    Gulfstream Aerospace

    Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
    Gulfstream Aerospace

    Continuous Improvement Symposium 
    Gulfstream Aerospace

    UX Writing Fundamentals
    LinkedIn Learning

    Figma Essentials
    LinkedIn Learning

  • Busted Compass
    Ethel

    Slingshot Catapult
    Semiperfect Press

    Speak, My Tongue
    Calypso Editions

    100+ poems, stories, essays, book reviews and hypertext works in Prairie Schooner, North American Review, Smartish Pace, Gulfstream’s Nonstop magazine and other publications

  • Creative Copywriting Advisor
    Senior Copywriter
    Gulfstream Aerospace
    Print and digital advertising + email campaigns + web and UX copy + video scripts + brand storytelling + luxury lifestyle, travel and aviation magazine articles + technical content + brand voice and style + editorial review + relationship building + process optimization + back translation and cultural assessment + content and knowledge management

    Lead Writer and Content Strategist
    Business plans + board and investor presentations + web copy and SEO + licensing applications + messaging strategy

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    Proposal Specialist
    Contracting, Consulting, Engineering
    Design-build construction proposals + sensitive document handling + RFP and IDIQ response

    Copywriter
    Astec, Inc.
    Press releases + product brochures + print and digital advertising + magazine articles + newsletters + web copy + white papers ​+ brand voice + trade show collateral

    Copywriter
    American Bicycle Group
    Press releases + print and digital advertising + media placement + customer newsletters + dealer communications + trade show collateral + brand voice for four distinct bicycle brands: Litespeed, Merlin Metalworks, Quintana Roo and Tomac

  • Associate Lecturer in English
    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

    Creative writing workshops + professional writing courses + design for writers seminar + digital compositions course + grant writing + program leadership + community partnerships

    Research and Teaching Grants (9 total): ThinkAchieve Beyond the Classroom + Research and Creative Activity + Access and Diversity + Faculty Development

    Awards (3 total): Faculty Achievement Award, Lecturer of the Year 2013 and 2016​

    Adjunct English Instructor
    Bryan College, Chattanooga State Technical Community College

    Academic writing courses + creative writing workshops + creative writing mentorship

    Teaching Assistant in English
    Virginia Tech

    Academic writing courses + creative writing workshops

    Service: Editor, The New River Journal of Digital Writing and Art + Coordinator, Visiting Writer Series

    Teaching Assistant in English
    University of New Mexico

    Academic writing courses + creative writing workshops

    Service: Copyeditor and Designer, Peitho newsletter + Production Manager, Blue Mesa Review

  • Technology, Web and Social Media Coordinator
    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga English Department

    Facebook + WordPress + Drupal + OU Campus ​+ 17 departmental webpages + classroom technology manual + podium guide + instructor training sessions 

    Internship Director
    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga English Department

    25 community partnerships ​+ 5-15 interns per semester + student engagement campaign resulting in a 200% enrollment increase in one semester

    Assistant Director, Workshop Coordinator, Publication Designer
    Meacham Writers' Conference

    Two three-day events per year + 8-13 writers per event + 5-10 student interns and community volunteers per event + 30-60 workshop participants per event + posters and printed programs

    Director
    Story Creators

    Art and literacy curriculum development + grant writing + board presentations + social media content + web writing and design + 100 students in grades K-8 across 7 locations and 5 semesters + hiring, training and management of up to 7 staff members per session

    Grants (4 total): Front Porch Alliance, Lillian L. Colby Charitable Foundation, Spotlight Shows, UTC ThinkAchieve Program

    Community Partnerships: H*Art Gallery, READ 20

    Director
    Artbotics

    Arts and robotics curriculum development + board presentations + 48 students in grades K-8 across four schools + hiring, training and management of 8 staff members

    Community Partnerships: Tennessee Valley Authority, St. Andrews Center