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Count Me In (CMI) Manager, New Media and Communications Jan 2007 – present
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Developed brand experience for educational, interactive online business growth platform supporting women entrepreneurs in CMI’s 2009 campaign, the Make Mine a Million $ Business RACE
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Spearheaded CMI’s production and distribution of educational and promotional video for TV, web, and mobile platforms
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Directed and edited “Get Inspired” blog, syndicated at ReadersDigest.com, Huffington Post, Resource Nation and others
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Selected and managed vendors providing market research, creative content and public relations support
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Wrote actionable content promoting community participation in events and campaigns
Accomplishments
- Executed social media campaigns to cultivate membership and active engagement among an online community of 65,000 entrepreneurs during transition from free to paid membership, increasing site hits 15% since December 2008
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Won national media coverage, including The Today Show, MSNBC’s Your Business, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Huffington Post and CNN; represented Count Me In in interviews on New York 1, print and radio outlets
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Led partnerships with national media and not-for-profits, including Reader’s Digest, Good Morning America, Hyperion and SCORE, to expand CMI’s reach to over 4 million readers through shared content and development of a widgets and an iPhone app
Office of Speaker of the New York City Council Christine C. Quinn Legislative Aide Mar – Nov 2006
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Represented the Speaker in all matters relating to Community District 4; developed goals, strategies and timelines for partnerships with government agencies, elected officials, advocacy groups and constituents
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Reported on the Speaker’s work to monthly public Community Board meetings; acted as the Speaker’s proxy at the NYPD Community Council and District Service Cabinet meetings
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District Office point person for the 2006 NYC Nightlife Safety Summit at John Jay College; contributed to policy and PR strategy and coordinated logistics for the Summit
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Prepared briefs, remarks, VIP invitee lists and to-the-minute scheduling for the Speaker’s attendance at events
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Executed targeted mass mailings; drafted letters and coordinated resources with City Hall correspondence office
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Recruited, trained and supervised interns
Westcom Corporation Receptionist Jun 2005 – Mar 2006
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Acted as the “face” and “voice” of the central office of an international telecommunication company
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Coordinated maintenance, catering, package, office supply delivery and on-site conference facility
Empire State Pride Agenda Community Outreach and Programming Coordinator Jan – Sept 2004
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Assumed progressively increasing levels of responsibility for community organizing and outreach activities, moving from intern into a paid position
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Represented the Pride Agenda at round-table strategy meetings with NYC health and civil rights groups to coordinate delegations for the March for Women’s Lives
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Coordinated scheduling, transportation, volunteers and publications for 10 Pride events in 3 months
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Increased member involvement by writing and disseminating Action Alert emails
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Windows OS, Basecamp, Sharepoint, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop
- Content Management Systems: WordPress, Kickapps, Drupal
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Public speaking
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