Resume

Work Experience

Communications Manager & Executive Assistant

Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah

April 2020-Present

Write & edit library digital and print communications: editorial calendars for events, social media posts, articles, blog posts, and newsletter
Create and manage Staff Intranet Pages, formatting, naming conventions, resource database; offset leadership workload by 25%
Survey analytics: Hybrid Workplace
Internal Communications Report: Faculty Research Engagement
Project manager for events, faculty recruitment, and stewardship reports
Provide administrative support on grant applications and awards
Executive Assistant to Health Sciences Library Director: manage scheduling, correspondence, grant applications, research support

Program Coordinator

Marriott Library, University of Utah

February 2017-July 2021

Edited library articles, blog posts, and newsletters
Wrote blog posts, scripts, and letters of recommendation on behalf of Deans
Project director for five annual events, including all communications, catering ,contracts, spaces, advertisement, & budgetary management
Organized professional development workshops for Library Faculty and Staff
Implemented cohesive interview process for all staff and faculty interviews; housed on intranet database
Served as staff communications representative on two library committees
Supervisor of 3 staff

Communications Coordinator

CHIS Program, National Network Libraries of Medicine

September 2019-June 2020

Marketing Manager

Economics, University of Utah

October 2015-February 2017

Initiated a redesign of the department website to enhance user experience for students; increased usership 23%
Implemented tagging and process to track metadata
Social Media Manager, textbook acquisitions, departmental financials, event coordinator, Office Manager, supervisory experiences

Communications Assistant

School of Education, Westminster College

June 2014-September 2015

Commenced monthly newsletter highlighting student and faculty contributions, digitized active student files, assisted students with course registration, edited faculty letters, articles, and proposals
Assistant Lead for planning of program orientations and commencement events
Assisted Chair with numerous grant applications for the School of Education

Editorial Assistant

South Valley Journal

June 2010-June 2012

Owner & Director

Necessary Beeswax

May 2012-Current

Rhetoric, Crisis Management, Branding, Internal Communication, Integrated Marketing, Training Materials

My Capstone Project was to rebuild and rebrand my small business, Necessary Beeswax, LLC from freelance writing to a communications consultancy firm.

My thesis work focused on an analysis of Anna Deavere Smith's Twilight Los Angeles, and Fires in the Mirror.

Activities and societies: Ellipsis Literary Magazine, LDSSA, Westminster Jazz Ensemble, Sigma Tau Delta, English tutor, Youth City SLC Volunteer