Throughout my career I've developed several skills that allow me to adapt to new working enviornments. Lifelong learning is a large part of my life. I enjoy being challenged and growing new skills. Highlighted below are some of my strongest skills and ones I'm working on.
Strategic Planning
Advanced, 13 years
Community Engagement
Expert, 12 years
Graphic Design
Advanced, 15 years
Python
Novice, 1 year
Deeper Knowledge & Skills
In addition to the above compenencies, I have several other qualities that can be used to carryout successful work tasks.
Strong Written Skills
Email Marketing
Web Development
Videography
Adobe CS
Web Development
Social Media
Analytics
Group Facilitation
Sector Partnerships
Board Leadership
Event Planning
Adobe CS
Listing Adobe CS and scaling it with a percentage can be vague. Let's take a quick peek at my confidence level with some of the main components.
InDesign & Premiere Pro
Illustrator & Photoshop
After Effects
Experience
18+ Years
My releveant work experience started at a local newspaper where I learning basic skills in graphic design, sales, and business acumen. Since then, the position changes I've made were to learn more and grow with new opportunities that align with the changing world.
St. Vrain Valley Schools
Director of Community & Business Development
2017 - Present
Using my marketing and communication skills to build stronger connections with industry partners and advanced educational programs, such as aeronautics, biosciences, manufacturing, cybersecurity, and more.
St. Vrain Valley Schools
Director of Communications
2015 - 2017
Led a small team of professionals to build and implement marketing campaigns across 50+ schools while also responding to crises and media inquiries.
St. Vrain Valley Schools
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
2009 - 2015
As I began my career with the 7th largest school district in Colorado, I helped to develop strong marketing and branding tools, such as print collateral, web sites, social media accounts, and email marketing. Training and upskilling school liaisons was critical.
Huntington Learning Centers
Marketing Director
2006 - 2009
One of my first jobs in Colorado, I assisted with the development of this franchise's Longmont and Fort Collins locations. Much of my work revolved around marketing buys, community engagement, financial book keeping, and analytics.
Education
Lifelong Learning
Below is a brief description of my educational career path. Thus far I've limited my list of degrees to a Bachelor of Busines Administration. A great deal of my learning now stems from online tutorials, certificate programs, and real-world experiences.
Georgia Southern University
Bachelor of Business Adminstration, Marketing
1998 - 2003
Coursera
Google IT Automation w/Python Certificate
2021 - Present
I'm currently taking this course to gain a stronger understanding of how Python, SQL, and other tools are being used in larger organizations.
Coursera
Python for Everybody Specialization, University of Michigan
2020 - 2021
While I've always had a basic understanding of programming syntax, I wanted more experience writing code. This certificate has provided a great vehicle.
Portfolio
An assortment of collateral, videos, and writing samples.
Throughout my career with St. Vrain Valley Schools, I've grown and taken on many different responsibilities. One attribute that has followed my progression, is my desire to create clear, attractive marketing materials.
Contact
Let's have a conversation.
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