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Education
December 2007 University of Kansas
William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Strategic Communications
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Experience
Feb ‘11 - present Philsquare.com: Communications Director
Write articles for blog, follow up with clients for project input for final blog overview
Develop site content, edit content
Work with local (Lawrence, Kansas City, Topeka) media, social organizations to market web
education workshops; also develop workshop opportunities related to social media use
June ’08 - present College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Kansas: Graduation Advisor
CLAS degree certifying official; responsible for review and approval of over 800 students’
academic records every year
Assist students in schedule planning to facilitate successful completion of their degree
requirements; this includes taking into account financial restraints and students ability to remain
in good academic standing; work with students returning to KU after any time away, assist
students who are on probation or have been dismissed
Build relationships with campus advisors, faculty; effectively use new online advising tools to
provide students with a complete network of advising support
Work as part of the College Student Academic Services team to effectively help implement
policies to ensure students’ understanding and ability to complete a degree in CLAS
June ’05 - February ‘07 Pilgrim Page/Absorbent Ink: Marketing Intern, Special Projects Associate
Research and write articles for website blog; assist in enriching site content to increase traffic
Increase sales through direct mailing projects and building of customer list
Manage distribution of samples to customers, duties as assigned
May - November ‘07 Child Health Corporation of American (CHCA): Communications Intern
Design/write content for communication pieces, brainstorm/write articles for member hospitals
and employee newsletters
Assist in promotion and use of company brand guidelines
Develop education sessions for member meetings, assist on-site during conferences
January - November ‘07 University of Kansas Homecoming Steering Committee: Community and Campus Outreach Chair
Develop new relationships with campus groups and offices to enhance the atmosphere of
Homecoming celebrations
Increased participation in Homecoming week by creating and implementing new events to further
involve students living on campus and the city of Lawrence
From previous year, tripled food donations from KU/Lawrence community (over 10,000 donated
items in two days)
August ’03 - May ‘07 Student Union Activities (KU programming board): Committee Coordinator, President
Represent and manage the largest programming board on KU’s campus
Increased number of students attending events in two consecutive semesters
Assist in guiding proper management and spending of $360,000 budget
Report to KU’s Student Senate about use of student fee allocation
May ‘05- May ‘07 KU Memorial Union Corporation; Board of Directors
January ‘05 LeaderShape; Completed five-day leadership development retreat
Additional skills:
Creation of Facebook page and utilization to communicate with primary audience
Personal use of online networking, marketing tools (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare)
Use of various blogging platforms (Blogger, Tumbr)