Education, Volunteering & More
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Bachelor of Arts — Wartburg College
• Major: Communication Arts — Public Relations, Print Media
• Minor: Organizational Leadership
• Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Eta Sigma and Lambda Pi Eta honor societies, Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges -
Present:
• DEI Chair – PRSA Iowa
• Volunteer with Capital City Pride, One Iowa, Young Women’s Resource Center and Meals from the Heartland
Past:
• Publicity Chair – American Advertising Federation
• Volunteer with Cedar Valley Chase (FBO United Way), National Organization for Women and various service trips -
• Productivity suites: Google Workspace, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite
• File and project management: Box.com, Dropbox, Monday.com, Workamajig, Asana
• Campaign building and reporting platforms: Meltwater, Salesforce, Campaign Monitor -
• 3 PRSA awards at Two Rivers Marketing — 2 for media relations, 1 for feature writing
• 1 ADDY award at Mudd Advertising for writing and production
• 1 ADDY award as a freelancer for writing and creative execution -
• Empathy
• Developer
• Adaptability
• Positivity
• Intellection -
• Soft skills: Creative and critical thinking, problem solving, attention to detail, organization, collaboration, learning quickly, being open-minded and empathetic
• Interests: Music, art, travel, dogs (ask me about Pickle and Pearl), iced lattes
• Passions: Human rights, social justice, equity and inclusion, environment and animals