Education, Awards & More

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  • • Major: Communication Arts — Public Relations, Print Media
    • Minor: Organizational Leadership

  • • Present:
    ~ DEI Chair – PRSA Iowa
    ~ Volunteer – Capital City Pride, One Iowa, Young Women’s Resource Center
    • Past:
    ~ Publicity Chair – American Advertising Federation
    ~ Volunteer – Cedar Valley Chase (FBO United Way), National Organization for Women

  • • 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
    • Interests: Music, art, travel, dogs (ask me about Pickle and Pearl), iced lattes
    • Passions: Human rights, social justice, equity and inclusion, environment and animals