Successfully led all non-technical programs and projects, nimbly navigating risks and dependencies

Directed global communications for Palo Alto Networks’ online community of 450,000+ members

Supervised two direct reports and excelled at cultivating healthy, productive relationships across org

Produced monthly internal newsletter to keep leadership abreast of community news and successes

Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders and partners to foster growth and alignment

Spearheaded operational efficiency and cross-functional alignment by creating, implementing SOPs

Managed content strategy for community support platform serving global cybersecurity experts

Formalized digital content best practices, editorial guidelines, and crisis-communications protocol 

Worked with stakeholders across the company to champion best practices for consistency, quality

Collaborated with SMEs, product owners and engineers to develop valuable content for customers

Excelled at crafting digestible messaging for global audiences, nurturing community engagement 

Managed digital-editorial calendar, including assigning, editing, publishing, and promoting articles

Penned personal essay that helped win an Ellie Award, the magazine industry’s highest honor

Authored 5280.com’s top-performing story, breaking site records for traffic and engagement

Produced an award-nominated daily newsletter with more than 20,000 engaged subscribers

Upheld editorial excellence–including voice, style, accuracy, visuals, and SEO–of all content

Created 5280 Publishing’s social media strategy, including 4+ years of daily management

Supervised the digital-editorial internship program, as well as two junior employees

Fact-checked articles, exercising keen editorial judgment and strategic communication with sources  

Filmed, edited, and produced videos for digital and social publication

Pitched and reported stories for print and digital publication 

Feature Writer for Incisal Edge, a periodical for dentists and dental professionals (2014 – present)

Content Strategist and Senior SEO Writer for Krazy Coupon Lady (December 2019 – April 2021)

Editor-in-Chief of Harbor Bluffs Living, a hyperlocal monthly (September 2019 – April 2023)

Web Content Specialist for Nova Southeastern University (Fall 2019)

Completed intensive coursework in print, broadcast, and digital media at a top-ten journalism school 

Worked as a Health & Social Issues Reporter on Capitol Hill, developing inside sources to report on a range of political, cultural, and health-related topics for national news outlets

Conducted six-month investigation into cancer crisis in Vieques, Puerto Rico, after decades of U.S. Navy chemical weapons testing, resulting in published feature on health and legal impacts 

Majored in Political Science with a double-minor in Justice Studies and African American Studies

Studied Public Policy during four-month immersion program in Spain (courses taught in Spanish)

Communications Intern for Gina's Team, a nonprofit providing rehabilitation and reintegration resources to incarcerated women in Arizona—including facilitating meaningful group discussions and interviews with inmates at Perryville Prison

Took part in highly selective trip to study restorative justice in post-apartheid South Africa. Lived with a local family in Khayelitsha, a Western Cape township; volunteered at a daycare, taught and cared for children 0–5 years old; helped renovate daycare building

Member of pre-law fraternity Phi Alpha Delta; member and treasurer of the Womyn’s Coalition