American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
Oct 2012 to 2000 Co-Chair of Newsletter and Communications CommitteesAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
Feb 2012 to 2000 Specialist, Web Development and Engineering AdministrationOn the Marc (OTM) Media Rockville, MD Dec 2011 to Dec 2011 Social Media AnalystCreative Group Washington, DC May 2011 to Nov 2011 Marketing CoordinatorFINCA Washington, DC Nov 2010 to May 2011 Financial SpecialistFirst Capital Bank Richmond, VA 2004 to 2009 Financial Customer Service RepresentativeLynzphotos and DenoteToday Richmond, VA Nov 2003 to 2009 Photographer and Contributing Writer
Education:
Edinburgh Napier University Edinburgh Oct 2010 Master of Arts in JournalismEnforex Spanish School Dec 2004 Certificate in Spanish LanguageSchool of Visual Arts New York, NY Aug 2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography
Skills:
Web design and development: Data Visualization with an emphasis on cartography, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3. SharePoint, WordPress, Sitecore. Google Analytics. Adobe Creative Suite 6 - a collection of applications and IDEs including Edge Animate, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator for producing online media. Email marketing: Constant Contact, iContact, Outlook. Social Media Metrics. Presentations: Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. Adobe Acrobat 10. Writing and editing: Associated Press Stylebook. United States Government Printing Office Style Manual. Video: Final Cut Pro and Windows Movie Maker. Audio: Reaper, Burli, and Audacity.
Aug 2012 to 2000 Teacher AssistantSt. Joseph's Villa Richmond, VA Aug 2010 to Jul 2011 Alternative Education Teacher AssistantSt. Joseph's Villa Richmond, VA Aug 2008 to Aug 2009 Case MangerDominion Youth Services Richmond, VA Jan 2005 to Aug 2008 1 Educational CounselorUniversity Instructors Fayetteville, NC 2004 to 2004 Academic CoachVirginia Home for Boys and Girls Richmond, VA Aug 2002 to Dec 2003 Residential CounselorCity Of Richmond Public Schools Richmond, VA Aug 2001 to May 2002 Substitute Teacher
Education:
English Saint Paul's College Lawrenceville, VA Aug 1997 to May 2001 Bachelor of Art
FREELANCE SELF-EMPLOYMENT Washington, DC Nov 2003 to Mar 2012 Event and Portrait PhotographerOTM Media Rockville, MD Dec 2011 to Dec 2011 Social Media AnalystCreative Group Washington, DC May 2011 to Nov 2011 Temporary Administrative & Marketing AssistantCityStaff Washington, DC Nov 2010 to May 2011 Temporary Administrative AidEdinburgh Napier University Edinburgh Sep 2009 to Oct 2010 Masters in Journalism Leadership RolesGMTV Scotland-Macmillan Media Edinburgh May 2010 to May 2010 Video Reporter InternSky News Edinburgh Jan 2010 to May 2010 National Election StringerFREELANCE SELF-EMPLOYMENT Richmond, VA Jan 2009 to Aug 2009 Contributing WriterFirst Capital Bank Richmond, VA Mar 2007 to Aug 2009 Customer Service RepresentativeTrammell Crow Residential Richmond, VA Aug 2006 to Jan 2007 Executive Assistant to John Grier, Vice President, Mid-Atlantic RegionFirst Market Bank Richmond, VA Feb 2004 to Jun 2006 Financial Services Advisor
Education:
Edinburgh Napier University Edinburgh Jan 2009 to Jan 2010 Master of Arts in JournalismEnforex Spanish Immersion School Granada, Granada Jan 2004 to Jan 2004 SpanishSchool of Visual Arts New York, NY Jan 1999 to Jan 2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography
Skills:
HTML, CSS, Javascript (certification underway). Microsoft Office Suite (typing speed: 72 words/minute), Search Engine Optimization, HTML. Social Media Metrics. Creative Suite 5 -Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator (visual). Final Cut Pro, Windows Movie Maker (video). Soundbooth, Reaper, Burli, Audacity (audio). Acrobat 10.CMS - WordPress. AP Stylebook.
South Umpqua High School Myrtle Creek OR 1993-1997
Community:
Carla Fram, Tim Sandusky, Kristen Leymaster, Nichole Richardson, Jennifer Hobbs, Deborah Lynam, Kinney Trenholm, Scotty Mcnaughton, Josh Greeson, Betty Moore
Biography:
married to a great guy, have 2 little boys that fill me with joy :)