Resume

Experience

  • University of California, Davis

  • Communications Consultant

    Self-Employed

    Nov 2017 - Present

    Strategic consultant specializing in communicating about gender and policy. Areas of expertise include digital campaigns, nonprofit communications, brand marketing, and online community management.

  • Communications Manager

    The Women's Foundation of California

    Sep 2016 - Jan 2018

    Oakland, CA

    Managed communications for one of the nation's largest community foundations, which specializes in helping to ensure the health, safety and economic security of California's communities. Launched digital and fundraising campaigns, strategized and launched a brand marketing refresh (including new owned digital platforms and a new website), and participated in the communications training of cohorts of grassroots community leaders.

  • Communications Manager

    Equal Rights Advocates

    Mar 2013 - Sep 2016

    San Francisco

    Spearheaded the development and implementation of strategic communications at a national impact legal organization, which specialized in women's rights. Launched a brand marketing refresh (including social media platforms, a new website, and other owned digital platforms), developed strategies and protocols for multidisciplinary marketing plans, managed marketing for the organization's annual fundraising gala, provided communications support for public policy advocacy coalitions, provided

  • The Recorder

    • Reporter

      May 2011 - Feb 2013

      San Francisco

      Covered state court litigation, both criminal and civil, with special focuses on employment law, consumer mass torts, and government lawyer in-fighting.

    • Web editor

      Jul 2007 - May 2011

      San Francisco

      Herded headlines, wrote code, blogged and social media'd during The Recorder's first foray into digital first.

Education

University of California, Davis

  • BA, Political Science, English

    2001 - 2005

    Activities and Societies: open mic aficionado, nanny, cocktail waitress

Volunteer Experience

  • Trustee

    Julia Morgan School for Girls

    Sep 2017 - Mar 20191

    Served as Board of Trustees member as well as Interim Development Chair for an independent all-girls middle school in Oakland, CA.

    Julia Morgan School for Girls is dedicated to the intellectual, creative, social and emotional growth of girls, providing educational opportunities and positive role models not fully afforded girls in coeducational institutions.