Director of marketing, communications & planning at Neighborhood Music School
Location:
New Haven, Connecticut
Industry:
Nonprofit Organization Management
Work:
Neighborhood Music School since Jun 2011
Director of marketing, communications & planning
Connecticut College Aug 2008 - Jun 2011
Director of online communications
Quinnipiac University Jan 2006 - Jul 2008
Web content managing editor
Yale New Haven Health System May 2004 - Jan 2006
Distance education specialist
Dynamic Diagrams Apr 2001 - Apr 2004
Senior information architect
Education:
Wesleyan University 1993 - 1996
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, (visual arts, film studies)
Columbia College Chicago
BA with honors, creative writing (minor in photography)
Northwestern University
Skills:
Usability Testing Publications Video Social Media Information Architecture User Experience Editing Non-profits Content Development Content Strategy Interaction Design Content Management Social Media Marketing Usability Web Design
Honor & Awards:
PRESENTATIONS
"No-Budget Video for Maximum Impact: Easy Video for Hard Times," American Marketing Association Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education, November 2009
“Finesse Your LMS (Learning Management System): Strategies for a Successful Implementation, ” eLearning Producer Conference, March 2005
“From Information to Insight: The Power of Effective Information Design,” Usability Professionals’ Association Conference, July 2002
“Usability Dos and Don’ts,” ConnCHI meeting, March 2001
AWARDS
Honorable mention, daily multimedia, National Press Photographers Association Northern Short Course, 2011
Gold Cyber Lion, best online community site, to Modem Media for Weightwatchers.com, Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, 2001
Bronze Medal, publications program improvement, to Wesleyan University, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, 1994