PROGAMS & SOFTWARE

Adobe Creative Suite: 

Acrobat
After Effects
InDesign 
Illustrator 
Lightroom
Photoshop
Premier Pro 

Asana (project management)
Canto (asset management) 
CoSchedule (social scheduling)  
Google Analytics 
Google Suite 
Mailchimp (email marketing) 
Microsoft Suite 
Squarespace 
Textedly (text marketing)
WordPress 

EDUCATION

Oklahoma City University
August 2008 - May 2012
Bachelor of Arts & Sciences,
Mass Communication

Selected tracks:
Public Affairs
Advertising
Broadcast
Graphic Design

SKILLS 

AP Style 
Communication 
Content Creation 
Event Management 
Graphic Design
Media Strategy 
Online Advertising 
Online Marketing 
Organization 
Photography 
Project Management 
Public Speaking 
Social Media 
Videography 
Web Management

WORK EXPERIENCE :

Director of Strategy | Partner
TAP Architecture,  July 2024 - Present

Director of Marketing & Business Development
TAP Architecture, February 2022 - July 2024

Oversees the firm’s growth by leading marketing and communication strategies, identifying new business opportunities, fostering key long-term relationships, and developing her colleagues. 

  • Business Operations

  • Project Management

  • Grant Seeking / Donor Prospecting

  • Employee Recruitment

  • Employee Development

  • Business Development

  • Community Relations

  • Marketing / Communications

  • Website Design / Management

  • Brand Management

  • Social Media Management

  • Content Creation

  • Photography

Communications Manager
Lucky Star Casinos & the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes, March 2020 - July 2022

Providing internal and external communications for Lucky Star Casinos 6 locations and 800+ employees as well as communications consulting for the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes. 

  • Employee communications

  • Employee website design 

  • Marketing 

  • Content creation 

  • Social media management

  • Online advertising 

  • Online customer relations 

  • Event production

  • Event photography 

  • Brand management 

  • Publication design 

  • Multi-media presentation design 

  • Community relations 

  • Vendor relations 

Public Affairs Specialist
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation,  January 2015 - March 2020

Provided marketing and creative support for a leading biomedical research institute primarily through earned-media and organic efforts. 

  • Marketing 

  • Media strategy 

  • Graphic design 

  • Publication design/distribution 

  • Content creation 

  • Social media management 

  • Online advertising 

  • Photography/videography 

  • Event production 

  • Website maintenance 

  • Asset/brand management 

  • Email marketing 

  • Multi-media presentation design 

  • Donor, patient and vendor relations 

  • Employee communications

eMarketing Counselor
Teleflora, July 2012 - December 2014 

Educated and consulted with Teleflora’s network of over 10,000 florists on how to market themselves online. 

  • Webinar production 

  • Social media & Marketing 

  • Search engine optimization 

  • Google analytics & adwords 

Freelance Photographer/Videographer
June 2012 - March 2015 

Assistant to the Director of Student Employment
Oklahoma City University, September 2008 - May 2012 

INTERNSHIPS 
Broadcast Intern, Ackerman McQueen - Fall/Winter 2011 
Marketing Intern, Monscierge - Spring/Summer 2011