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Story MAKER
I'm a writer and a marketing and communications professional with 17+ years' experience crafting and placing compelling stories across platforms and media. I've been published in outlets from The New York Times, Washington Post, Slate, and CNN to Bustle, Bitch, and Bust, and many more. I've also successfully placed stories on the front and opinion pages of The New York Times, Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, and more; and ghost-written op-eds in diverse voices from the CEO of America's largest bank to a First Lady, a priest, a senator, an Army Captain, civil rights leaders, transgender teen, and more.
full-time EXPERIENCE
Sept 2020 to PRESENT
Vice President, People & Culture Communications, Mastercard, Purchase, NY
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Lead communications to inspire, engage and inform the brand’s 20,000+ employees, including leading the Fortune 500 brand's DEI communications.
Sept 2018 to Sept 2020
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Director, Digital & Social Marketing, Mastercard, Purchase, NY
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Drive innovation and efficiencies with content strategy and development to support B2B Marketing efforts for leading payments company
Oct 2016 to Sept 2018
Vice President, Communications, JPMorgan Chase NYC
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Manage communications and content marketing for the firm’s $1.5 billion philanthropy portfolio
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Elevate the brand through influencer and executive media opportunities, high profile event planning, executive writing, media training
May 2015 to Oct 2016
Communications Strategist, American Civil Liberties Union, NYC
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Crafted and executed against communications strategy, securing positive top-tier earned media on various initiatives of national significance for 95-year old advocacy organization
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Crafted and placed dozens of op-eds in leading media outlets; procured blog, social and digital media assets that increased engagement across channels
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Worked closely with attorney, executives to project manage and supervise interns and staff; managed PR firms
Jul 2013 to May 2015
Director of Communications, Empire State Pride Agenda, NYC
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Led all communications and marketing efforts for New York-based advocacy organization, managing staff and interns, and increased brand’s traditional media exposure 220%
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Secured Op-Eds, Letters to the Editor and coverage in top-tier outlets
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Introduced rich media and creative campaigns, executive speechwriting, media prep and executive profile building
Dec 2009 - Jul 2013
Spokesperson/Manager, JetBlue Airways, Long Island City, NY
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Spokesperson for major New York-based airline
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Creator and editor of official company blog, BlueTales, growing traffic from zero to 20,000 weekly readers
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Led crisis communications, secured favorable, top-tier media coverage, executive prep
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Part of leadership team that ran social media properties which reached more than two million, managed PR firm
Jul 2004 – Dec 2009
Associate Publisher, Tricycle Magazine, NYC
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Led the publishing department for the quarterly, Buddhist magazine,including marketing, advertising, circulation, public relations and special events
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Created new revenue streams by introducing digital subscriptions,automatic renewals and digital newsletters
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Managed staff and interns as well as rapport with board members
Jan 2003 – Dec 2003
Marketing Coordinator, DTV Productions, LTD. Brooklyn, NY
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Led public relations, grant-writing, event planning for monthly public cable access television show
freelance experience
BYLINES
GHOST-WRITING
MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS
AfterEllen
Bitch
Bust
Bustle
Buzzfeed
Change.org
CNN
Conde Nast Traveler
Cosmopolitan
Curve Magazine
Daily News
DNAInfo
ELLE
Gay City News
Gothamist
Health Magazine
Huffington Post
Kirkus
Men's Health
MTV
New York Magazine
New York Post
PR News
Quartz
Refinery29
SheKnows
Slate
The Advocate
The New York Times
Time Out
Vice
Village Voice
Washington Post
Albany Times Union
Atlanta Journal Constitution
NBC
Newsweek
Refinery29
The Guardian
The New York Times
The New Yorker
Time Magazine
Times-Picayune
Washington Post
MIT CoLab, Consultant
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Sara Curry Preschool, Consultant
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Filmmaker Tami Gold, Consultant
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Purchase College, Adjunct Lecturer
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Hunter College, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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CUNY Grad Center, Media Assistant
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PR News, Presenter (multiple engagements)
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PRSA, Workshop instructor
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DCTV, Workshop instructor (multiple courses)
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Ragan Communications, Presenter
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Bulldog Media Relations, Presenter
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Integrated Media Arts, Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts, Media Studies, Cum Laude
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Hunter College, New York, NY