Experience
Equal Justice Works
Washington, DC
Marketing and Communications Manager
July 2025 – Present
- Support development and execution of marketing and communications plans across organizational priorities including fellowship recruitment, donor engagement, and EJW’s new advocacy and research arm.
- Project manage communications by creating editorial calendars and workplans, tracking progress, guiding team members and vendors, and assessing campaign performance.
The Brookings Institution
Washington, DC
Communications Manager, The Hamilton Project at Brookings
July 2024 – July 2025
- Develop and execute communications plans to disseminate research and proposals across the web, media, social media, and email.
- Lead media relations, resulting in 450+ citations in 2024 in outlets including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and CNBC.
Senior Communications Coordinator, The Hamilton Project
Dec. 2021 – July 2024
- Created social media content, including multimedia (graphics, videos, and GIFs).
- Updated websites and project managed a website redesign, serving as the primary liaison between contractors and internal stakeholders.
- Developed and implemented a style guide to ensure written and visual consistency.
- Increased newsletter subscriber base by 15% in one year.
Digital Media and Events Coordinator, Brookings Office of Communications
Sept. 2019 – Dec. 2021
- Promoted Brookings events and podcasts through social media and email.
- Collaborated across the Institution to ensure the quality of 200+ Brookings events per year.
The Hatcher Group
Bethesda, MD
Communications Associate
June 2018 – Sept. 2019
- Provided communications support to mission-driven clients.
- Managed a group’s blog and newsletter, including soliciting and editing content, planning the editorial calendar, and tracking analytics.
- Wrote press releases, case studies, blog posts, pitches, and social media content.
Other experience
- Office of Senator Michael Bennet – Press Intern
- Wilson Center – Communications and Events Intern
- Global Justice Center – Communications Intern
- Dr. Michael Gorra, Smith College – Research Assistant
- Organizing for America – Summer Organizer
- The Mountain Mail – Intern
- Media Education Foundation – Communications and Marketing Intern
- Mazzucca Law – Assistant
- Sales associate; Gallery assistant
Education
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New York University | Certificate in Strategic Media Communications
May 2024
Classes included:
- Media Relations: Present and Future
- Social Media Analytics
- Foundations of Advertising Research
- Writing Across Media
Smith College | BA in Government and English
May 2018
- STRIDE Scholar
- Co-president, Smith Democrats
- Lead copy editor, The Sophian student newspaper
- Semester abroad in Edinburgh
Skills
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Strategic communications
- Message development and positioning
- Multi-channel content strategy
- Metrics-driven strategy development
Media relations and tracking
- Tools: Meltwater, Muckrack, and Cision
- Creating and maintaining media lists
- Fielding media requests and scheduling interviews
- Pitching stories and experts to journalists
- Media training and interview preparation
- Media tracking and press clips compilation
- Relationship building with journalists
- Op-ed ghostwriting and placement
Websites
- Tools: WordPress, Drupal
- Content management and updates
- Analytics tracking and reporting
- SEO and accessibility best practices
- Website redesign project management
- Website redesign project management
Project management
- Tools: Asana
- Website redesign leadership
- Cross-departmental coordination
- Contractor management
Social media
- Tools: Twitter/X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Sprout Social
- Content creation, including multimedia
- Analytics and performance tracking
Newsletters
- Tools: MailChimp, Hubspot, and Constant Contact
- Newsletter development and growth
- Content curation and creation
- A/B testing and optimization
Copy editing
- Styles: Associated Press Style, Chicago Style
- Proofreading
- Content editing for clarity and impact
- Style guide development and implementation