Resume

EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Professor and Student Media Consultant (August 2022 to present)
The University of Southern Mississippi
Duties: Teaching School of Media and Communication classes and advising Student Media Center advertising, public relations, and social media staffers.

Digital Content Specialist (February 2022 to present)
Stamats Communications
Duties: Creating digital content, including blogs and thought leadership pieces, for health care and higher education clients throughout the United States.

Owner-Operator (July 2017 to present)
Perch Creek Communications
Duties: Providing clients with design, marketing, and public relations services.

Adjunct Professor (August 2015 to November 2021)
William Carey University
Duties: Teaching Strategies in Learning (HUM 200).

Regional Career Navigator (May 2021 to December 2021)
Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District
Duties: Implementing a federal grant for a workforce training program across 24 counties and five community colleges; recruiting eligible underemployed or unemployed participants; and providing career counseling and mentoring.

Editor and Creative Director (February 2020 to April 2021)
Hattiesburg Publishing
Duties: Editing The Pine Belt News newspaper and Signature Magazine; managing special publications, including two visitor’s guides; overseeing the five-member editorial and production team; and writing various pieces.

Director of Marketing and Communications (June 2019 to January 2020)
United Way of South Mississippi and Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Duties: Directing marketing and public relations campaigns; managing websites and social media; and serving as spokesperson.

Art and Marketing Director (July 2017 to March 2019)
Munn Enterprises and Munn Outdoor Advertising
Duties: Implementing and evaluating effective marketing communications; maintaining brand identities for each company; managing websites and social media; directing community and media relations; identifying, targeting, and providing solutions to select major accounts; and overseeing three designers.

Corporate Marketing Coordinator (April 2016 to July 2017)
Merchants Foodservice
Duties: Designing and distributing marketing communications to customers, a team of 150 sales representatives, and 300 marketing partners; managing events and media relations; and planning, implementing, and evaluating a $7 million marketing program with annual, quarterly, and monthly components.

Director of Media Relations and Marketing (December 2011 to April 2016)
William Carey University
Duties: Writing and distributing press releases; taking photos; advising the president on media and public relations; managing branding and social media; designing and placing advertisements; and advising the student newspaper.

Columnist and Staff Writer (December 2005 to December 2011)
Southwest Publishers
Duties: Writing a weekly community news column and serving as a general assignment reporter for The Daily Leader.

EDUCATION

Graduate Certificate in Economic Development, The University of Southern Mississippi (2022, 4.0 GPA)
Master of Business Administration, William Carey University (2014, 3.5 GPA)
Bachelor of Science in Social Science and English, William Carey University (2012, 3.8 GPA)
Associate in Arts, Copiah-Lincoln Community College (2010, 3.8 GPA)

HONORS

First Place Awards, Magazine Feature and Investigative Journalism, Mississippi Press Association (2021)
Professional Promise Award, Public Relations Association of Mississippi Pine Belt Chapter (2015)
“Top 20 Under 40” List, Hattiesburg American (2015)

CURRENT SERVICE

Treasurer, Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood Association and Walthall Foundation
Communications Committee, United Way of Southeast Mississippi
Executive Committee, NAMI Mississippi Pine Belt Chapter

PAST SERVICE

Founder and President, William Carey University Pine Belt Alumni Chapter
Secretary, Public Relations Association of Mississippi
Secretary, Kids Hub Child Advocacy Center
President, Acadia Oaks Homeowners Association
President, Public Relations Association of Mississippi Pine Belt Chapter
Vice President, College Public Relations Association of Mississippi

PUBLICATIONS

Contributing Author, Memories of Lincoln County (Outskirts Press, 2020)
Primary Author, William Carey University: Celebrating 125 Years (Campus History Series from Arcadia Publishing, 2017)

SKILLS

Community, Media, and Public Relations
Content Editing, Strategy, and Writing
Digital and Traditional Marketing
Graphic Design and Pagination
Project Management and Training
Social Media and Website Management

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