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i.e. communications Youth Together
iecomm.org
Conducted social marketing research and youthtogether.net Administered operations and marketing
San Francisco, CA coordinated conference logistics for policy Oakland, CA communications for 501(c)(3) organization
advocacy and media consulting firm. promoting youth leadership, social justice,
Communications Coordinator Associate Director and violence prevention.
2000-2001 2001-2002
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Successfully organized nine statewide conferences for • Promoted to associate director and worked directly
the California Attorney General’s Office ‘Safe from the with fiscal sponsor to manage human resources,
Start’ initiative, with over 5,000 legislators and opinion finance, IT, communications, grants management, and
leaders in attendance. event planning.
• Researched social marketing strategies for $2M public • Improved organization’s brand recognition by creating/
education campaign, funded by the California Wellness managing website, brochures, and newsletters.
Foundation, resulting in increased media coverage and
funding for statewide afterschool programs.
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Awarded multicultural fellowship, funding
sff.org over $1 million to more than 90 nonprofits
San Francisco, CA throughout 5 San Francisco-Bay Area counties.
Multicultural Fellow: Education
2002-2004
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Administered $2 million education program portfolio
and managed pre- and post-award administration.
• Provided technical assistance to grantees and
managed donor-advised college scholarship fund.
• Improved efficiency of the Foundation’s Digital Divide
Initiative by ensuring technology planning grants were
integrated across all grant-making programs.
Fellows (L-R): Melissa Saavedra, Bahati Banks, Margaret Rea, Jose Malvido, and Charles Fields
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United Way of Broward County Morehouse School of Medicine
unitedwaybroward.org Managed workplace giving campaigns msm.edu Held various positions utilizing a broad
Ft. Lauderdale , FL for more than 140 companies, including Atlanta, GA range of skills, including: web content
Bell South, JM Faily Enterprises, and management, graphic design, project
Development Manager First Data Corp. Various Positions management, copywriting, and event
2004 - 2005 2005 - 2012 planning.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• During this four month project, I led a team of 15 Program Manager
corporate executive volunteers and development Center for Community Health and Service-Learning
2005 - 2008
associates in raising more than $2 million through
workplace giving campaigns. Expanded service-learning programming and partnerships
with universities nationwide by implementing effective
communication and evaluation tools.
• Awarded grant to participate in the National Youth
Leadership Council and National Service-Learning
Partnership Service-Learning Emerging Leaders Initiative.
• Improved brand awareness and expanded reach of the
school’s service-learning program by developing marketing
collateral, evaluation tracking tools, and online training
curriculums.
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Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine
msm.edu msm.edu
Atlanta, GA Atlanta, GA
2005 - 2012 2005 - 2012
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Special Assistant, Communications Director, Alumni Communications Communications Specialist II
Office of the President Office of Institutional Advancement Department of Marketing and Communications
2008 2009 2009 - 2012
• Drafted and edited speeches and • Designed various marketing collateral and Strengthened the school’s brand recognition by managing
correspondences for the President. redesigned website to promote and encourage and improving its Web presence, digital media assets,
alumni participation. social media networks, and internal communications.
• Coordinated all logisitics for silent auction
and awardee tribute video for the school’s • Assisted the director of alumni affairs with • Maintained and updated all content on msm.edu using
major donor recognition dinner. fundraising efforts, raising the participation rate web content management systems (Ingeniux, Sitefinity
from 9% to 15% in one year. and Blackbaud’s NetCommunity).
• Transitioned into web content manager role • Consulted with faculty, staff, and students on the
after successfully spearheading migration of old design and development of all web content.
website in partnership with web design firm.
• Designed and disseminated internal communications.
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