Experience

The Garrison Institute
Consulting Director, Communications and Marketing | October 2024–March 2025

Contemplative practice nonprofit and retreat center founded in 2003. Reporting to the Managing Director. Overseeing the Digital Media Producer. Responsible for developing org-wide communications strategy and managing all marketing and promotional activities related to programming, thought leadership, events, and special project initiatives. Conducted an online profile reclamation, reinstated access to brand guidelines, and rebuilt communications and marketing department workflows, including website, email, and social media engagement data collection.

The Architectural League of New York
Communications Manager | January 2019–October 2024

Architecture and design nonprofit founded in 1881. Reporting to the Executive Director. Overseeing the Editorial Associate and seasonal interns. Responsibilities included devising and deploying org-wide communications strategy and planning, managing all communications-related tasks for the League and its online publication, Urban Omnibus. Duties included press relations and outreach, website maintenance and content management, social media, special project management, metrics/data analytics, and digital and print material production. Worked closely with the digital features editor, public programs and development staff, website developers, Athletics, and graphic design partner, Pentagram. 

Van Alen Institute
Communications and Marketing Coordinator | April 2018–December 2018 

New York City-based design, citymaking, and architecture nonprofit organization founded in 1884. Provided communications support across public programs, competitions, and research departments, including copywriting and execution of all internal and external printed materials, as well as management of online presence, including all social media, digital outreach, and digital media. Member of the VAI Branding Committee with key board members and the communications director. 

Museum and Curatorial 2015–2018

  • Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum | Curatorial Intern 

  • The Museum of Arts and Design | Special Projects Assistant, Curatorial Department

  • The Center for Art in Wood, Philadelphia, PA | Curator, Wood, Revisited

NY Film and Television Production 

Worked as assistant director, production coordinator, producer, and script supervisor. Extensive time spent as a staff first team production assistant for union feature films under assistant directors Joseph P. Reidy and Amy Lauritsen. Selected credits include SHUTTER ISLAND, 2010, Paramount Pictures: Directed by Martin Scorsese; IT’S COMPLICATED, 2009, Universal Pictures: Directed by Nancy Meyers; THE OTHER WOMAN, 2009, IFC Films/Incentive Filmed Entertainment: Directed by Don Roos; DOUBT, 2008, Miramax/Scott Rudin Productions: Directed by John Patrick Shanley.

Education

Cornell University Certificate, Marketing: Strategic Storytelling

Bard Graduate Center Master of Arts in Design History and Material Culture

Iowa State University, College of Design Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design: Art + Culture

Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater Conservatory program graduate

Fluent in all major CMS, CRM, project management and marketing-related SaaS, Adobe Creative Suite