Founder and owner of RVQ Communications, a marketing and communications firm serving nonprofits and small business.Services include: - Creating strategic communications plans, digital marketing plans, and content marketing plans - Developing brand messaging - Creating content, including blogs posts, emails, social media posts, webpages, print pieces, and more - Writing stories, profiles, and magazine articles - Completing keyword research and search engine optimization (SEO) - Facilitating virtual and on-site storytelling trainings for nonprofit staffClients include: - UpPurpose, agency of record for United Way Worldwide- Child Care Aware of Kansas- Eat Greater Des Moines- EMBARC - Invest DSM- ArtForce Iowa- Whole Growth Partners- United Way of Central Iowa- Business Publications Corporation

Focus on writing and storytelling for nonprofits, higher education, government, financial industry, and creative agencies

Lead content marketing and content development for United Way, including blogs and storytelling; manage email strategy and create multiple weekly emails, as well as quarterly newsletter to entire database; manage website content and updates; create digital assets for United Way campaign; create email journeys and nurturing campaigns for targeted audiences; create and manage event workflows and RSVPs; assist with social media strategy and posts; write and create print materials in collaboration with team; assist rest of marketing team with messaging and marketing strategy; project manage marketing team’s several dozen ongoing projects; work with third-party vendors; order print materials

The podcast Middle of Somewhere captures the essence of Iowa through the voices of its citizens. The podcast delves into the personal, provocative, and powerful stories hiding in the heart of America. It is dedicated to the idea that the lives of Iowans are worth sharing—with each other and the rest of the world. Middle of Somewhere aims to find the center of Iowa’s story.

Writing and editing business procedures; project management; supervising contactors

Served as writer and editor for all communication from Central College toward external audiences, including alumni, donors, prospective students, parents, local and regional media and central Iowa community. Helped plan and manage larger mission and projects of Central Communications Office, including a new homepage and redesigned webpages. Served as editor-in-chief and main staff writer for Civitas, the quarterly 32-page alumni magazine, and its online counterpart. Wrote and edited stories for Central College homepage and news website. Wrote and edited admission, development and study abroad publications, including an eight-page magazine, booklets, brochures, postcards, advertisements and web copy. Managed social media, including Facebook and Twitter accounts. Worked with local and regional media on coverage of Central College. Wrote and edited press releases on Central news and events for local and regional release. Managed copywriting intern and several student writers each semester. Focused on storytelling as main communication tool: profiling exceptional students, alumni and faculty as a way to showcase Central College.

acebook and wrote story introductions; responded to comments and questions on Facebook; responded to comments and questions on LCI website; corresponded with producers to answer questions; communicated one-on-one with valued Lowe’s customers and LCI readers; worked directly with client to meet social-media goals

Assisted senior and executive editors in publishing custom magazines and e-pubs. Responsibilities included: Project management (issue-planning; brainstorming content; writing edit outlines; setting production schedule; writing story assignments; managing writers, copy editors and proofreaders); writing and editing stories; providing editorial comments; copy-fitting; writing headlines, decks, cover blurbs and tables of contents; completing research for stories and future issues; copy-editing; proofreading

Researched and wrote articles for Smart Choices newsletter, which promoted energy-efficiency and conservation; completed research for a wedding book; wrote and edited health survey reports for Des Moines University professor