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Experienced in communications and public affairs for nonprofits, businesses, and governement.

Conscientious, flexible, and dependable.

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc., Arlington, VA
Communications Specialist, 11/10 - present

• Facilitate the coordination, drafting, and dissemination of IT communications notices to end users for government customer
• Develop, maintain, update, and implement Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Plan
• Perform communications services for GC using various mediums, including:
  • newsletters
  • email
  • website
• Coordinate communications with government customer senior leadership and other government agencies and associate contractors

American Intellectual Property Law Association, Arlington, VA
Manager of Marketing and Communications, 9/09 - 11/10

• Managed association public relations including press releases and interviews
• Managed the content and design of all marketing collateral and publications including:
  • AIPLA website www.aipla.org (supervised major website revision in 2010)
  • AIPLA eBulletin (click here for an example)
  • AIPLA Quarterly Journal
  • AIPLA print and electronic advertisements
• Managed the production of web, electronic, and print publications

Women's Foreign Policy Group , Washington, DC
Director of Communications and Development, 9/07 - 8/09

• Wrote and disseminated press releases
• Wrote, edited, and designed content for the following publications:
  • Women's Foreign Policy Group's website www.wfpg.org
  • Conference reports (click here for an example)
  • Electronic Newsletters (click here for an example)
  • Print newsletters (click here for an example)
• Designed, wrote, and edited letters of inquiry, grant proposals and grant reports

• Wrote and edited annotations to reports for knowledge base of client engagements

• Created SEC filings using EDGARizer HTML

• Created "Getting Started with SitePal" guide (see Portfolio)
• Created "Using SitePal's AI Capability" chapter for SitePal User Manual (see Portfolio)

Peter Axelrod & Associates., New York, NY
Paralegal (part-time), 8/05 - 12/05

• Enhanced and maintained www.peteraxelrod.com
• Transcribed legal documents using dictaphone

Altria, New York, NY
Contractor: Executive Assistant to VP of External Communications, 12/04 - 7/05

• Proofread speeches
• Executed expense reports
• Maintained file system
• Provided software troubleshooting assistance

• Assisted with various projects in the Government Affairs Office
• Provided tutorials in Adobe Acrobat 6.0 to Administrative Staff
• Provided software troubleshooting assistance to Administrative Staff

Fannie Mae, Washington, DC
Contractor: Technical Writer, 9/00 - 10/02
Programming Intern, 6/00 - 9/00

• Proofed and edited mortgage software documentation
• Created, indexed and maintained documentation library on the Fannie Mae Intranet
• Documented weekly research meetings
• Coordinated social events for 300+ employees

College Connections Inc., McLean, VA
Executive Associate, 8/99 - 6/00

• Planned events for area alumni associations
• Maintained database and performed accounting tasks using MS Access
• Formatted and edited alumni association newsletters
• Assisted with local student recruitment for university

• Formatted and edited editorial articles
• Proofed analyses and papers
• Communicated with media regarding events

• Held weekly discussion-based classes in a public middle school
• Taught middle school children ideas from philosophy and literature classics

• Assisted in preparing and filing legal documents

• Completed an 8-month program including courses in:
  • Telecommunications
  • Graphics
  • Web Design
  • Online Help Documentation
  • Documentation Writing

• Completed interdisciplinary curriculum based on the great books of the Western tradition
  • Considered classic texts of philosophy, mathematics, literature, science, and music analytically and critically
  • Explored and defended ideas in seminar-style classes
  • Wrote extensively and passed rigorous oral examinations

Professional Affiliations
Member, Young Professionals in Foreign Policy

Volunteer Work
Director of Development, Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (8/09 - present)
Chair, Gender and Foriegn Policy Discussion Group, Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (8/08 - 8/09)
Editor, Actors Center Newsletter, Washington, DC, 1/02 - 10/02

Software