STORYTELLER • CREATIVE
BACKSTORY
I've always wanted to tell stories.
Whether that was acting out a character on stage or building a scene with LEGO® bricks—it's always been something that came natural.
Once I discovered I could make a career out of that, I spend four transformative years at Brigham Young University and received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications.
Jumping into a career, I have spent a number of years doing strategic communications and marketing in higher education. I get to balance storytelling with data and collaboration and I've enjoyed every minute. Enough that I wanted to further my education by receiving an MBA from The Ohio State University.
Adding additional members to our family has only furthered our story. Now, when I'm not at work or school, I'm teaching my kids about Star Wars and filling their heads with Canadian trivia.
Canada
Citizen
United States
Permanent Resident
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
Past
PRSA Central Ohio – President-Elect, VP of Communications, Communications Committee Chair
PRSA National – Membership Committee Member
PRSA Northeast Wisconsin – President-Elect, Midwest District Representative, PRSSA/PRSA Relations Co-Chair
NACAS – Regional Communications Services Committee
ACUI – Member
PRSSA National – Regional Ambassador
BYU PRSSA – VP of Publications
RECENT ENGAGEMENTS
Influencer Marketing in Higher Education
ContentEd Live
Building Blocks of an Effective Digital Communications Strategy
Modern Communicators Conference
Creating Your Brand (Keynote)
PRSSA ICON
Building a Community on Social Media
Brickworld Chicago
Creating Accessible Content that Reaches Everyone
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance
City of Columbus
Modern Communicators Conference
Brand Authenticity in the FYP
Ohio Northern University Social Media Workshop
AWARDS + RECOGNITION
2023
Walt Seifert Award for Outstanding Service to PRSA
PRSA Central Ohio PRism Awards.
2022
Communicator of the Year
PRSA WisCOMsin Award Program.
2019
3rd Place, PRSSA National Bateman Campaign Competition
Worked on a team of five to produce an award-winning campaign about diversity in the communications industry.
2018
National Gold Key Award
The highest honor a PRSSA member can receive, the National Gold Key Award recognizes students who display outstanding academic excellence in public relations and leadership qualities within their PRSSA Chapter.
National President’s Citation
Winners have demonstrated leadership and professional skills, have a strong understanding of PRSSA and are an active PRSSA member on the Chapter and national level.
Axia Public Relations Scholarship
Robin M. Urbanski Memorial Scholarship
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