About me
Hardworking and detail-oriented professional committed to delivering credible, concise, and elegantly written pieces that inform and engage a wide range of audiences. Experienced in project management and trained by Spitfire Strategies in strategic communications. Collaborative and prompt, makes an excellent asset to any team.
Work history
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Writer + Court Agenda Coordinatorlocal government
Houston, United StatesFull Time
- Drafts, edits, and mails correspondence materials from/as Commissioner Ellis to private and public entities at the local, national, and international levels, including letters of support for organizations seeking grant funding from various sources
for both health-related and capital-investment infrastructure projects
- Reviews, corrects, and submits all agenda items for Commissioner's Court with strict formatting guidelines before strict county deadlines, which often include interlocal agreements, contracts, policies, etc.
- Serves as a project co-manager for the Remembrance Park Project alongside the Chief of Staff & Communications
Content Director, scheduling internal and external meetings between design consultants, historical consultants, architects, and engineers as well as tracking short and long-term project deadlines (this park will commemorate the
legacy of enslavement and organized resistance in combatting structural oppression in downtown Houston)
- Drafts hundreds of resolutions each year asserting policy positions on issues as well as commemorating community members and events
- Although serving primarily in the Executive Administrative Division, frequently lent to the Policy and Communications teams to aid in drafting issue-based talking points, press releases, and printed materials for constituents
- Wrote a detailed policies and procedures handbook for the administrative division in collaboration with the Chief of Staff & Administrative Director - identified and implemented more efficient workflow processes while in development
- Serves on the Justice and Safety Issue Area committee with Policy and Community Affairs and Advocacy, strategizing short and long-term campaigns to change collective ideas and outcomes around public safety
- Designed interactive PDF forms for streamlined communications with the Commissioner & Executive Leadership
Skills
- Writing
- Editing
- Project Management
- Grant Writing
- Conference Planning
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Indesign
- Microsoft Office
Education
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Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and SciencesUniversity of Houston
- Houston, United States
Majored in Philosophy, Political Science, and English