Work projects

Wearing many, many hats.

Present

As Senior Writer at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Internal communication

Created and manage a monthly internal newsletter for Office of Education staff, sharing office updates, tools/resources, communications best practices, and work-life balance recommendations.

Executive communication

Compose, manage, and edit communications and speeches on behalf of the Harvard Chan School’s Dean for Education, including orientation addresses, announcements, and other major outreach.

Website management

Ensure content on the admissions and Office of Education websites remain up to date and accurate, adding content as needed. Coordinate with the central communications team to optimize pages targeting prospective and current students.

Student recruitment

Lead student recruitment communications outreach, including the development and launch of the School’s first yield email campaign, which encouraged admitted students to enroll.

Admissions team support

Aid admissions staff in communications efforts, such as information session content, WordPress support, email template development, ad management, and conference booth design and support.

Management and mentorship

Managed a part-time student employee to aid in admissions communications efforts. Led student focus groups and co-manage the Admissions Ambassador program. Participated as a mentor for the Public Health Leadership Lab.

COVID-19 communications

Developed and managed the full communications plan for changes to the fall 2020/spring 2021 semesters, including messaging on the Dean’s behalf and maintenance of the School’s COVID-19 website.

Branding

Worked with an internal designer to develop on-brand print collateral templates—such as one-pagers and bi-folds—for academic program and department staff to use for recruitment purposes.

Lead nurturing

Collaborate with digital marketing agency 5HD on a range of lead nurture projects for student recruitment, including email campaigns, digital advertising, and program landing pages.

Student communication

Assist the Associate Dean of Student Services and other staff on strategic student communications projects, including commencement, the student handbook, the code of conduct, and related projects for the Office of Student Services.

Past

Multimedia management

Acted as project manager for Harvard’s production team, working alongside the creative director to manage videos from ideation to dissemination. Led the livestream for major University events, and became the point person for creating accessible multimedia.

Freelancing

Took on a range of roles and projects including articles, email campaigns, and social media management.

Event planning

Organized internal conferences at Harvard: handled marketing, logistics—including location, food, and scheduling—volunteer and speaker coordination, and day-of management.

Podcasting

Launched and managed the Harvard University Apple Podcast page, and established the Harvard Podcaster meet-up group, setting up and leading regular meetings and managing a Slack channel for ongoing conversations.

Teaching

Former adjunct marketing principles professor at Stonehill College. Previously led a weekend writing workshop for Stonehill’s Integrated Marketing Communications master's program. Frequently guest lecture in marketing/communications courses.