Education
Boston University Metropolitan College Boston, MA  December 2012
Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy

• Julia Child Award for Academic Excellence in Gastronomy Fall 2012
• Certificate in Cheese Studies
• Level 1 Wine Certification
• Culinary and Baking Arts Certificate

Massachusetts College of Art + Design           Boston, MA      May 2006
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Film and Video

Professional Experience

Research Assistant
January 2018-current            Daniel Remar, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator

• Assist in planning, coordination, and fulfilling grant requirements for three-part, year-long, funded consumer research study on local seafood in New England.
• Provide research support to Principal Investigator for his funded study.

Communications Project Manager and Writer
September 2013-April 2016                Young Presidents’ Org., Inc.         Irving, TX (telecommute)

• Successfully managed a portfolio of marketing and communications projects (including yearly membership renewal campaign resulting in an average 97% renewal rate) working with an internal team of writers, designers, and key stakeholders to create communications for print, online, video, and email.
• Provide strategic advice and project management for yearly membership renewal communications and marketing campaign.
• Project manage and provide strategic direction and planning for a multi-departmental project that highlights the global impact of members’ socially conscious endeavors.
• Write and edit for member-facing and external online and print publications.
• Create and oversee special project budgets, including managing contractors and vendors and applying for internal funds as needed.
• Maintain relationships with multiple departments, members, and contractors for successful fulfillment of various marketing and communications projects.
• Provide onsite support at organization’s annual flagship global event for more than 2,000 attendees.
• Provide support and expertise in marketing research and data analytics for email marketing, social media and web.

Editorial Assistant and Contributing Writer with Editor Ken Albala
June 2012- current                     SAGE Publications, Inc.:Food Issues: An Encyclopedia
An ambitious, three-volume, one million-word encyclopedia on Food Issues expected to be the standard reference work on food policy; to include topics ranging from agricultural subsidies to GMOs, food deserts to nutrition guidelines, home cooking to fine dining and everything in between.

• Research and contact potential contributors for list of 450 entry topics
• Review and edit entry submissions
• Contributing entry writer

January 2008- September 2013                 Young Presidents’ Org., Inc.                   Irving, TX (telecommute)
Marketing and Communications Coordinator

• Manage company intranet staff news section; write, edit and post staff-related news stories
• Contributing writer to member-facing online and print publications
• Manage new projects, like organizational history exhibit and website – writing, editing, art directing
• Provide professional, administrative and technical support to the marketing and communications department
• Support website, social media and mobile marketing projects
• Plan and coordinate department meetings and retreats for team of 16
• Maintain schedule and travel details for chief marketing officer
• Prepare expense reports for chief marketing officer
• Build and send HTML email marketing blasts using Dreamweaver and Lyris software
• Create and analyze marketing email metrics reports

Development & Events Coordinator
June 2005- December 2007                    Community Art Center, Inc.                    Cambridge, MA
After school youth arts education non-profit

• Wrote all grant proposals, website copy and agency newsletter
• Planned and produced agency’s signature annual event, the “Do It Your Damn Self!!” National Youth Video and Film Festival, for an audience of over 900 youth and adults
• Maintained communications with donors, artists, members of the local business community, academics and the media
• Presided over all marketing and promotions
• Designed marketing and promotional materials and web content

Server/Bartender
April 2005- October 2007                       Tremont 647/ Rouge       South End, Boston, MA
Casual fine dining, Special events; Chef Andy Husbands

Server/Bartender
September 2004- April 2005                        Bertucci’s                        Boston, MA
Casual dining

Server/Bartender
May 2004- August 2005                        KSM Staffing            Boston, MA
Special events/banquets

Server/Bartender
September 2002- April 2004                        TGI Friday’s            Boston, MA
Casual dining