Entrepreneur and Continuing Student
Greater Los Angeles Area
Entrepreneur and Continuing Student
Greater Los Angeles Area
Entrepreneurial experience with a passion for entertainment, media and technology.
bringing people together, motivating people, branding and identity, public relations, design, public speaking, new ventures and ideas, organizational structuring, visualizing and laying out concepts, communications, technology, entertainment
(Think Tanks industry)
December 2003 — Present (6 years )
Acts as a consultant to political campaigns, non-profits, businesses and individuals. Focused on strategic communication, new media and web 2.0, email marketing, text-message marketing, video production, design, photography.
(Higher Education industry)
December 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Develop national communications plan and online presence.
Establish infrastructure that the organization continues to utilize.
Oversight of national staff in daily operations and long-term planning for this national non-profit that mentors first-generation, low income high school students to help prepare them for the college application process. National team consists of 20 staff members from across the country including Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Louisiana, California, Tennessee and Virginia.
(Sports industry)
March 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 6 months)
Established TBC (as a 501(c)3) as the premier rowing organization in Baton Rouge and purchased 2 boats; Managed budget and non-profit tax records and maintained donor relations
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
March 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 6 months)
Founded to promote the sport of rowing in the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana area as well as to support the crew at Louisiana State University. Oversight in finance and donations; organization acts as a fiduciary sponsor of the rowing team at Louisiana State University.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2004 — April 2008 (3 years 9 months)
Majoring in Mass Communication with minor in Business Management/Finance
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 2007 — December 2007 (5 months)
Developed web campaign and internal communications structure. Formed the internal networks and systems to keep all of College Outreach connected.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Entertainment industry)
June 2007 — July 2007 (2 months)
Worked as an Intern under 2 Motion Picture Agents in the New York Office. Read scripts, wrote character breakdowns, plot summaries, browsed the industry for potential roles for clients, filled in for assistants answering calls and making sure the agents were connected to who they needed when they needed.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year )
Conducted biographical research on business friends of LSU; worked on mail-outs as well as other miscellaneous office work.
MBA , 2009 — 2012 (expected)
MPP , Master in Public Policy , 2009 — 2012 (expected)
Bachelors , Mass Communication , 2004 — 2008
2008 Most Outstanding Senior Student, Louisiana State University Manship School of Mass Communication
2007 Most Outstanding Junior Student, Louisiana State University Manship School of Mass Communication
2006 Most Outstanding Sophomore Student, Louisiana State University Manship School of Mass Communication
bringing people together, motivating people, networking, fundraising, communications, new ventures and ideas, public relations, multi-tasking
LION, College Outreach, Overachievers Club, Club 210
Clinton Global Initiative U Delegate (New Orleans 2008);
U.S. Model House of Reps. Delegate, (Washington, D.C. - April 2006);