
Online Media and Communications Strategist | Entrepreneur | Professional Blogger
Reno, Nevada Area

Online Media and Communications Strategist | Entrepreneur | Professional Blogger
Reno, Nevada Area
Online media and communications strategist who successfully combines traditional public relations, communications, and online media strategies to increase brand awareness and online reach of web properties, and to build communities that take action. Regular duties include:
-Team and freelancer management
-Blogging strategies
-Social networking strategies
-Media list management
-Application development
-Project and campaign management
-Brand management
I also develop websites, including content and marketing strategies that make the best use of social and traditional media, grow brands, create and manage online content, attract user-generated content and build and manage online communities. I have forged valuable connections among high-level online strategists that I use and strengthen every day.
My political opinions are featured on the National Journal, Online Politics, and Political Voices of Women. I have also won numerous blogging awards and have been an active participant in some of the biggest online progressive campaigns including:
- Twitter Vote Report, a grassroots election reporting project
- Creative Commons campaign to license presidential debate video
- Fox News Democratic Nevada primary presidential debate boycott
- Associated Press boycott over free use issues
Reno Fabulous Media: www.renofabulousmedia.com
Reno and Its Discontents: www.renodiscontent.com
online media strategies, social media strategies, the emergence of new media, blogging and blogging strategies (both political and marketing), building online communities that take action, attracting user-generated content, producing hyper-local content, citizen journalism, and placeblogging
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Social media strategist who successfully combines traditional public relations and social media strategies to increase brand awareness and online reach of web properties. Regular duties include:
Team and freelancer management
Blogging strategies
Social networking strategies
Media list management
Application development
Project and campaign management
Brand management
(Online Media industry)
December 2005 — Present (3 years 1 month)
I develop websites, including content and marketing strategies that make the best use of social and traditional media, grow brands, create and manage online content, attract user-generated content and build and manage communities. I have forged valuable connections among high-level online progressive political online strategists that I use and strengthen every day.
My political opinions are featured on the National Journal, Online Politics, and Political Voices of Women. I have also won numerous blogging awards and have been an active participant in some of the biggest progressive campaigns including:
- Twitter Vote Report, a grassroots election reporting project
- Creative Commons campaign to license presidential debate video
- Fox News Democratic Nevada primary presidential debate boycott
- Associated Press boycott over free use issues
Reno Fabulous Media: www.renofabulousmedia.com
Reno and Its Discontents: www.renodiscontent.com
M.A., English, 1997 — 1999
B.A., English, 1990 — 1994
blogging, citizen journalism, online community, user-generated content, hyperlocal content, citizen media, placeblogs, social media
BlogHer, WIPT, Placeblogger.com, Liberal Blog Network, Association of Institutional Research, American Association of University Women