Nov 2022 – Aug 2023 · 9 mos

• Founded by potters in the Blue Ridge Mountains, East Fork makes everyday objects that feel like old friends. We make bowls for butterscotch sundaes, plates for giant wedge salads, and mugs for whatever the moment demands. Based proudly in Asheville, North Carolina, we believe that there's a future for ethical and intentional manufacturing in this country.

Oct 2020 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Local is a team of seasoned creatives who make change stick.
• We safeguard transformation with stories that stoke pride, build culture, and drive behavior.
• And along the way, we’ll teach you to do the same.

Mar 2018 – Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

• Develop briefs, conduct stakeholder interviews, and contribute to messaging and naming efforts for a wide variety of clients.

Mar 2016 – Jul 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater New Orleans Area

• As the lead strategist for a branding-centered marketing firm, I've developed communications materials, social media programs, and business plans for clients across a diverse range of industries.
• Clients: Maritime Pilots Institute, Advantage Medical Professionals, Craft Kettle Brewing Equipment, The Ashby Hotel, and multiple departments of Tulane University.

Sep 2015 – Present · 10 yrs 8 mos

• Naming. Brand writing. Creative direction.
• Banner Day, Whiteboard, Crescent Canna, Nimble, other Nimble, Locally, Huka Entertainment, Atomic Burger, Pizza Delicious, Civic Theatre, Dirty Coast, Canary Collective, and Urban South Brewery.

Jul 2014 – Sep 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater New Orleans Area

• Created brand guides, billboards, websites, print pieces, and event plans.
• Clients: Urban South Brewery, Q&C Hotel/Bar, Parkway Bakery and Tavern, Kicking Mule Rum, Madeline Hotel and Residences, Youth Run NOLA, Fulton Alley, Grander Rum, Bastion: Community of Resilience.

Apr 2013 – Jul 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Composed radio advertisements, billboards, websites, and internal technical writing. Listen: you gotta start somewhere.
• Clients: CityPlace, Carmo Cafe, the Shops at Columbus Circle, WPT Design.

Aug 2012 – Apr 2013 · 8 mos · Greater New Orleans Area

Aug 2012 – Mar 2013 · 7 mos · Greater New Orleans Area

• Served as a judge for fiction and poetry categories and managed various venues at the festival's flagship Hotel Monteleone location.

Jun 2008 – Jun 2010 · 2 yrs · Brooklyn, New York

• Selected by Teach For America as a corps member in December of 2007 in a national search.
• Taught 11th Grade, 11th Grade Honors English, and AP English Literature at the Academy of Urban Planning in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Designed and implemented three separate and original curricula addressing grammar, mechanics, debate, analysis, composition, rhetoric, and critical thinking. Course readings centered around issues of social justice, urban planning, identity politics, and literary theory, and included the works of Toni Morrison, Sherman Alexie, Jonathan Safran Foer, Marjane Satrapi, William Shakespeare, August Wilson, Zadie Smith, and Chinua Achebe.
• Was responsible for designing preparatory materials for the high-stakes New York State Regents Examination in English, the SAT, and the AP English Literature Exam.
• Achieved significant gains in Regents scores, increasing student pass rate by twenty percent.