Education

University of Southern Maine / MFA - Creative Writing

Jan.  2023 - Jan. 2025,  Gorham, ME

Creative Writing with a concentration in Fiction

University of Maine at Farmington / BA - History & BS - Education 

Summa Cum Laude, 4.0 GPA

Jan. 2010 - May 2014,  Farmington, ME

Dual degrees in History and Education, with a minor in English

Professional Experience

Safe Voices / Director of Development & Engagement

March 2022 - PRESENT,  Lewiston, Maine

At Safe Voices, a domestic violence resource center, I serve as the primary fundraising contact as well as coordinate all PR and communications. This work is undertaken by a team of three (including myself), working toward an annual fundraising goal of approximately $550,000 through private gifts, events, and foundation relationships, as well as an additional $2M portfolio in large grants and DHHS funding. In my position with Safe Voices, I:

• Helped shepherd the agency’s $1.5M capital campaign, which had been started in FY 2020-21,  over the finish line. 

• Led a team that increased gifts from $709K in FY23 (my first full year) to $672K in the first seven months of FY24. 

• Initiated a new annual fundraising event in the agency’s Grown-Up Book Fair, which brought in $15,000 with an investment of under $1,000. 

Communications needs include the management of all channels for the agency (email, social media, mail, public/media relations, etc.), coordinating response to media inquiries and cultivating relationships with members of the media to develop and place stories, increase coverage, and educate about domestic abuse and sex trafficking to make their coverage as appropriate as possible. This work also regularly includes crisis response work when the agency’s catchment area experiences a DV-related homicide. I also serve as a member of the agency’s four-person leadership team, which is made up of three directors and the agency’s Executive Director, and therefore take part in strategic planning and agency decision making.

Bates College / Director of Design Services

June 2016 - Mar. 2022,  Lewiston, Maine

• Served as a counselor and leader within the communications office.

• Managed a team of designers to develop and produce comprehensive marketing campaigns.

• Worked  closely with the Chief Communications Officer and other senior leaders to set and meet broad objectives for the college in the areas of Development and Admissions. 

• Participated in design, marketing, and event  work related to the college’s $3M Bates Campaign as well as major events like Commencement. 

• Led a team of three designers and a rotation of freelancers to produce suites of award-winning admission, fundraising, internal, and external print and digital communications.

• Developed and art-directed an award-winning video series, “Ask the College Experts.”

• Served as production manager & contributing editor  for Bates Magazine and coordinator for the college’s brand licensing effort.

Bates College / Communications Project Manager

Apr. 2015 - May 2016,  Lewiston, Maine

• Supported the design and web teams in the communications office by shepherding web and print projects from inception to delivery.

• Managed  client relationships, gathered design assets, developed copy, managed outside vendors, as well as partnership with writers and photographers. 

• Acted as a contributing editor of Bates Magazine.

Recent Publications

Baltimore Gothic, Spring 2025

“Things Are Coming Up” / Fiction

Mortician in the Kitchen, Fall 2023

“The Absurdity of Death” / Creative Nonfiction

Volunteer Work

Turner Public Library / Trustee

2023-present | Vice President, Board of Trustees & Co-Chair, Grants & Fundraising Committee

Greater Androscoggin Humane Society  / Foster Home

2023-present 

Maine Women’s Network, Androscoggin / Board Member

2023-present | Board Member & Co-Chair, Marketing Committee