FIESTA BOWL

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

Communications & Social Media Manager

Coordinate media credential process for Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and Rate Bowl. Maintain and update organization’s website. Pitch event coverage to local television and print media. Media monitoring and weekly newsletter curation and distribution. Lead editorial review for official game programs. Assist with social media calendar while working with community relations, partnerships, operations and ticketing teams. Capture event content and edit for Instagram Reels and TikTok. Oversee department’s communications seasonal associate during football season.

Associate Athletic Director for Communications

Oversaw communications office, and creative services department including photographers, videographers and graphic designers consisting of one full-time assistant, three graduate assistants and 12-15 student interns. Coordinated website and social media communications efforts for men’s basketball, women’s volleyball and women’s golf teams. Created, produced and co-hosted NAU Athletics’ first-ever department-wide weekly podcast and radio show, Timber Talk. Served on NAU Athletics Hall of Fame Committee.

Director for Athletic Communications/Assistant Director for Athletic Communications

Served as primary sport contact and coordinated website and social media communication efforts for women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, women’s swimming & diving and women’s tennis teams. Also served as secondary football communications contact. Provided creative and editorial input during website transition to SIDEARM Sports. Served as women’s basketball play-by-play announcer. Mentored communications’ graduate assistants, student workers and interns.

Media Relations Graduate Assistant

Served as primary sport contact for women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s tennis teams. as the primary sport contact. Produced and designed media guides, game notes and roster sheets. Worked with official stat crew for women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball games. Wrote feature stories for home football game day programs.

EDUCATION

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

M. Ed. in Educational Leadership

B.S. Ed. in Secondary Education Mathematics; Minor in Japanese

PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCES

Guest Speaker - Intro to Sports Journalism | Northern Arizona University

Panelist - New Year Staffing & Mentoring Those You Bring In | CoSIDA Webinar

Panelist - Return to Sports | BCSIDA Webinar

Panelist - Media Relations and Your Messaging: Press Release, Post, Tweet or Leak? | 2022 CoSIDA Convention