Experience
American Institute of Architects
Director, Digital Content
March 2025-Present
American Institute of Architects
Senior Manager, Strategic Communications
March 2020-March 2025(Writer/Editor from December 2017-March 2020)
— Inform, empower and inspire AIA’s 100,000+ membership by developing a cohesive communications strategy for digital and print publications.
— Ideate, produce and edit excellent editorial content on topics relating to architectural design and practice; maximize SEO for all written content.
— Serve as managing editor of monthly 10-page section of ARCHITECT magazine, a key resource for AIA’s 91,000+ membership.
— Manage a network of top-tier freelance contributors.
— Plan AIA’s editorial calendar to align with organizational events, priorities and strategic messaging goals.
— Collaborate with social media manager to track content performance and growth of marketing communications.
Princeton Architectural Press
Writer (freelance)
2019-2020
— Co-writer of “The Groundbreakers: Women Who Changed Architecture”, book published in March 2022.
— Conducted interviews, managed photo acquisition and wrote biographies of over 40 contemporary and historical woman architects including Denise Scott Brown, Odile Decq and Elizabeth Diller.
National Trust for Historic Preservation / Preservation magazine
Assistant Editor
2014-2017 (Editorial Assistant from February 2013 - July 2014)
— Produced high-performing content for both print and digital publications.
— Ideated, wrote, edited, researched and fact checked editorial content for Preservation magazine and SavingPlaces.org, the official publications of the 159,000-member National Trust for Historic Preservation.
— Developed content to align with NTHP’s broader organizational goals, messaging and growth benchmarks.
Consequence (formerly Consequence of Sound)
Senior Staff Writer
2012-2019
— Produced high-performing content surrounding releases of rock and pop albums.
— Helped grow Consequence’s audiences via organic web and social traffic.
Selected Media
Digital Content Contributor
2012-Present
Publications: Washington Post, CityLab, Consequence of Sound, Time
Skills
American University
Washington, D.C.
Master of Arts in Journalism and Public Affairs
Mastered various forms of multimedia journalism: producing audio and video packages, producing infographics, and writing and editing for the web.
AP Style; Microsoft Office Suite; Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Audition, and Illustrator; Final Cut Pro; HTML; Wordpress; Twitter; Facebook; Tumblr; Instagram; Snapchat; employing multimedia elements for effective storytelling purposes.
Education
Beloit College
Beloit, Wisconsin
Bachelor of Arts in English-Creative Writing, Journalism minor
Graduated magna cum laude with departmental honors. Dean’s List and recipient of Elizabeth Jane Case Weaver Endowed Scholarship.