United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Timor-Leste
Team management and communications leadership supporting public and diplomatic visibility for international development portfolio of ~$10 million annually. Supervision of all comms areas: strategy and messaging, branding, media and public relations, internal communications and review, external outreach and events, regular reporting, executive comms and advising, social media, other digital and offline content.

Global Lifestyle Website diliguide.com, Timor-Leste
First-ever online resource for expats moving to and living in Timor-Leste, including comprehensive list of restaurants and cafes benefitting local businesses. I created and published this community resource using my freelance communications expertise and local knowledge, managing all aspects of the project including strategy, branding, research, text and visual content, web layout and design, and promotion.

Washington History Magazine
Cover story for Washington DC’s premier history publication telling the story of Kimi Gray, a community leader in a marginalized public housing neighborhood who led an area renaissance and rose to advise presidents on housing policy. Original research and documentation, analysis, interviews, history and memoir writing, photo selection and captioning.

University of California, Davis
Content leadership and project management for integrated marketing campaigns targeting multicultural audiences in the U.S. and internationally. I collaborated across multifunctional teams to strategize, plan, create, publish, analyze, and adapt communications enhancing the consumer journey at a top-ranked university.

United Nations International School of Hanoi
Freelance research and writing for a full-length, glossy magazine at one of Southeast Asia’s leading international schools. Fitting seamlessly into the comms team and community, I shaped stories from editorial idea to final publication, boosting UNIS Hanoi’s visibility with customers, government and diplomatic leaders, and donors.

Lincoln Community School, Ghana
Writing, visuals, and content management for a new website and viewbook. Also trained and mentored staff on use of a new content management system, transitioned the school’s parent newsletter from print to email, and published multiple blog-style articles with outside publications to help position the school as a market leader.

Catholic Relief Services, Pakistan
Consultancy with a leading U.S. humanitarian development agency to take and edit photos and video, research and write success stories, and provide text and design for promotional materials. I visited field sites to gather visual materials and conduct interviews, then created a variety of communications products that enhanced organizational visibility internally at HQ and externally with government and donor audiences.

Kenilworth Community History, Washington DC
Lifetime personal effort to advocate for marginalized urban community of color, in the neighborhood where I grew up in the U.S. capital, by highlighting area history, successes, and challenges. Projects include grant-supported booklet of neighborhood history, profiles of community heroes, blogs about area parkland, poetry and op-eds presenting personal viewpoints and experiences, and memoir writing highlighting unique cross-cultural relationships.