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Experience

Sr. Director, Corporate Communications

MasterControl

Salt Lake City, Utah

March 2025 - Present

I lead global communications strategy that unites brand, culture, and creative innovation to accelerate company growth and engagement across 800+ employees worldwide.

  • Strategic Leadership: Oversee enterprise-wide storytelling, internal communications, and executive messaging aligned to company objectives, brand strategy, and culture transformation.

  • Executive Influence: Partner directly with the CEO and C-suite to craft high-impact narratives for keynotes, town halls, and global events, achieving a 95% approval rating and record engagement. 

  • Creative Direction: Produce cinematic campaigns (e.g., Star Wars Universe, Back to the Future, Tron) that translate complex technology and AI innovation into emotionally resonant stories.

  • AI Transformation: Spearhead "AI Pro Pathways," The company's first employee AI certification program, accelerating adoption of AI-powered communication and operational excellence. 

  • Operational Impact: Lead a cross-functional team managing internal channels, including the company intranet, achieving 96% adoption and 86% engagement rates globally. 

  • Culture & Events: Architect creative experiences and high-energy company events that build alignment, celebrate culture, and drive pride in our mission to accelerate life-changing products to market.

Director, Corporate Communications

MasterControl

Salt Lake City, Utah

March 2021 - February 2025

Built and led a high-performing communications and creative team that elevated MasterControl's brand voice, culture, and storytelling during a period of rapid growth and digital transformation. 

  • Strategic Foundation: Developed and implemented integrated communications and creative strategies aligning brand identity with corporate vision, values and business priorities

  • Creative Leadership: Directed a cross-functional team of writers, designers, and content producers from concept through execution, delivering high-impact campaigns across internal and external channels.

  • Executive Partnership: Collaborated closely with the CEO and C-suite to amplify corporate narratives, investor messaging, and keynote storytelling -- translating complex technical themes into human-centered, compelling content.

  • Change Communications: Designed and led change-management initiatives that increased employee engagement, streamlined adoption of new tools and processes, and reinforced organizational culture

  • Content Excellence: Produced diverse, high-value communications -- presentations, brand videos, digital content, and thought-leadership pieces -- tracking metrics to continually improve resonance and reach.

Artistic Director, Head of PR & Marketing

Menagerie Magazine

Salt Lake City, Utah 

January 2013  - Present

  • Co-founder of online literary magazine that regularly publishes contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction pieces

  • Oversees public relations initiatives, including a recent campaign that resulted in a 60% increase in paid submissions

  • Responsible for acquiring and publishing work from multiple Poets Laureate, and highly awarded writers, including Bob Hicok, Kimberly Johnson, Jay Hopler, Luisa Igloria, Lisa Bickmore and others

  • Oversees creative direction, art, and social media 

Sr. Communications Manager

MasterControl

Salt Lake City, Utah

August 2019 - March 2021

  • Channel Development: Designed and launched a centralized intranet and communications ecosystem adopted company-wide to unify messaging and collaboration.

  • Executive Partnership: Served as executive communications lead for the CEO and Chief Culture Officer, crafting narratives and key messaging for town halls, announcements, and strategic change initiatives.

  • Change Leadership: Designed and delivered campaigns to support culture transformation, organizational change, and leadership transitions.

  • Content Excellence: Produced high-impact presentations, videos, digital campaigns, and written content that increased employee engagement and strengthened alignment with company strategy.

Sr. Communications Specialist

MasterControl

Salt Lake City, Utah

October 2016 - August 2019

  • Employee Engagement: Developed and delivered messaging to support HR, change management, and talent initiatives — improving awareness of company goals and programs.

  • Executive Communications: Partnered directly with the CEO to manage key projects and executive deliverables, ensuring messaging alignment across business functions.

  • Operational Rigor: Established leadership communications cadence and meeting structures that streamlined information flow and improved organizational transparency.

Vice President, HR Communications

Bank of the West

San Francisco, California

July 2015 - September 2016

  • Managed HR communications, including company-wide communications (10,000+ team members) and internal group communications

  • Managed editorial calendar of communications deliverables and oversees timing of group communications on internal intranet site (Web West)

  • Managed and created content for initiatives including emails, blog posts, flyers, intranet articles, video scripts, executive speeches and leadership communication, etc. 

  • Provided oversight for timing of group communications on internal employee intranet sites (Web West and Pulse)

  • Partnered with the social media and corporate communications teams to develop coordinated tactical communications plans

Assistant Vice President, HR Communications

Bank of the West

San Francisco, California

April 2014 - July 2015

  • Managed internal communications for Bank of the West’s Wealth Management Group

  • Represented Wealth Management Group communications on several bank-wide committees, and worked with parent company BNP Paribas on a variety of communications initiatives, including leadership messaging, quarterly financials, surveys and contests

  • Wrote dynamic speeches, emails, articles and talking points for senior executives

  • Acted as managing editor of the Bi-Weekly Bulletin (newsletter)

  • Managed content and timing of group communications on internal employee intranet site (Web West)

  • Produced a regular video series of short videos that are distributed within Wealth Management Group

  • Oversaw an awards program, including applications and post-award communications; Awards won include Private Asset Management Award, 2014, 2015, and World Finance Award, 2014, 2015

  • Managed and writes team member news emails to ensure critical information is shared with team members in a timely manner

Education

University of Notre Dame

South Bend, Indiana

Master of Fine Arts

  • MFA, Creative Writing

  • Selected by Michael Martone for one-year residency funded by Nicholas Sparks for the University of Notre Dame

  • Gave public readings at the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore and at Lula’s Café in South Bend

Brigham Young University

Provo, Utah

Bachelor of Arts

  • BA, English

  • Minor, Music Performance

Professional skillset

Global communications strategy

Channel management

Internal comms & employee engagement

Investor relations

Artistic & creative direction

Executive comms & public speaking

About Me

I'm a senior communications strategist and creative director who transforms company vision into stories that inspire action. 
 

In my current role, I lead global storytelling that connects brand, culture, and strategy -- from cinematic campaigns and CEO narratives to AI-driven initiatives that redefine how we communicate and work. I connect creativity with intelligence, translating complex ideas into clear, inspiring messages that move people and drive measurable results. 
 

My approach blends creative direction, design thinking, and data-driven insight to build engagement that scales and stories that last.
 

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