Community Engagement: Jobs Landed

At Michigan Works!, I coordinate policy and programmatic information to support the Association and its members – 25 Michigan Works! Agencies and workforce development partners across the state. I have a history of using strategic partnerships to drive community recovery and growth in Michigan.

I came to the Association from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration where I was a manpower development specialist.  Previously I was a senior policy analyst for HeiTech Services, a Maryland-based consulting company, and a presidential management fellow for both the Social Security Administration and U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C.

I’m very excited to be part of an organization that is so committed to excellence, both for its members and the job-seeking public. Luann and her team represent one of the best workforce associations in the country and I couldn’t ask for a better opportunity to support economic and workforce development here in Michigan.

The Lansing Regional Chamber is the largest business organization in the tri-county region and with more than 1,100 members it is important to make sure everyone is aware of Chamber happenings, announcements and news. I am responsible for communicating these messages to our members. Along with the marketing and promotion of Chamber events, I organize the monthly FOCUS newsletter and am responsible for designing publications for the organization. The Chamber actively engages with the #LoveLansing community through social media, another communication line I manage. I edit our website and handle all advertising opportunities within the Chamber.

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As CADL's Online Content/PR Coordinator, I handle a lot of things web. I manage our online presences and help interested library staff learn to participate in and use social media to serve our communities in new ways. Being a librarian is a lot of fun, and I get to meet new and interesting people every day, in addition to being a part of an environment dedicated to lifelong learning.

I'm working on communications for the internship portion of Governor Granholm's Cool Cities Initiative, which was started in 2003 to attract and retain talent in Michigan's urban areas. I do internal communications for the interns as well as press relations, social media, and other promotional activities.?

At the Lansing PSD I am responsible for all communications and marketing efforts focused on the revitalization of Lansing’s downtown district. I am responsible for the planning, development and implementation of the PSD’s marketing, advertising, communications and public relations activities both external and internal. I am in constant communication with downtown Lansing stakeholders, city officials, business owners, residents and visitors. Since I started at the PSD I have built and continue to maintain the presence of downtown Lansing in online social media. I am also responsible for a significant amount of the PSD’s event planning activities, including events such as Trick-or-Treat on the Square,  Frost Fest, Taste of Downtown and Silver Bells in the City, just to name a few. What I do is continually rewarding as I can see the positive difference I am making in my community every single day!

I am responsible for writing white papers on assets of 21st Century Communities, Researching legislation issue that are pertinent to communities in Michigan and presenting consolidated information from the research, outlining economic proposals for community initiatives and working with towns and cities in Michigan on becoming true 21st Century competitive places.