Building Communities One Cause At a Time

First, welcome to my social media hub! This is a site that allows me to consolidate my online presence (both professional and personal). Here is where all of my social media sites come together - I aggregate through through Friendfeed and chi.mp, and I also have a very strong Facebook and Twitter presence.

My professional background is in community mobilization & outreach on public health issues, with a specialty in chemical dependency prevention and tobacco control. My past work experience (and skill set) in both the non-profit and private sector include

• Social media engagement, working with brands (and non-profits) on building word of mouth;
  
• Grant writing/fund raising/special event planning, raising over $80,000 for several groups and coalitions
• special event planning
• Strategy & execution of community organization and mobilization efforts with a diverse range of stakeholders and partners
• Strong background in public health/public policy advocacy efforts.
  

Although I maintain contacts in the non-profit community through volunteering with Chicago Net Tuesday, I am currently working for a word-of-mouth marketing agency here in Chicago, Illinois. Most of my current efforts involve research of conversations around specific brands, as well as creating and executing online and offline strategies to drive conversations around specific brands.

As a side effort, I blog about comics, television, and pop culture at my personal blog, Blog THIS, Pal! and also write a monthly column for Comic Related. In my personal life, I enjoy comic collecting, movies, reading, and socializing/networking (both professional and personal). In fact, I am acting as class representative for my graduating class at St. Ignatius College Prep, doing a variety of things including running our Facebook page.

If I can be of assistance to you or your organization, please do not hesitate to contact me either via Google Phone. I am always more than willing to share my personal expertise, and help you build your communities one cause at a time.