Experience

Career

2022 – Present

Chemistry

Strategy Director

Leading strategy across healthcare, insurance, utilities, sports, higher education, and QSR.

Promoted from Senior Brand Strategist to Associate Director to Strategy Director. Led strategy for Atlanta United, Atlanta Falcons, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, CG Insurance, Georgia Power, Grady Health, Krystal, Mercer University and School of Medicine, Siemens Energy & new business. Strategist on teams that won 2x Gold ADDYs, 1x Bronze ADDY, 1x Telly Award (Silver) and Shorty Award Bronze Finalists.

Healthcare Insurance Utilities Sports QSR Energy Higher Education
2021 – 2022

iris

Integrated Brand Strategist

Strategic planning lead across global accounts and new business.

Led strategy for Adidas, Airo, Samsung, and Samsonite. Drove strategic planning across key accounts and new business pitches. Produced the agency's first owned audio NFT.

Sports Consumer Tech Financial Services Travel
2018 – 2021

Nebo Agency

Digital Strategist & Voice Team Lead

Digital and experiential strategy. Built and led the agency's voice strategy practice.

Grew from Social Media Specialist to Digital Strategist & Voice Team Lead. Led strategy for Cox Communications, Georgia Department of Transportation, Kwalu, Atlanta University Center, Spelman College, Contec, Contec Healthcare, and Promise All Atlanta Children Thrive (PAACT). Won the 2022 AMY Advertising for Change Award. Composed the theme track for the agency's podcast, Paid Media Coffee. Launched the agency's voice marketing team.

Telecom Government Manufacturing Nonprofit Healthcare
2017 – 2018

sparks & honey

Cultural Strategist

Cultural intelligence and trend research.

Researched and developed intelligence reports with future-focused brand and trend insights. Collected and curated cultural signals for internal and client databases. Contributed writing to understand macro- and micro-cultural, media, and technology trends.

Culture Trends Research
2017

BBDO San Francisco

Strategic Planning Intern

Strategy from client brief to creative brief.

Built strategy from client brief to creative brief for Wells Fargo, HP, and Uncle Ben's (MARS). Developed creative assets and delivered campaign pitches to agency leadership.

Financial Services Consumer Tech CPG
Recognition

Awards & Recognition

Research

David Ogilvy ARF Research Award

Awarded by the Advertising Research Foundation for excellence in research-led advertising. Won for CG Insurance.

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Video

Telly Award, Silver (2025)

Won for Georgia Power "Wins Add Up" online commercial.

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Creative

Gold ADDY Awards (2x), Bronze ADDY

Strategist on teams recognized by the American Advertising Awards.

Digital

Shorty Award, Bronze

Won for the Atlanta United 404 Kit.

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Impact

AMY Advertising for Change Award (2022)

Won for Promise All Atlanta Children Thrive (PAACT). The case, "Investing in Atlanta's Future, One Click at a Time," represented the citywide alliance of public and private partners collaborating to improve learning, health, and well-being outcomes for Atlanta's youngest children and their families.

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Education & Development

Background

2017 – 2018

University of South Carolina

Master's Degree, Strategic Communications Management

2012 – 2015

University of South Carolina

Bachelor's Degree, Anthropology with Geography minor. Departmental Honors. Undergraduate senior thesis: a qualitative narrative inquiry about African American students and environmentalism.

2020

School of Stolen Genius & Sweathead

Experiential Learning Cohort 1 (School of Stolen Genius). Sweathead Summer Camp.