Professional Development & Honors

Organizations

Upper Midwest Region - Association of College & University Housing Officers
Communications Committee (Fall 2018 - Fall 2020)

  • Served on a team from the Midwest tasked with enhancing communication practices within the organization

  • Created, edited, and published 3 regional housing magazine publications a year

  • Redesigned the regional housing magazine in Summer 2020 to reflect a modern, yet professional look

Presentations

  • “From Service to Strategy: Redefining Communications as Strategic Partner” - Iowa International Educators Conference (March 2025)

  • “From Service to Strategy: Redefining Communications as Strategic Partner” - Big Ten Academic Alliance Marketing and Communications Conference (October 2024)

  • “Policies Online Training Module” – Community Advisor Training (August 2021)

  • “Incident Report Writing” – Community Advisor Training (August 2019 & 2021)

  • “Supervising CA Teams” – Hall Director Orientation (July 2021)

  • “Actively Engaged Supervision Strategies” – Hall Director Orientation (July 2021)

  • “Duty/Confrontation: Basics & Crisis/Emergency Response” – Hall Director Orientation (July 2021)

  • “Advertising & Marketing Hangouts” – Community Advisor Training (January 2021)

  • “Community Development- Actively Engaged Staff” – Community Advisor Training (August 2020 & January 2021)

  • “Finishing Strong: Staying Motivated through 2nd Semester” – Community Advisor Training (January 2019 - 2021)

  • “A Roadmap for your Professional Development Journey” – UMR-ACUHO (October 2020)

  • “Policies for Returning CAs” – Community Advisor Training (August 2020)

  • “Responding to Situations” – Community Advisor Training (August 2020)

  • “Connections, Conversations, and Conflict” – Community Advisor Training (August 2019)

  • “Customer Service” – Graduate Assistant Training (August 2018 & 2019)

  • “Time Management” – Community Advisor Training (August 2018)

  • “Building a Team” – New Hall Director Orientation (July 2018)

  • “Organizational Structure & Long Term Planning” - Miracle Network Dance Marathon (March 2017)

  • “Year Round Dancer Engagement” - Dance Marathon Leadership Conference (July 2016)

  • “Recruitment, Interviewing, & Retention” - CASE ASAP (August 2014)

Publications

  • “I Dare you to Break Up with your Phone” – UMR Perspectives (May 2021)

  • “What the Deaf Community Has Taught Me about Communication” – UMR Perspectives (April 2020)

  • “There’s Always Tomorrow” – UMR Perspectives (October 2018)

Honors

  • UMR ACUHO Top 3 Program Award (October 2020)

  • Minnesota State, Mankato Nominee for UMR New Professional of the Year Award (November 2018)

  • NRHH OTM National Winner- Spotlight: Stadium Heights Team (July 2018)

  • NRHH OTM Regional Winner- Residential Life Professional (June 2018)

  • National Dance Marathon Distinguished Leadership Award (May 2017)