Work Experience

Overdose Prevention & COVID Response VISTA, El Dorado County, CA

AmeriCorps | June 2022 - June 2023

• Managed the El Dorado Coalition for Overdose Prevention & Education’s websites, social media accounts, and email subscriptions and communications.

• Designed and created posters, brochures, wallet cards, and social media content in English and Spanish for campaigns, events, and educational purposes.

• Facilitated campaign, event, and project design, collaborations, launch plans, partnerships, feedback, etc.

•    Developed and designed campaigns including the Fighting Fentanyl in EDC Campaign and the 988 Mental Health Lifeline Public Awareness Campaign.

• Coordinated outreach and engagement efforts with agencies, partners, schools, and press and media outlets county-wide.

• Participated in major coalition projects: free community webinars, projects, quarterly reports for grants, and California Overdose Prevention Network programs.

• Redesigned the El Dorado COPE logo and website.

• Executed successful collaborations between partners, stakeholders, agencies, and organizations.

• Operated digital systems including Wix, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Eventbrite, Survey Monkey, Microsoft Suite, and social media (Facebook, Instagram).

Graphic Design & Social Media Intern, Boise, ID

Idaho Prison Arts Collective | June 2022 - September 2022

• Created social media graphics and content for Facebook and Instagram for event promotion, highlighting featured artists and writers, and community awareness.

• Recorded and monitored social media analytics to track effectiveness and reach of the account and posted content.

• Collaborated on event ideas, promotion, and posters.

• Created and designed the book cover for Dear Me,: Writers in Idaho’s Prisons Reach Out to Their 12-Year-Old Selves.

• Operated digital systems including Microsoft Access, Google applications, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, and social media.

CEO/Co-Founder, Boise, ID

People for Unity | November 2016 - November 2019

• Served as a community organizer, including event development and management, fundraising, and outreach, using skills in collaboration, engagement, leadership, and marketing.

• Focused on community engagement, civil action, empowerment, and education.

• Facilitated collaboration and creation of event flyers, posters, t-shirts, button pins.

• Collaboration with Idaho artists and Rediscovered Bookshop to produce the photo anthology Women’s March on Idaho: Images from the Largest Protest in Idaho’s History.

• Facilitated collaborations on the design and creation of event graphics and free of charge merchandise, such as t-shirts, button pins, and stickers.

• Created socially relevant content and effectively engaged with the local community on our website and through email and text subscriptions, blogs, and social media platforms.

• Professionally interacted with press and media, including 30+ interviews.

• Served as a National Women's March on Washington Outreach Ambassador.

• Operated digital systems including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Squarespace, Mail Chimp, and social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter).

Owner/Founder, Boise, ID

Colette Designs | August 2014 - August 2021

• Owned and operated my own fashion design and sewing company.

• Communicated with clients, scheduled appointments, and managed the budget.

• Developed and maintained an online portfolio on Squarespace and Instagram.

• Designed and created company business cards, logo, website, promotional graphics.

• Made and designed 49 commissioned dresses for homecomings, and proms, weddings.

• Preformed additional commissions including alterations, costumes, face masks, and school dance and senior photography.

• Operated digital systems including Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom.

Camp Photographer, Cascade, ID

YMCA | June 2017 - August 2017

• Produced hundreds of professional photographs of 150 kids per week for parents to buy and the camp’s advertising.

• Operated digital systems including Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom.