Senior marketing executive with 20+ years of experience leading integrated marketing strategy across tourism, economic development, public media, nonprofit, and private industry sectors. Proven record of driving measurable growth in visitation, revenue, engagement, and brand visibility through data-informed storytelling and strategic execution.
Expertise in website leadership, digital analytics, multi-channel campaign development, and stakeholder collaboration. Experienced managing multimillion-dollar budgets, supervising large teams, and aligning marketing initiatives with organizational and economic impact goals.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
VP of Marketing & Communications
OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY (OETA)
01.2024 - Current
Executive leader of integrated marketing strategy for Oklahoma’s statewide PBS affiliate; serve on senior leadership team.
Lead and personally execute marketing strategy across web, digital, print, social, email, PR, and community engagement.
Serve as primary writer and content strategist for all external communications, including press releases, executive messaging, legislative materials, board reports, donor communications, and a 20-page monthly statewide publication (250,000+ annual distribution).
Manage website content and structural updates within Bento CMS, creating landing pages, blogs, event pages, and campaign integrations.
Oversee digital analytics, SEO performance, and audience behavior to inform optimization strategies.
Direct social media strategy across 23 platforms, developing content calendars, creative concepts, governance standards, and performance reporting.
Manage weekly email campaigns to 66,000 recipients (30% average open rate); collaborate on CRM segmentation and reporting.
Supervise marketing staff; provide mentorship, prioritization, and accountability oversight.
Lead strategic marketing and execution for 10+ annual community events.
Key Achievements
9.8M digital impressions and 3.9M video views in 2025.
75% year-over-year increase in national primetime performance rankings, Top 10 highest viewership 49 times in 2025.
99,000+ annual social media interactions.
Strengthened executive reporting systems to support data-driven decision-making.
Director of Travel Promotion
OKLAHOMA TOURISM & RECREATION DEPARTMENT
01.2015 - 01.2024
Led statewide destination marketing strategy; managed $14M annual budget and supervised 70+ marketing professionals.
Directed integrated marketing campaigns to drive visitation, overnight stays, and statewide travel spending.
Oversaw development and launch of two mobile apps and four responsive websites; led content strategy and UX improvements.
Managed TravelOK.com, serving nearly 6M unique visitors annually and listing 24,000+ industry partners.
Analyzed STR, Visitor Profile, Economic Impact, ADARA, Datafy, and Arrivalist data to optimize paid media investments.
Directed statewide, national, and international advertising programs.
Cultivated partnerships with DMOs, chambers, attractions, and tourism stakeholders.
Oversaw 11 Tourism Information Centers, including retail strategy and operations.
Directed production of up to 12 annual visitor guides; fulfilled 2M+ brochure requests annually.
Managed in-house advertising sales program exceeding $1M annually.
Represented Oklahoma at domestic and international trade shows.
Key Achievements
Increased direct travel spending from $8.65B to $11.8B.
Grew state and local tax revenue from $634M to $834M.