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Recent Experience

Communications Program Manager

Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, Louisiana Department of Health

April 2024 - Present

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Public Information Officer

Bureau of Media and Communications, Louisiana Department of Health

November 2021 - April 2024

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Project Coordinator

Mesh, LLC. 

June 2021 - November 2021

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Communications Assistant

Ochsner Eat Fit

January 2020 - November 2020

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Eli Melillo

Education

Master of Mass Communication

Louisiana State University

Jan. 2019 - Dec.2020

Focuses: Strategic Communication, Health Communication, Visual Communication, and Crisis Communication

GPA: 4.07

Honors: Kappa Tau Alpha honors; Patricia Kay Benoit Graduate Research Award recipient

Activities: Health Communication Research Committee

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication

Louisiana State University

Aug. 2013 - May 2017

Major: Public Relations

Minor: Business Administration

GPA: 3.86; magna cum laude

Honors: National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Activities: Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), Social Committee of PRSSA, Professional Development Committee of PRSSA, Student Event Planners Association, ImPRint Communications Promotions Team, LSU CHAARG fitness group

Strengths

Professional Strengths

Verbal and written communication skills

Interpersonal communication 

Internal and external communication

Extensive knowledge of AP style

Copywriting and editing

Graphic design

Content creation 

Public speaking

Project management

Customer service

Photography​​

Personal Strengths

Organized

Time management skills

Detail-oriented

Calm under pressure

Active and empathetic listener

Open to feedback

Open to learning new skills

Personable and able to form meaningful connections

Self-motivated

Adaptable and able to navigate ambiguity

Solution-oriented

Self-reflective

Skills

Design/Creative

Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator

Canva

 


Constant Contact
Wordpress

Hootsuite

Communication

Research

Primary and secondary research 

Quantitative and qualitative research

Data analysis

Qualtrics
SPSS

Simmons Insights

Simply Analytics

Administration

Harvest

Canto

Slack

Basecamp

Monday.com

Let's Talk!

Currently based out of:

New Orleans

Baton Rouge

Lafayette

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