After nearly a decade of work relating to nutritional sciences and food insecurity, Kristen made the decision to embark on a new career path. With work experience in communications, graphic content creation, and calligraphy, she returned to school in pursuit of a degree in Graphic Design.

Inspired by the world around her, Kristen enjoys applying her skillsets to create visually appealing content. Kristen is a local of Lewiston, Maine- born and raised. There, you can find her slinging back lattes and spending time with her Bernese Mountain Dog.

EDUCATION

Central Maine Community College, (CMCC)

  • AA in Graphic Design,
    (2024 – 2026)

University of New Hampshire, (UNH)

  • BS in Nutrition and Dietetics,
    (2008 – 2012)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Google Digital Marketing & E-Commerce Professional, (in process of attaining)

PROFICIENCY WITH:

  • Microsoft and Google Suite
  • Adobe Cloud Applications, (Acrobat, After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere Pro)
  • Canva
  • Procreate
  • Excel

EXPERIENCE WITH:

  • Website creation and maintenance, (WordPress, Wix)
  • Web development, (HTML and CSS)
  • Digital Photography

KEY EXPERIENCE

Schooner Estates Senior Living Community, Auburn, ME

Marketing Associate, (June 2025 – Present)

  • Generated visually engaging content through the deployment of design principles, both static and dynamic, with the use of graphic design applications and software (Adobe Creative Cloud©)
  • Designed and implemented cost-effective marketing campaigns for both traditional and digital media, including:
    • print and digital advertisements
    • e-newsletters for internal and external audiences
    • social platforms
  • Monitored, analyzed, and adjusted communications strategies for effectiveness, producing regular reporting to share success with key stakeholders
  • Established tracking protocols and baseline analytics to demonstrate comparative growth of communications and marketing strategies
  • Captured, edited, and catalogued media content with digital photography and videography of company events
  • Brand management through the creations of company materials, communications, and website maintenance

St. Mary’s Nutrition Center (NC), Lewiston, ME

Administrative and Communications Coordinator, (January 2023 – March 2025)

  • Lead the coordination of external communications including:
    • Implementing and developing media and marketing strategies for a range of social media platforms
    • Creation and organization of print and digital marketing materials
    • Creating regular digital communications such as e-newsletters, e-blasts, website updates
    • Collection and cataloging of photos, videos, and stories from program participants
    • Promotion of programming and annual events
  • Coordinated internal communications such as scheduling, calendaring, and information management for the organization along with receiving and responding to messages
  • Positively represented the Nutrition Center to partners and the broader community; served as a liaison to media as needed
  • Supported staff recruitment and community engagement through local outreach strategies
  • Supported administrative needs of ongoing programs and special projects including implementation, tracking, data collection, reporting, and evaluation
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations of ongoing programs and special projects
  • Supported organization-wide administrative functions, including building, equipment, and supplies management; financial tracking; database management; and volunteer engagement and logistics

Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine (GSFB), Auburn, ME

Community Health and Hunger Coordinator, (November 2020 – December 2022)

  • Managed relationships of food access programs in 120+ healthcare organizations statewide, overseeing program pilots and grant-funded initiatives
  • Conducted needs assessments, program evaluations, survey designs, and contributed to grant applications and reports
  • Assisted with food purchasing and emergency bag menu decisions, and advocated for the cross-departmental understanding of the unique needs of GSFB’s healthcare partners
  • Developed and maintained program benchmarking, tracked and reported on program data and metrics, assisted with an annual evaluation to assess program impact
  • Designed program materials and other related resources for healthcare partners using Adobe Cloud applications
  • Delivered presentations to community members and partners on food insecurity and the connection between health and hunger
  • Equity Diversity and Inclusion Human Resources Working Group Member: actively reviewed organizational HR policies to better incorporate equity and diversity practices and improve the representation of employee needs

Community Resources Coordinator, (December 2017 – November 2020)

  • Served as liaison between GSFB and member agencies to establish and maintain effective, positive working relationships
  • Provided customer service to partnered agencies, resolving account and order issues
  • Updated and maintained partner profiles to ensure the required documentation and current program information was on file for all partners, per Feeding America compliance standards
  • Maintained customer relation database, entering and extracting information on agencies/program partners
  • Maintained department and agency-related information displayed publicly on GSFB website
  • Provided administrative support to the Community Resources division
  • Managed the Food Mobile program