Currently:

  • Managing all socials for the Play! Pokémon vertical for The Pokémon Company Int., reaching on average 1.4M impressions per event and adding over 40k new community members

  • Contracted event planning and marketing collateral for partnership events for gaming and K-12 ecosystems

  • Executing real-time social coverage for major video game global live-streaming events, including interviewing competitors and event attendees, live social updates of activations, editing of short/reel content taken onsite, and collaboration amongst different teams and organizations.

  • Creating UGC content for brands, focusing mainly on gaming, beauty, and travel.

  • Building and managing partnerships and relationships in the gaming network, working with vendors and creators.

  • Fostering a community during my free time by creating gaming content. Partnering with brands like Pokémon, iBuyPower, 100Thieves, Nintendo, and Hoyoverse

  • Building a small business with my sister! Check it out here :) https://charmdearplugs.co/

  • Trying to become the next contestant on the Great British Baking Show (even though I am disqualified since I live in the US, but a girl can dream)

Previously:

  • Recipient of the Golden Feather in 2023 for my time running the Gaming vertical at ViewSonic for work before, during, and after our gaming events at TwitchCon, PAX East/West, and CES

  • Regional Sales Manager, growing my book of business by over 200% in 3 years, ending with over 40M in gross sales in 2024.

  • Lead the planning, building, and execution of multiple tradeshow events (including PAX East/West and TwitchCon) for a gaming company

  • Planned and hosted a ‘Battle for Charity’ tournament, securing over 25k in funding in collaboration with LanFest 

  • Managed a team of 13 IT professionals, managing the networking engineering and software deployments.

  • Project manager of our IT initiative with new constructions of over 13 buildings, designing everything from network closets to room layouts 

  • Built and supported 5 esports programs, providing mentorship and teaching of multiple video games, PC building, and production setup.

In the meantime I…

  • Spend as much time as possible with my beloved cat Misa

  • Continue my journey of trying to beat mt friends in competitive Pokémon

  • Throw and build some beautiful (and not so beautiful) pottery pieces 

  • Host mini “guys grocery games” episodes with my friends 

  • Travel and explore the world to immerse myself in different cultures and meet people all over the world