Currently, as Chief of Staff for an elected official, I oversee and serve an administration with nearly 170,000 constituents, within five cities.  Simultaneously, I serve as President and Chair of a 501c6 destination marketing organization for my hometown county. In this role, I provide leadership in marketing and advertising the county to travelers and visitors, both locally and nationally. Prior to my current position in government, I served business owners through a boutique consulting firm, which specializes in strategic business and marketing to increase clientele while managing customer relations and increasing profit margins.

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At the age of 16, my career began as an Executive Managerial Trainee at  Baltimore’s WJZ-TV. I became CBS Television’s youngest employee in the nation.  Throughout my career, I leveraged my broadcasting experience to excel as a marketing communications professional. Previously, I have served as Public Relations Director, Global Affairs Coordinator, and Executive Director in the nonprofit sector. Most of my nonprofit work centered around serving at-risk youth. In the public sector, I served as Event Planner, Volunteer Services Coordinator, and Acting Public Information Officer. 

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A proud alumna of the University of Virginia, I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Currently, I serve as the President and Chair for the Douglas County Travel and Tourism, Inc. Board of Directors and serve as Secretary for New Jerusalem Worship Center, Inc. Board of Directors. I previously served as an advisory board member for Passion 4 Life, Inc. Under the pseudonym DD Jewell, I am an author of four fiction novels and screenplay writer of several features. I am married to an entrepreneur and fellow content creator and the proud mother of two sons and two step-daughters.