SocialButterfly

Disclosure

To be as open and transparent as possible, I want to offer full disclosure of my online activity, work and relationships. I’ve customized this to work for me–let me know if it doesn’t work for you.

DISCLOSURE

• I am the sole author, creator, community manager, and late-night owl who operates this blog unless otherwise communicated in individual blog posts.
• Currently, I have no relationships with any advertisers for the blog. If this changes, I will let you know.
• This is my content and my voice based on my experiences, observations and educational training. I work to bring the best journalistic principles to my writing (after all, I did go to J-School).
• I also admit that I am influenced by my background, my interests, the people I surround myself with, and you, the reader. I look forward to sharing myself with you and getting to know you even more. If you want to have a conversation on ‘objectivity,’ catch me here–> @Socialbttrfly. Who knows, it could be a great blog post.
• I am not compensated to provide opinions on products, services, websites and various other topics. If I endorse a certain topic, product or service area, it will be because I believe, based on my experience and knowledge at that time, that they are worthy of your time and attention.
• Course, I’m human, and I change and make mistakes…guess that’s life for you. So, bear with me as we ebb and flow here together.

RELATIONSHIPS

• I’m a freelance writer for Razoo’s Inspiring Generosity blog.
• I am syndicated at BrazenCareerist.com.
• I’ve worked with the Bloggers Unite team for a client project.
• I was a Sr. Ambassador for LiveEarth 2009. This was a voluntary role.
• I was on the Program Committee for the Gov 2.0 Expo in 2009.
• My blog is developed on WordPress.org, and I use BlueHost  as my hosting service.
• I am a member of Amazon’s Associates program.

MY CURRENT GIG

Interactive eHealth Manager, IQ Solutions, Inc.

Improving lives, having an impact and making a difference is our anthem at IQ. We’re a full-service health communications and health technology company that works primarily with public health agencies, non-profits and foundations. We believe in public Health with a capital H–that social marketing is successful in traditional Health spaces but can also be applied and successful in non-traditional health arenas such as the environment, social justice issues, poverty, public safety and others, Health with a capital H. I currently serve as an Interactive eHealth Manager–fusing social marketing and social media for social change.

Though I lead a variety of projects and help business development efforts, there are a few contracts where my online emphasis is greater:

1.  The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Work on and help lead social marketing and communications strategy across ODPHP’s websites and initiatives including:  healthfinder.gov, healthypeople.gov, health.gov, ODPHP, and the National Health Information Center. This also includes working on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.
• Co-moderate the @healthfinder and @GoHealthyPeople Twitter communities–feel free to let us know how we’re doing.
• Co-manage the Healthy People 2020 LinkedIn group.

2.  The National Institute on Drug Abuse, within the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• Work on and help lead social marketing efforts across NIDA’s initiatives including: NIDA for Teens, Drugs+HIV> Learn the Link, and PEERx.
• Led the Bloggers Unite for World AIDS Day 2008 and 2009 collaborative effort.
• Led the development and launch of the Sara Bellum Blog on IQ’s side working with the great folks in NIDA’s Office of Science Policy.

3.  Organizations I’ve worked with include, but is not limited to:

• The Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health
• The National Institute on Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health
• The Sister to Sister Foundation
• The New York Organ Donor Network
• The Multiple Sclerosis Society–Little Rock, Arkansas Chapter
• Special Olympics Missouri
• The Missouri Bar Association

Learn more about my background and achievements on LinkedIn.

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