ABOUT
❧ Passionate about making the world a better place through world-class leadership, management, marketing orchestration, brand creation/management, cross-cultural relations, and aid work!
• I enjoy finding creative and innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Organized perfectionist with the ability to adapt - I want everything I touch to be exceptional.
• Event Planner for over 10 yrs - creating memorable experiences for companies and clients!
• Over 15 yrs experience as a CEO, Director, and Manager with experience leading and working with cross-functional teams, colleagues, employees, clients, and prospects.
• Over 12 yrs’ experience with instructional design, writing copy, content creation, script writing, and course writing.
• 15+ yrs experience as: Chief Marketer, Web Editor, Content Strategist, Project Management, Brand Management, and Media and Brand Management.
• Organized, artistic, creative, and detail-oriented problem solver with strong interpersonal skills.
• Passionate about communication, innovation, learning, and global aid work with international experience.
• Interested in: web/tech innovations, travel, photography, reading, rugby, art, baking, coffee, and people!
SOFTWARE & WEB PROFILE:
Windows & full MS Office Suite including; Word, Excel, Outlook/Entourage, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Publisher. Mac, QuickBooks, Adobe Photoshop, Photo Impact, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) – EPIC, Adobe Captivate, SlideShare, HTML, Fairview’s LMS and a wide variety of job specific software.
Over 15 yrs’ experience has resulted in an in-depth knowledge of web and new media platforms in business and nonprofit settings to impact positive recognition, branding and growth, including: LinkedIn, Facebook and FB Ads, Twitter, Google, HootSuite, email distribution - Constant Contact (2014, 2015, and 2016 All-Star Award) only the top 10% of their clients earn this award and less than 5% earn it more than once, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, WordPress, PPC, SEO, marketing automation - Hubspot and Marketo.
Get in touch! Email: tavia.pitkanen(at)gmail.com or call: 651.206.0310
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart ...”
LANGUAGES:
English, French, and Haitian Creole
EDUCATION:
I've attended University of Northwestern, Century College, The Herbal Academy, The School of Natural Healing, and Cornerstone Christian High School.
I've also taken certification classes through The American Heart Association, Hubspot Academy, Lynda, and Udemy.
LIFE OFFLINE:
I really enjoy spending time with my family, especially my niece and nephew, who are the lights-of-my-life! I also have an American Eskimo/Boarder Collie mix named Cooper who is sweet, incredibly intelligent, loves learning new tricks, doing agility work, and giving kisses.
I'm an avid photographer and an herbalist in training. I am also the family baker. If you look through the "Creative" section here on my website, you'll see some examples of my many wedding and birthday cakes!