Kimberly S.

About Kimberly S.

Baltimore-born, Maryland-bred writer Kimberly Shorter has been putting pencil and pen to paper since she was a little girl. Her body of literary work ranges from whimsical short stories, humorous and insightful essays to thought-provoking poetry. Two of Kimberly’s blogs, The Cicada Files and The Carb Lover’s Notebook, have been featured on AOL.Kimberly is passionate about literacy and writing. She was featured in Baltimore Afro Newspaper’s Character Education Campaign in 2005. She won a Verizon Excellence Award for her work with a high school mentoring program in Baltimore. For several years, Kimberly volunteered as an instructor with the Writing Outside the Fence community workshops, a program geared toward helping Baltimore’s ex-offender population.Prior to her involvement with the writing workshops, Kimberly taught at the Baltimore City Community College and facilitated writing workshops for several area organizations.Her writing credits include MadameNoire.com, The Urbanite, IndustryGrind.com, Metro Tribune, among other entertainment publications. She has interviewed and contributed to articles on notable entertainment figures such as Tony Award-winning actor/producer/playwright Ruben Santiago Hudson, Grammy Award-winning songwriter Makeba Riddick, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Carolyn Malachi, American Idol Season 4 Finalist Nadia Turner, R&B singer/songwriter Avant, Donell Jones, Lyfe Jennings and Vivian Green.Kimberly\'s debut novel, Finding Sanctuary, will be released later this year.Kimberly graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in Radio-Television-Film, and earned an M.A. in Creative Writing from The Johns Hopkins University. She also holds a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from The George Washington University, and is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute.

Experience

1. Special Assistant

   Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

   May 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Provide logistical and administrative support to the Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Communications (OC) on strategic communications initiatives, special projects and other priorities.• Research, draft and edit leadership briefing materials, including presentations and talking points.• Manage meeting calendars for OC leadership, establishing priorities and standards to ensure efficient completion of tasks assigned to staff.• Participate in daily meetings to review communications strategy and rollouts, and alert OC leadership of potential changes and concerns.• Act as a liaison between OC leadership, the Office of the CMS Administrator, CMS component representatives, internal and external partners, and other stakeholders.• Advise senior leadership of potential agency or office-related issues and opportunities affecting OC strategic rollouts.• Provide feedback on and edit rollout materials and content on an as-needed basis.• Assist with coordinating component-wide meetings and other opportunities for engagement.

Education

• The George Washington University

  Master's Certificate, Project Management

  2002 — 2007

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Master of Arts (M.A.), Writing

  2007 — 2011

• Temple University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Radio-TV-Film

  1991 — 1996

Skills

• Freelance Writing
• Earned Value Management
• Telecommunications
• IT Project Implementation
• Multimedia
• Skype
• Event Producing
• Visio
• Creative Non-Fiction
• Sharepoint
• Microsoft Pub
• Desktop Video
• Event Management
• Switched Digital Video
• Project Management
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Conference Coordination
• Wordpress
• Creative Writer
• Program Management
• Evernote
• Media Production Management
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Pinterest
• IT Project & Program Management
• Adobe Acrobat
• Ms Project
• Project Planning
• Video Production
• Google Voice
• Hootsuite
• Google Analytics
• Microsoft Office
• Telecommunications Management
• Project Coordination
• Microsoft Word
• Resume Writing
• Strategic Planning
• Media Production