Irene started her career at Gray Scalable, where she worked for six years. There, she grew to manage PR, marketing, and communications efforts, including the company’s website, social media, community networks and events, CMS, CRM, SEO/SEM, and email marketing. Through her work there, she was exposed to some of the most unique and impressive organizations of all sizes, from pre-seed to post-IPO.
In recent years, Irene worked with the TAA to develop the Young Professional Division. She has worked in the nonprofit sector, managing the relationship between marketing and business development teams, driving critical creative projects and campaigns from the briefing stage through internal socialization to activation. At Crisis Text Line, she also worked in community partnerships, managing partner relationships and third-party vendors, as well as attending and organizing events. She currently leads marketing and branding for a tech-forward economic development nonprofit.