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Break out the horn section and tell the drumline “drumroll, please!” – we’re starting and I have news to share!

As the title says, I’m joining Radian6 as a Community Manager!!  Much like my co-worker Teresa Basich, I’m excited to announce this news and I’m looking forward to getting started.

As David Alston recently put it, I’m “joining a jazz trio for daily jam sessions.”

Allow me to get a bit sappy for a moment…

For those that may know me personally or professionally, you may know that 2009 was a year of change.

My professional life changed as I transitioned from a marketing role with a B2B telecommunications company to a marketing role with a B2B community platform vendor called Ripple6.

My personal life changed as I dealt with cancer in the family and moving to New York City, seemingly all at once.  2009 was the year that my little sister graduated from college, the year that two of my best friends got married, and the year that I truly realized I felt at home for the first time in my life. Thanks, New York!

The year wasn’t always easy, but it was always rewarding.  I was happy to wake up and go to work with my very talented colleagues at Ripple6. I was excited to start this blog, and I was excited to meet new people and form new friendships in New York and around the US.

When the year changed from 2009 to 2010, I was celebrating the New Year near Times Square with a few hundred of my closest friends. With the sounds of “Happy New Year!” and “To new beginnings!” ringing in my ears I realized that while 2009 had been full of change, 2010 would be the year to change them all.

There’s a saying in New York City that “your first year is the toughest.” Going by that saying the next few years should be smooth sailing, as this very day is my 1-year anniversary in New York, and my first day on the job with Radian6.

To say that I’m excited to join the Radian6 team is a complete understatement.  I’ve paid close attention to them for awhile now and have always thought the world of the company, the culture, and the team.  I feel honored to be joining a team I so respect and admire as a Community Manager, and I’m looking forward to the steps we’ll be taking together as the year unfolds.

In my new role you’ll see me take a more active part in the Radian6 conversations happening across the web on places like Twitter and blogs. I’ll be helping the existing Community team to grow the Radian6 community as well as contributing content on topics relevant to my role and the company. The “never met a stranger” in me loves that I’ll be  acting as a first point of contact, and my inner travel bug is excited about the chance to attend industry events and put handles and URLs with faces and names.

I’ve never been one to have a “dream job” in mind, simply because I know that my criteria for that job will change as my career progresses.  Saying that, this role is analogous to having your first record go Platinum – you know you’ve worked hard to get here, and you can’t wait to see what comes next.

Tags: 2009, 2010, community manager, new york city, radian6, ripple6

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