Laurie Sterbens

Title
Adjunct Faculty
Email
Department
Humanities and Communication Department
College
College of Arts & Sciences

Areas of Expertise

Writing, Humanities, Communication, Art History, Journalism, Public Speaking, Project Management, Research, Digital Media, Content Marketing
  • M.F.A. - Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction, Seton Hill University
  • COM 222: Business Communication

Daytona State College, Daytona Beach, FL                            August 2024 – Present

Adjunct Professor of Humanities

Instructor of Introduction to Humanities:

  • Present an overview of landmark achievements in art, literature and music from prehistory to the present.
  • Provide students with the skills and vocabulary to analyze and interpret artistic expressions from various cultures and eras.                                                                                                                                  

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL August 2023 – Present

Adjunct Professor of Humanities and Communication

Instructor of Business Communications (COM222):

  • Strategies for effective written, oral, nonverbal and intercultural communications for professionals.
  • How to create messaging that is clear, concise, correct and engaging in formats ranging from texts and emails to white papers and proposals.
  • Teamwork and project management skills.

Contentstack, San Francisco, CA (Remote)                    November 2021 – July 2023

Digital Content Editor

Oversaw content publishing in a fast-paced work environment with multiple, simultaneous deadlines.

  • Created and managed editorial calendar to coordinate publishing across teams.
  • Revised and managed company writing style guidelines.
  • Managed team of freelance technical writers producing 4-6 SEO-optimized blog posts per month.
  • Collaborated with freelancers and internal teams to produce 30+ customer case studies.

AAA National Office, Heathrow, FL                           March 2015 – November 2021

Development Editor, AAA Travel

Promoted from Associate Editor to Development Editor in January 2018. Wrote and edited travel content and marketing copy for AAA Travel.

  • Wrote 53 Travel Tips articles for aaa.com (now TripCanvas).
  • Wrote and edited articles for print and digital AAA TourBooks.
  • Wrote and edited travel marketing content including video scripts, landing pages and brochures.

Daytona State College, Daytona Beach, FL                          August 2014 – May 2017

Adjunct Professor of English

Instructor of Introduction to Composition and Writing with Research