Allison Wittern Email & Phone Number

Centennial, Colorado

• Develops and implements strategic communications to effectively share Centennial's key strategies and goals through various initiatives and programs while encouraging stakeholder engagement• Advises and supports executive leadership and elected officials in matters relating to internal/external communications, community relations/engagement, media relations, marketing/advertising, special events, and website and social media management in support of organization mission.• Manages $1.4M department budget and four person staff.• Prepares and manages proactive and dynamic public information, media relations and marketing programs to inform and educate the public, to positively influence public opinion. This includes:o Serving as the City’s spokesperson, as well as preparing key messaging and media training for subject matter experts;o Identifying proactive public engagement opportunities through activities, events and digital marketingo Responding to crisis and emergency situations;o Maintaining and establishing active working relationships with key stakeholders including media o Manages/directs the department’s marketing, advertising and video production support to various programs, initiatives and City services o Oversees the City’s website and social media program.

Senior Marketing ManagerForest City Enterprises | 2006 – 2007Managed implementation of marketing Stapleton through events, awareness campaigns, collateral development while conceiving a marketing/business strategy for the Colorado Science + Technology Park at Fitzsimmons. Duties included:Fostered community relationships with the Stapleton Master Community Association and Forest City's various commercial developments to market Forest City’s local developments Developed marketing strategy for the Colorado Science + Technology Park at Fitzsimons to increase leasing leads for the site Supervised and directed four person marketing teamRepresented Forest City Enterprises at various bioscience trade shows and conferences to market the $4.3 billion renovation and transformation of Fitzsimmons Army Medical CenterManaged Stapleton marketing events, campaign implementation and collateral development Bi-annual 80+ page Stapleton magazine distributed to all residents and businessesMonthly development of Front Porch newspaper, which communicated newsworthy events at Stapleton to residents and businesses within the development

Public Information Specialist, Transportation Expansion (T-REX) ProjectRegional Transportation District (RTD) | 2005 – 2006As T-REX Project Spokesperson, this position was primarily responsible for representing RTD’s public relations interests on Colorado’s $1.67 billion highway and light rail construction project. Public relations work conducted on this project was partly responsible for the nearly 90 percent positive public approval rating at the end of the project. Other duties included:Supervised and directed five person public information team and contractor staffManaged $6 billion Public Information program budget including the $3 million TransOptions program, which provided alternative transportation options Served as project spokesperson and worked directly with national media outletsDirected strategic communications and managed development of public information collateral, which received multiple local and national awards from peer groups such as the Public Relations Society of AmericaInitiated and maintained mutually beneficial relationships with state and federal elected officials, community members, business leaders and neighborhood stakeholder groups affected by the ProjectConducted audits of the T-REX Project contractor to ensure compliance with contractual obligations

Account ManagerPRACO (currently Vladimir Jones) | 2000 – 2005Served as core member of the Transportation Expansion (T-REX) Project Public Information Team Launched the brand of the largest design-build, multi-modal project at the time, T-REX internally and externallyConducted business and community relations activities, served as community relations liaison for the construction of the award winning $40 million RTD Elati Light Rail Maintenance FacilityCoordinated speakers’ bureau program, conducted media relations activities and planned and implemented special eventsManaged project website and contact tracking database system to monitor and respond to public inputServed as a member of Crisis Communication team, when necessary