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Minneapolis, MN, US

Minneapolis, MN, US

Lead all internal and external communications for the Cardiac Surgery business and provide strategic communications counsel to the President of the business and the leadership team.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Serve as the subject matter expert and spokesperson on quality, legal and regulatory-related topics.
• Provide external communications / public relations counsel to Operating Unit president and other Operating Unit leaders.
• Develop and deliver outcomes-based communications strategies, messages, and tactics supporting executive and employee communications.
• Develop and implement an internal communication strategy, maintaining and/or activating appropriate employee communications channels. This includes strategy, content development, and logistics for Town Hall meetings.
• Created employee engagement communications strategy that contributed to MCS achieving the top results of any Operating Unit (OU) in three consecutive Organizational Health Surveys (OHS) which are held twice per fiscal.
• Placed and developed feature story of MCS in Inside Medtronic, resulting in an excellent viewership score.

Minneapolis, MN, US

Led Global Communications for the Pelvic Health Operating Unit (OU) on interim basis while colleague was on leave.

Greenfield, IN, US

• Managed Executive Communications and Thought Leadership for the CEO, including presentation writing, digital reputation management, internal communications and media relations with top tier media to drive stakeholder.
• Developed strategic thought leadership platforms, narratives and content campaigns that advance business goals and objectives; in coordination with Global Corporate Communications colleagues, Government Affairs.
• Created and implemented integrated and fluid corporate social/digital strategies across corporate platforms, and in sync with key milestones, and brand marketing.
• Led digital communications strategy and execution of Elanco corporate social channels, the internal social sharing platform, Elanco.com and the intranet.
• Developed and managed project plans; communicated changes and progress and implemented swift and decisive procedures to optimize opportunities and resolve issues.
• Created the company's sustainability communications strategy and served on the Sustainability Leadership Team.

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

• Transformed and led integrated marketing communications strategy across Cargill's largest business to support and achieve business objectives, collaborating with key stakeholders such as farmers/ranchers, retailers.
• Received Cargill's prestigious 2020 Breakthrough Award for BeefUp Sustainability (Cargill’s first branded Sustainability initiative) for "Bring the Outside in" which recognizes fulfilling our purpose, and helping our.
• Created Cargill’s first Sustainability brand, BeefUp Sustainability, and served on the BeefUp Sustainability team as marketing communications lead, supporting Cargill's goal of reducing GHG emissions by 30% by 2030..
• Led COVID-19 communications for Commercial Excellence/Sales teams and developed site with resources for them to use with customers.
• Served as key member of the Marketing & Innovation Leadership Team.
• Oversaw agency and budget management.

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

• Selected from over 200 Cargill Global Communications employees worldwide to develop communications capability to support Cargill’s first-ever Chief Customer Officer and create a global communications strategy for.
• Developed first customer-focused CE communications strategy, linking to company’s Customer Value Proposition, to drive and support Commercial Excellence around the world for consistency and enhancement of customer.
• Led COVID-19 communications for the CE/Sales teams, created intranet site for CE/Sales teams to access resources for use with customers.
• Supported President of Global Foodservice and Chief Customer Officer as a trusted advisor and developed and implemented all communications.
• Served on the Global Cargill Foodservice Sr. Leadership Team, the Corporate Affairs Business Communications Leadership Team, and the Marketing & Innovation Leadership Team.

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

• Transformed and led all marketing communications, internal/external communications and reputation management issues for the global Cargill Protein business during its transformation to one multi-billion dollar protein.
• Transformed communications strategy from reactive to proactive in order to support the business transformation and engage key stakeholders while prioritizing customers.
• Managed issues and crises, collaborating closely with executive leadership, legal, government relations, corporate responsibility and plant operations.
• Managed virtual team, agency and budgets.
• Developed and implemented communications and events marketing plan for the new Protein headquarters in Wichita, KS, positioning it for future recruitment and retention.
• Served on the Protein Marketing & Innovation Leadership Team and the Protein business Extended Leadership Team.

Bayport, Minnesota, US

• Transformed and led corporate and internal communications for global company of 11,000+ employees.
• Developed the internal and B2B communications strategy for transitioning the company to a “One Company” philosophy.
• Re-positioned and crafted CEO’s quarterly employee and board communications, and executives’ monthly leader presentations.
• Introduced video communications and digital asset management to the enterprise.
• Led the company’s first communications program and award entry at the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), resulting in the 2016 CES Innovation Honoree Award.
• Collaborated with the talent acquisition team to develop new, award-winning employer branding website, www.AndersenCareers.com.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Served as a chief communications officer, transforming all internal and external communications as the company transitioned to a sleep innovation leader. Sleep Number consists of more than 3,000 brand ambassadors.
• Served as the architect for culture of innovation communications, leading the communications as the company underwent a transformation and paradigm shift from a mattress company to a sleep innovation leader.
• Developed and executed the public relations and internal communications program for the company’s first-ever participation at CES 2014 and CES 2015. Achieved one billion earned media impressions, which contributed to.
• Planned and managed the annual, multi-media Employee Rally, kicking off the National Sales Conference.
• Supported CEO and other C-suite executives with communications counsel and strategy; developed CEO’s quarterly earnings communications; created and implemented fully integrated public relations plans.* Managed public.

• Established and managed a marketing and communications consulting business that provided a full suite of senior level marketing and communication services to clients. Provided strategic planning and implementation.
• Planned and executed the rebranding and public affairs program for Flagstone Foods, the largest manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label trail mixes and dried fruit snacks in the U.S.
• Created Shock Doctor’s first B2C integrated marketing communications program.
• Supported the launch of Best Buy Simplicity, a new services business.
• Developed Marketing Services within Schwan’s Consumer Brands to serve brand management teams.

St. Louis, MO, US

• Delivered senior level communications, marketing and public affairs services to clients nationally and internationally. Led new business development and managed Consumer Practice Group which comprised 80 percent of.
• Developed and managed two of the agency’s largest client accounts worldwide.
• Hired, trained, developed and mentored high performance teams. Managed clients’ and agency’s budgets and resource allocations.
• Created and managed the public affairs practice for the Minneapolis office, collaborated with other F-H offices to develop public affairs clients.
• Served as keynote speaker regarding crisis communications at industry conferences.
• Created the Hormel Hunger Walk (now called the Walk to End Hunger), held Thanksgiving morning at Mall of America, which has raised more than $500K for Minnesota food banks.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Developed and managed marketing and communications programs for business-to-consumer and business-to-business clients.Accomplishments
• Managed crisis communications for Michael Foods during a listeria outbreak.
• Developed effective marketing communications program to leverage Rain Bird Manufacturing’s participation in the Tournament of Roses Parade.
• Provided executive counsel and managed investor relations program including development of annual reports and annual meetings for Wilsons Leather.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Led and implemented local and national strategic marketing and communication programs.
• Created internal and external communications for the acquisition and integration of Marshall Field’s department stores.
• Created fashion repositioning program by developing Target as a fashion leader among New York fashion news media, key influencers and consumers.
• Established marketing communications program for Target’s Championship Auto Racing Team (Indy car racing).
• Created and implemented internal and external marketing communications program for Target’s participation in the Tournament of Roses Parade.
• Launched and managed the Washington Monument Restoration communications program with the National Parks Service.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communications

Leadership By Andersen Executive Program