Beth Evans Email & Phone Number

Manage community recreation office for county agency, including staffing, scheduling, facilities maintenance, recreational programs, community events, and volunteers -- everything from hiring and firing staff to pulling picnic tables out of lakes, from reviewing liability disclaimers to putting out brush fires. I can calm angry parents, upset brides, and destructive protestors. I fix conflicting dates, locations, priorities, and staff assignments. I'm never bored!

• E-RYT 200 yoga teacher for vinyasa, gentle, and restorative classes; 20-hour specialty certification in children’s yoga; 108-hour Anusara immersion training.• Manage student registration database and communication, including social media and website.• Oversee studio facilities; prepare business documentation as required.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Responsible for creating and maintaining positive relationships between ECSM, the public, media, program clients, donors, policymakers, and key stakeholders. Sets and guides ECSM's communications strategy, including all website, social media, press releases, and advocacy. • Develop organization’s core messages and ensure consistent messaging and branding for the organization’s programs, policies and materials across four diverse ECSM programs: The Ark, an early childhood education program for children experiencing homelessness; The Club at Collington Square, a Title 1 school OST program; Jericho Reentry, providing support and job training for former inmates upon their release from prison; and CUPs Coffeehouse & Kitchen social enterprise that includes a catering operation, retail storefront and workforce development program.• Manage new logo development and oversee transition to updated graphic identity, including social media and printed materials. • Develop marketing strategy for social enterprise; wrote winning submission for Workforce Development Award from the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board.• Write and distribute press releases, craft message talking points, build relationships with key media contacts, and serve as media spokesperson.• Assist with grant-writing, including winning 2014 MSDE pre-k expansion grant.

• Direct extensive strategic communication program, including internal communication (staff and members); corporate communication, media and public relations, online resources, social media and publications. Ensure consistent messaging and branding for the organizations’s programs, policies and materials. Serve as national spokesperson for organization.• Develop media relations plan, build relationships with key media contacts, and serve as spokesperson.• Represent NECA and build strategic, collaborative alliances with industry organizations and research organizations.• Prepare executive materials and financial documentation, including annual budget, annual report, board meeting agendas and minutes and committee reports.• Manage member recruiting and retention initiatives.• Manage division budget; supervise staff and contractors; manage and negotiate contracts.• Staff liaison for women’s peer group, marketing committee, energy solutions task force and business development working group. • Provide communications and logistical support for NECA’s industry partnership program, business development initiatives, women’s peer group and legislative advocacy efforts.• Work with management education staff and members to develop professional resources for electrical contractors and apprentices, and career recruitment materials.

• Developed and implemented strategic plan for corporation, member, and educational outreach communication. • Worked with educational and corporate partners to develop resources and programs that support civil engineering industry, students, and educators and recruit new talent. • Managed events, such as press conferences, symposia, and student competitions with corporate and education partners. • Developed public relations and educational outreach training workshops for ASCE members and volunteers. • Drafted speeches and talking points for Executive Director and President. • Managed national project and professional awards program.

• Developed and implemented public outreach and media relations program on design and land use issues. • Served as ASLA spokesperson and media contact and manage speakers’ bureau. • Established relationships with key media contacts and industry partners. • Produced media materials and managed website content and design. • Supported government relations advocacy initiatives with member and public outreach tools. • Created and secured sponsorship for National Landscape Architecture Week and Landscape Architecture Foundation.

• Planned and managed outreach programs for international academic architectural association. • Secured funding for educational programs through grants and sponsors. • Managed educational events, including conferences, hands-on workshops, and grassroots meetings. • Managed research proposal review process and research project production. • Secured sponsorship for student design competitions and managed the competitions.

M.A., Public Communication

B.S., Journalism

Ryt 200, Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy