Billy Atwell Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Arlington, Virginia, United States

As Executive Director, my primary responsibilities are to: - ensure the Arlington Catholic Herald operates with sound business practices, - facilitate a welcoming and professional work environment for personnel, - provide supervision and accountability for the Executive Editor, - assist with unique advertising needs and revenue strategies, - and provide leadership that carries out the strategic objectives of the Board of Directors.

Arlington, Virginia

As Chief Communications Officer, I report directly to the Office of the Bishop, serve as the diocesan spokesperson, and directly oversee the Office of Communications, the Arlington Catholic Herald, media relations, publications, and digital and social media. Within the diocesan offices, I advise and assist high level communications, marketing, and branding initiatives to help advance the mission of the Diocese and the work that we do.

Raleigh, North Carolina

In this role, I was responsible for the communication efforts in the diocese and to provide information to our Catholic family and the general public.Tasks included:- providing briefings and trainings to parishes, agencies and diocesan offices- serving as primary spokesperson for the Bishop and Diocese- overseeing media relations- collaborating with offices and agencies in planning special events- managing the diocesan web site- publishing NC Catholics magazine- producing and distributing radio/video/podcast programs in English and Spanish.My greatest accomplishment was serving on the Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral construction committee and as the Chair of the project's Communications Committee. I oversaw the audio, AV, IT, telecom, and security systems from the design phase through to installation and testing. Additionally, throughout the project I was responsible for managing the media relations, documentation (videography, photography, drone video/photo, freelance reporters, and commissioning an independent documentary), and video production of the projects progress as well as the Dedication Mass. Host of two podcasts:- Raleigh to Rome - a weekly video and podcast news brief covering local and global Catholic news in 6 minutes or less - A Catholic Life - covering interviews and stories of faith

Serves as Director of Communications and spokesperson for Most Rev. Frank J. Dewane, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida, which covers a ten county region in Southwest Florida. There are more than 225,000 registered Catholics in the Diocese of Venice.In his role as Director of Communications, Billy manages all media relations, public relations, published content, the Florida Catholic Venice Edition, and marketing.

Contribute news articles and editorials related to the Catholic faith and culture.

Contribute blogs related to the issues of sanctity of life, dignity of traditional marriage, and religious liberty.

Assist partnering organizations with their communications, project management/development, web traffic analysis, content development and editing, and other necessary tasks.Develop methods for initiating, communicating, coordinating, implementing projects, and assessing results of projects held with partners. Cultivate suitable collaborative relationships.External Communications: social media and email manager.Internal Communication Support - Assist staff with gathering information needed for follow-up reports to ministry partners, grantors, donors, and The Board of Directors. Draft internal memos and status reports as directed.Strategic Planning - Assist in developing ongoing strategies and long-range plans.

Contribute blogs that are a cultural commentary from a Christian Worldview.

Performed research on field-related issues and kept records of media reports on said issues.Lobbied state legislators and identified potential sponsors. I worked with field staff and coalition partners to develop and educate leaders in government and non-profit organizations to promote both state and federal efforts. Wrote time-sensitive content related to legislation and current events and coordinated rapid response processes.

Represented Public Policy Director to cooperating organizations at meetings and conferences throughout D.C., reported new findings or research that were relevant to the duties of the department, and submitted research-based memorandums on developing legislation. Was frequently called on to coordinate meetings between Public Policy Director and members of Congress and staff. Kept up-to-date files on many different policy issues. Completed an independent project which included assembling a meeting of members of Congress, staffers, NGO representatives, and many others to promote a particular piece of legislation we had worked on for months.

Bs, Political Science

Activities and Societies: President of ECU Students for Concealed Carry on CampusMaintained a 3.9 GPA in Political Science

Ba, Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Member of ECU Philosophy Club and was a student presenterMaintained a 4.0 GPA in Philosophy

High School

Activities and Societies: Football team, Wrestling team, Jujitsu club, Frassati Society