Brett Kessler Email & Phone Number

● Creating fundraising messaging for an email audience of over 250,000 members and a mobile audience of over 80,000 members to maintain and increase donor and activist engagement ● Developing new creative opportunities to engage and retain our long-term membership and acquired prospects ● Managing annual message strategy planning, and identifying and addressing long-term challenges and opportunities in the creation and execution of those plans ● Coordinating with our field scientists, policy analysts, government relations team and other subject matter experts to cultivate enthusiasm and action from members at the regional and national level ● Supporting science and policy program staff in planning rapid-response outreach to drive members on emergent activism opportunities ● Collaborating with digital ad, social media and communications teams in multi-channel campaigns to raise national brand awareness and support localized activist efforts ● Improving and expanding our message testing strategy by analyzing key message performance indicators and surveying emerging tactics and strategies across the environmental nonprofit sector● Determining timing and audience targeting for an email schedule that averages over 30 messages per month to members to maximize inbox placement and visibility

Washington D.C. Metro Area

● Oversee course scheduling between academic programs and registrar teams ● Coordinate appeals between students and reviewing committees● Manage graduation communications, degree conferral, and diploma distribution● Introduce organizational tools to optimize routine actions and special project planning● Develop and implement policy handbook language and forms in support of an evolving academic and professional environment

Washington D.C. Metro Area

● Review and respond to staff and student queries on academic policies and student records. ● Analyze mass communications and updates to students’ status ● Maintain Academic Affairs web pages, forms and resources● Implement office focus to a service orientation, improving face to face communication, consistency and clarity in responses

Washington D.C. Metro Area

● Coordinated client-stylist scheduling● Led a push in salon spring pre-booking from 35.8% (1/14) to 46.7% (3/14)● Conducted license renewal procedures for individual senior employees and locations

Chapel Hill, Nc

● Composed and distributed releases and pitches regarding book debuts and author events● Selected local and national media outlets to target in publicity campaigns, and prepared relevant press packages and communications● Participated in collaborative intern projects in record archiving, publicity department updates, author appearance schedules and season tour mailings

Created time-sensitive concise copy on a small-scale electronic entertainment websitePublished and edited articles, primarily through Joomla (CMS)Tracked industry publicity outlets to ensure up-to-date and accurate information

Chapel Hill, Nc

Processed product transactions, shop queries, inventory deliveriesContributed to shop organization and space maintenanceIndependently supervised the Sexuality and Gender stock selection

Answered emails, phone calls and direct queries from department representatives and residents regarding maintenance, security, community regulations and resident concernsProvided administrative support, including record-keeping, events scheduling and resident advisor assistance

Created and edited original material, editorials and media reviews relevant to UNC's LGBTIQ community (digital copies available on request)Solicited, edited and published articles and editorials from the local community and selected staff Publicized and distributed LAMBDA magazine

Chapel Hill, Nc

Created and edited original material, editorials and media reviews relevant to UNC’s LGBTIQ communitySolicited, edited and published articles and editorials from the local community and selected staffPublicized LAMBDA magazine through events, magazine drops, and listserv announcements

Master’S Degree, Public Relations & Corporate Communications

B. A., English, Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: LAMBDA Magazine, GLBTSA, UNITAS, Carolina ChoirPhillips Ambassador Scholarship Recipient, Summer 2011