Brian Mickelson, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, Wa, Us

Greater Seattle Area

• Research and resolve policy and legal barriers to scaling GSI implementation on public and private property• Analyze existing and potential incentive programs and other alternative approaches to leverage public and private GSI investments• Evaluate policy and legal aspects of alternative project delivery approaches for piloting within capital improvement projects, including new partnerships and cost-sharing models• Co-lead for the Drainage and Wastewater Branch Equity Team, where we work to undo institutional racism and service disparities internally and externally through policy and procedural changes in how we hire, promote, engage community, and plan, site and build projects.

Greater Seattle Area

• Fostered productive and meaningful relationships between project teams and key internal and external project stakeholders as communications and outreach led for 16 capital improvement projects (CIPs)• Created and implemented inclusive community engagement plans, including budget, stakeholder analysis, messaging, schedule, materials creation, and event planning, facilitation, and delivery• Provided coaching for project managers and other technical team members to help build their communication, presentation, cultural competency, and community engagement skillset• Pursued and developed partnership opportunities with schools, community-based organizations, and other groups in neighborhoods that have experienced historic displacement and disinvestment by the public sector• Served on two Branch Equity Teams (a product of the City's Race and Social Justice Initiative) for the Project Delivery and Engineering Branch and Chief Administrative Office; led communications and women- and minority-business enterprise subcommittee work• Managed five consultant contractors totaling over $1M• Coordinated with staff in sister City departments to leverage outreach opportunities and align messaging• Proactively alerted media outlets about outreach events and CIP-related construction; responded to general media inquiries; served as SPU's on-call public information office (as assigned)

Greater Seattle Area

• Developed and implemented work plan for employee and customer engagement around SPU's Strategic Business Plan (SBP) update process• Partnered with Environmental Justice and Service Equity staff to center communities of color and limited English speaking communities in SBP outreach through the Community Partnerships Pilot Program• Served as main contact for SBP inquiries, collecting, analyzing and reporting out on community input to SPU leadership• Co-led development and presentation of internal staff briefings on SBP update process

Greater Seattle Area

• Developed best practices for communication and employee recognition to educate and connect staff at all levels and positively influence organizational culture and execute messaging platforms and communications plans for divisions across the utility• Responsible for design, layout and editing of communications materials, including written articles, reports, visual aids, blog posts, and emails, and updating internal website content• Provided support and training to leadership on two-way communication and employee engagement strategies• Created and maintained internal messaging platforms and communications plans for work groups across the utility

Greater Seattle Area

• Engaged community partners, volunteers and members through orchard cleanup and planting events, blog posts, monthly newsletters, Facebook and Twitter• Helped plan, promote, and execute most successful fundraiser in City Fruit history (raised $18,500)• Managed membership program, including design and execution of #GivingTuesday campaign (raised $2,000)

Greater New York City Area

• Maintained work plan and conducted prospect research for $20 million major donor portfolio• Worked with program staff to compose briefings, proposals, stewardship reports, and talking points• Managed Salesforce database to track funding and donor correspondence and analyze giving trends• Drafted correspondence for the President and other top staff consistent with EDF’s style and messaging

Greater New York City Area

• Managed budget, forecasting, and editorial development for business management list• Cultivated relationships with professors, school administrators, and prospective authors across the U.S.• Coordinated peer review to guide authors on revisions and manuscript preparation• Presented new technology and revised textbook content at annual sales meetings and education conferences

Greater New York City Area

• Managed $3 million territory in New York and New Jersey, exceeding sales goals annually• Met regularly with educators to customize course materials, coordinate manuscript peer review, and manage communication with bookstores• Trained lecturers and students on self-testing and grading technology platforms

Greater Boston Area

• Maintained direct correspondence with authors, freelancers, and vendors• Developed and wrote marketing copy for textbooks and the Pearson online catalog• Contracted professors to review manuscript pages and develop supplementary materials• Supervised project development, production schedules, and direct mailings

Greater Boston Area

• Wrote profiles of local figures and community groups serving Boston’s African American community• Copy-edited stories and wrote headlines and photo captions

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa), Environmental Management

Activities and Societies: Leadership Team, Green Evans Student Interest Group Board Fellow, EarthCorps GPSS Committee Member, Campus.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English, History

Activities and Societies: Writer and Copy-Editor for The Heights