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Richmond, Virginia, United States

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Led all aspects of corporate and marketing communications, including internal and external communications, web and social strategy, trade show strategy and execution, and marketing collateral development. Led a team of 3 specialists, managed department budget and reported to the President.

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Led and executed enterprise-wide communications, proactive and reactive public relations campaigns, and social media strategy. Developed and oversaw internal communications strategy across intranet, digital boards, email and newsletters. Reported directly to the SVP and Head of Corporate Communications.

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Led corporate citizenship and charitable contribution strategies in Virginia and Tennessee. Regularly networked with prominent community leaders, elected officials, and senior leadership of business and trade.
• Managed 40+ community partner relationships and a $7 million charitable contribution budget.
• Led communication and community engagement strategy on multiple public policy proposals; served as corporate spokesperson and wrote testimony, message points, opinion editorials, and employee communications.
• Directed message creation, speech writing, and advertisement/brand collateral development for community sponsorships and events; secured a speaking opportunity for the Chairman and CEO at the Virginia Chamber of.
• Championed a $1.3 million charitable grant to local community college workforce development programs to support Altria’s hiring needs; achieved favorable print/broadcast/social media coverage and persuaded key civic.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Directed the public relations and corporate communications strategy, including spokesperson responsibilities, on sales and marketing initiatives, financial performance, regulatory and legal matters, and charitable contributions. Led crisis communication planning and execution.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Provided strategic communication counsel to the Regulatory Affairs and Sales departments. Led a cross-functional team to identify emerging issues and develop strategies that shaped public policy.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Led advertising, engagement, and communication strategies for Philip Morris USA’s brand protection efforts on Marlboro, one of the world’s top 10 most valuable brands. Managed a $6.8 million department budget and four direct reports.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Drove market research to identify consumer trends and track retailers selling counterfeit and tax-diverted Marlboro cigarettes. Trained retailers, wholesalers, field sales, and federal and state law enforcement on strategies to identify illegal cigarette sales.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Led the strategy, development, and implementation of sales plans for five Territory Sales Managers that generated ~$50M combined annual sales revenue and serviced 600+ retail locations.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration

Executive Education, Finance For Non-Financial Managers