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Oak Park, Mi, Us

Oak Park, Michigan, United States

Charged with strategy and oversight of the City’s Communications and Public Information Department, this role will work to ensure effective communication and engagement between the City of Oak Park and its community members, elected and appointed leadership, business community, community stakeholders, and the media. Department objectives include informing and educating the public, encouraging robust community engagement, mobilizing resources and creating connections. The Director will oversee all communications related team members and functions in order to achieve these objectives. Communications related functions include (but are not limited to): public information and media relations, internal and external communications, issue management, branding, marketing, social media, event coordination, executive speech writing, visual communications, marketing, print and digital collateral creation and public engagement efforts.

Henderson, Nevada, United States

Returned to reestablish the division. Responsibilities include: Coordinating and supervising public engagement functions and staff, leading and designing community engagement and outreach strategies and public engagement and communication activities for the Community Development and Services Department.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:• Supervises, plans, coordinates, and reviews staff relating to stakeholder communications; provides guidance to other staff and departments on responding to stakeholder and public inquiries; reviews, and approves requests for speaking engagements; develops all external communications materials and messaging relating to the department.• Leads, designs, and supervises outreach efforts, including developing content and recommending appropriate communication and outreach methods; builds relationships with target communities and stakeholders; manages project staff teams, professional vendors, and consultants such as planning and outreach consultants and graphic design; develops and creates messaging, written, and visual materials for external communications purposes on topics related to Community Development and Services Department projects and programs.• Participates in, coordinates, and leads project teams and committees to gather input on the development of policies and planning strategies; provides relevant project information to customers, internal and external stakeholders, and the public.• Supervises, executes, and coordinates all aspects of event planning and management, including workshops, open houses, and other community forums; supervises staff facilitating and supporting appointed Boards and Commissions.• Represents the department in support of policies and programs with various regional groups, federal, state, or local boards, committees, councils, and commissions; collaborates with regional stakeholders and partners in the development of planning strategies, especially with regard to community outreach and engagement.

Supervised communications related functions and team efforts including public information, internal and external communications, media relations, issue management, branding, marketing, social media, event coordination, executive speech writing, visual communications and public engagement efforts. Managed staffing needs, budget, set direction and messaging for the first official City of North Las Vegas Communications Department post economic revival. Developed initial department goals, organizational structure, recruitment strategy, messaging and approach while managing and executing citywide communications functions. Initial department goals included:• Reestablishing positive working relationships with media.• Reestablishing flow of positive content across avenues representing all the city has to offer to inform and engage residents with information and timely responses across city platforms included but not limited to social media, citywide e-blasts, promotional collateral, press releases, speaking engagements, award submissions etc. • Evaluating communication needs and building team capacity to better serve the city via communications in focus areas such as public safety, Spanish language services, digital and new media etc. • Helping develop city wide strategic and communication priorities.• Evaluating and strategizing to increase city brand and cohesion via:• Citywide inventory • Development of Brand Guidelines and City Standards• Citywide RolloutSignificant progress was made on nearly all aforementioned Communications Department goals including the strategic hire of up to seven new employees, the rollout and management of a new city website for the first time in more than a decade, coordination of major economic development project announcements such as the renovation of the North Las Vegas downtown core, event planning and promotion of the State of the City 2023 and swearing in of Nevada’s first Black Mayor.

Coordinated and supervised public engagement functions and staff, led and designed community engagement and outreach strategies and public engagement and communication activities for the Community Development and Services Department; and performed related duties as assigned. Essential functions included:• Supervising, planning, coordinating, and reviewing the work of staff relating to stakeholder communications; providing guidance to other staff and departments on responding to stakeholder and public inquiries; reviewing, and approving requests for speaking engagements; developing all external communications materials and messaging relating to the department.• Leading, designing, and supervising outreach efforts, including developing content and recommending appropriate communication and outreach methods; building relationships with target communities and stakeholders; managing project staff teams, professional vendors, and consultants such as planning and outreach consultants and graphic design; developing and creating messaging, written, and visual materials for external communications purposes on topics related to Community Development projects and programs.• Participating in, coordinating, and leading project teams and committees to gather input on the development of policies and planning strategies; providing relevant project information to customers, internal and external stakeholders, and the public.• Supervising, executing, and coordinating all aspects of event planning and management, including workshops, open houses, and other community forums; supervising staff facilitating and supporting appointed Boards and Commissions.• Representing the department in support of policies and programs with various regional groups, federal, state, or local boards, committees, councils, and commissions; collaborating with regional stakeholders and partners in the development of planning strategies, especially with regard to community outreach and engagement.

Henderson Nv

Managed programs, preformed outreach, and conducted research and analysis for the Community Development and Services Department. Responsibilities included: • Facilitating outreach efforts, including developing content and recommending appropriate communication and outreach methods for targeted activities in the areas of land use and zoning; neighborhood services events, programs, and projects; development services roundtables; and other Community Development and Services Department projects and programs.• Building relationships with target communities and stakeholders; managing project staff teams, professional vendors, and consultants as such.• Developing and creating messaging, written, and visual materials on topics related to current or long range planning in the area of land use and zoning; neighborhood services events, programs, and projects etc.• Effectively communicating with and on behalf of the Department, City Council, appointed committees and commissions, internal and external stakeholders, and the public.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Charged with fostering community engagement and understanding through public relations, social media and grass roots efforts for the Southern Nevada Strong Grant Project throughout the region. Effectively communicating the mission to a variety of audiences including elected officials, business and community leaders, professional groups and the public at large, among others. This included serving as the media point of contact, creating messaging, staffing community events, planning and executing public meetings and workshops, creating and distributing all marketing materials, writing and distributing press materials, building/maintaining growing social media outlets, as well as handling all public inquiries. Although based in Henderson, the Southern Nevada Strong planning project included –City of Henderson, Boulder City, City of Las Vegas, City of North Las Vegas & Clark County – and focused heavily on outreach, engagement, communication and collaboration.

Managed the day-to-day public relations activities of Three Square, Southern Nevada’s only food bank. Worked with nonprofit partners, the media and related government agency partners to effectively position communications and build awareness. Managed and expanded Three Square's social media opportunities; overall content development; marketing and promotional efforts including external and on-site event coordination, agency relations and program support. Effectively positioned Three Square as the hunger expert in Southern Nevada, managed brand awareness across media outlets and social media, supported fundraising campaigns, advocacy and awareness campaigns as well as highlighted innovative programs that further position Three Square as the effective food solution in our community.

Handled all aspects of public relations for the Hotel/Casino property. Worked closely with various marketing, advertising and promotional departments to best position the unique Las Vegas strip property. I was responsible for both internal and external communication including: radio copy, announcements, promotional videos, executive statements, newsletters, press releases, media alerts, web content etc. I served as spokeswoman for the property, managed content and access to the property media site, evaluated trade opportunities, handled crisis communication, planned events, escorted on property cameras and tracked relevant coverage among other duties. This expansive scope-of-work sharpened my communication and time management skills to extreme proficiency as well as furthered my knowledge of the gaming industry.

This extremely versatile position helped perfect my written and verbal communications skills in a wide variety of subject matter. I worked in teams as well as individually on clients including real estate and development, retail, health care, entertainment and gaming. I planned and implemented events, created press materials, conducted research, updated and input database information, fostered personal media relationships and secured media coverage on a daily basis.

This writing-extensive experience further developed my communications and organizational skills. In working closely with the Director’s Public Information Officer, as well as Public Relations Liaison, I planned and executed media events, created press kits, drafted press releases, compiled databases, created online copy material, and assisted in speech writing.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Urban Leadership, School Of Public Policy And Leadership

Baa, Integrated Public Relations

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Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Integrated Public Relations