Cameron Ruen Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

• Communicate with the goal to increase public awareness, understanding and involvement in county programs, activities, feedback opportunities and resources with transparency • Community engagement including planning and staffing public meetings to gather public input, live social media outreach, stakeholder coordination, material development• Design, write, edit and produce promotional and informational materials to county standards• Build relationships with internal and external customers, create and implement communications plans, convert technical content into plain language for various audiences, facilitate content distribution, and coordinate with content expert, public involvement and government affairs staff• Lead communication and outreach strategies for transportation capital improvement projects, liaison between county Community Planning Organizations and project managers, advocate on behalf of communities, design user experience for in-person public meetings • Develop, monitor and evaluate content for multiple social media channels; integrate marketing campaigns and strategies; create social media partnerships• Develop systems to improve timeliness and effectiveness of communications including social media analytics reporting, annual communications work plan, community directory for partner connection and tracking, editorial calendar, staff task tracking and reporting• Support development of social marketing campaigns with consultant• Coordinate equity training with multiple consultants for Public and Government Affairs staff • Visual services: photography and photo editing, graphic design and print-ready file production; video planning and direction• Advocate for equity: translating content per demographic need, using people-first language, employing a trauma informed lens, exploring data-driven tools• Crisis communications: support public information officer section during COVID-19, 2020 wildfires and 2021 ice storm response events

Portland, Oregon Area

Believe in the three R's. Reduce, reuse, recycle. A la upcycle is dedicated to reusing as many materials as possible instead of buying new. There is an abundance of discarded materials that are just waiting to become something new and exciting by upcycling.

1736 Sw Alder Street, Portland, Or 97205

• Communications including website content development and social media development • Writes and coordinates blog posts, monthly newsletter and events promotions

Statewide Illinois

• Assistance in the creation of the Council, development of founding documents• Development and maintenance of website, promotional materials and social media outreach

Statewide Illinois

• Collaboration in developing the We Compost recognition program and Restaurant Compost Toolkit resource• Research Team and Editing Team for the Food Scrap Composting Challenges and Solutions in Illinois Report reviewing opportunities and strategies related to developing a robust food scrap composting industry in Illinois• Public engagement for IFSC booth at events promoting We Compost program and resources• Event support at regional stakeholder forums for record keeping, photography, social media• Development and maintenance of IFSC Blog and Guest Blog Series• Development and maintenance of website, promotional materials and social media outreach• Creator of the “I Compost Because” social media campaign highlighting leaders in Illinois• Maintenance of file sharing system, assistance in planning events• Development of webinar series regarding food scrap reduction and diversion• Active member of Education and Projects subcommittee• Active member of Social Media and Website subcommittee• Active member of the Founding Core group facilitating future growth of coalition

Statewide Illinois

• Development of Carpet Recycling Working Group materials including promotional pieces, event materials, reports, collaboration in developing the Carpet Recycling Toolkit for Local Government Program Coordinators, website maintenance• Collaboration to develop Carpet Stewardship Act legislative bill, running in 2015• Co-chair of Illinois Carpet Recycling Working Group, plan events, market research, speaker acquisition, maintenance of website and database of recycling drop-off locations• Participant in stakeholder meetings held by Senator Melinda Bush to advance carpet recycling• Active member of Product Stewardship Institute national carpet recycling dialogue

Wheeling, Illinois

The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) is a unit of local government and a non-profit corporation. Twenty-three towns in northern Cook County joined together to form SWANCC in 1988. SWANCC developed a long-term plan to manage the region’s garbage that was adopted by its Board of Directors in 1991. Since then, SWANCC has been at work implementing this balanced and environmentally safe solution to the region’s garbage challenges.• Responsible for the day-to-day management of marketing efforts including: copy writing, press releases, elists, website, social media and press outreach for programs• Support program development process with Directors• Support school and community outreach and community engagement events• Development of collateral and publication distribution, newsletters, brochures and coordination of special projects with member communities• Oversee print and online content for consistency of message and branding• Prepare print-ready projects to vendors’ specifications and manage print budget• Various office functions including recording minutes SWANCC Accomplishments• Redesign swancc.org utilizing a Content Management System (CMS)• Co-author of Eco-Landscaping Guide• Development of social media outreach• Coordination of Holiday Lights Recycling Program• Co-coordination of Educational Expo and Trashy Fashion Show• Creation and maintenance of Agency elists to multiple audiences• Development and maintenance of Agency collateral and publications

Graphic Design, Psychology Minor

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