Catherine Divis, Apr Email & Phone Number

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

• Areas of expertise:
• Public Relations
• Leadership Development
• Corporate Communications
• Nonprofit Donor Development and Fundraising
• Inclusion & DiversitySkills:Facilitator: Media training, networking & relationship building, diversity & Inclusion, leadership development, team buildingCommunications strategist: Crisis communication, strategic.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

• Assess communication needs of various internal and external audiences including all levels of management and executive leadership
• Ability to handle highly sensitive, confidential information; adept at handling situations with political appropriateness and sensitivity while influencing positive outcomes
• Responsible for evaluating actionable and measurable communication plans that align with corporate strategies, and ensure effective use of company resources
• Creating reports, insights, and analytics in support of the company goals and objectives
• Work with media outlets statewide for proactive and reactive communications and campaigns
• Leadership skills to mentor staff, handle escalated issues and assist management

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Verbal and written communications skills to interact with clients with confidence, develop an array of communications to various audiences, and influence the decision-making process
• Project management experience and skills to lead projects and handle multiple projects with shifting deadlines simultaneously
• Responsible for provider communications for Oklahoma
• Responsible for crisis communications for all network disruptions for Oklahoma
• Implementing communication plans to meet strategic goals and objectives
• Responsible for evaluating actionable and measurable communication plans that align with corporate strategies, and ensure effective use of company resources

Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States

• Developing and executing a variety of proposal communications for various audiences and all levels of the organization.
• Drafting, editing; proofing and supervising the execution of messaging and supporting communications to be distributed internally and externally.
• Professional demeanor, and the ability to deal with ambiguity and rapidly shifting deadlines with a sense of urgency.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office Word and other Microsoft Office software.
• Ability to interact with clients with confidence. Adept and comfortable at influencing the decision-making process.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

• Responsible for assessing the communication needs of a variety of internal clients
• Implementing communication plans to meet the clients’ strategic objectives
• Writing, editing, proofing, and coordinating design and collateral of a variety of audience-targeted communications
• Interacting with employees and executives of all levels in the organization, as well as, vendors to produce turn-key/cost-effective communications that meet client expectations
• Coordinate special events/programs
• Budget specialist

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Assist the Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications in all creative development, public relations, advertising, media buying, media relations and research
• Reviews and approves (in coordination with Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications) planning documents, content, creative / production materials, copy, interactive work, proofs and obtains approval from department.
• Effectively presents market strategies and proposals to department heads / clients in an effort to sell and defend work / proposals
• Manages, controls and analyzes department and client budgets
• Manages a creative team with 2-3 direct reports
• Media coordinator – direct media, track deadlines, track budgets and ad content creation

Marion, IA

• Consulted with Board of Directors to develop strategic marketing plan to re-engage customers and attract new customer relationships.
• Responsible for creating and displaying targeted marketing messages promoting financial products.
• Created media releases and coordinated mail distribution for promotional brochures and other advertising
• Responsible for developing and completing risk assessments for new products and services
• Overseeing the implementation of marketing campaigns for various specials, products and services

• Experience with media relations, on-line marketing, public speaking, design and printing processes, fund-raising initiatives, and community awareness efforts and promotions.
• Communicated regularly with members of the Board of Directors, administration and other Waypoint Services stakeholders
• Coordinated all donations for Waypoint’s Midsummer Night’s Dream fund raising event, resulting in 114 donations, raising over $50,000 for nonprofit programs.