Chelsea Rainwater Email & Phone Number

Baton Rouge, La, Us

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Formulate organizational mission, develop long-term goals and policies, and oversee day-to-day operations• Facilitate individual and group workshops across southeast Louisiana on harm reduction strategy and practice, overdose prevention and response, and cultural competency• Partner with health providers and allied groups to develop and enact programs and policies that promote compassionate care for people who use drugs and other marginalized groups• Coordinate acquisition and distribution of supplies for overdose training with naloxone at no cost to Baton Rouge and surrounding communities, with the goal of reducing the number of deaths from overdose

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Support a nine-member nonprofit board funding international charitable projects• Participate in grant review and analysis, and execution of $500,000 in annual donations• Attend and transcribe minutes for semiannual board meetings and meetings with grant recipients• Prepare financial spreadsheets and tax documents

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Managed communications and advocate recruitment for Live at Home LA, a statewide coalition of eight partner organizations and over 100 individual advocates• Coordinated transportation and visits to the Louisiana Legislature for over 50 Live at Home LA advocates during the 2018 Regular Session, including scheduling meetings with legislators• Developed multiplatform messaging in support of AARP’s legislative priorities, including social media content, letters to the editor, and scripts for video testimony and phone outreach• Planned and executed Caregiver Day at the Capitol, an annual event connecting advocates with their legislators• Revitalized social media strategy resulting in a 1,400 percent increase in organic Facebook engagement

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Led a team of six public relations strategists in the planning and implementation of a regional HIV prevention (PrEP) campaign for a Baton Rouge area Federally Qualified Health Center• Identified target groups most at risk of contracting HIV and formulated strategies and tactics to reach those publics• Created and disseminated a survey assessing attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about HIV in Louisiana, identifying trends in participant responses and tailoring campaign objectives to address myths, misconceptions and stigma• Hosted a public social event to promote awareness of the client’s HIV prevention services within the Baton Rouge LGBTQ community, as well as a Continuing Education session tailored toward social workers serving persons living with HIV/AIDS

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Created copy and graphics for weekly investor newsletters, news releases and quarterly reports on subjects ranging from business to leisure in the nine-parish region• Managed external perception of organization through strategic social media messaging and marketing campaigns, guided by best practices and current trends in economic development organizations• Planned and developed flyers and presentation slides for Louisiana Economic Development (LED) Certified Sites in the Baton Rouge area• Streamlined operational tasks and processes through management of investor and event database• Developed writing style manual for use in communications and marketing collateral

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Compiled data on and cultivated relationships with current and potential clients (nationwide network of TV stations)• Developed new procedure for handling national events and recommended effective ways to expand company reach

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Developed and implemented team public relations strategy, including planning, promotion and outreach for TEDxLSU 2016, an event that welcomed over 750 attendees• Created day-of social media plan and executed Twitter objectives, providing live coverage of the event• Engaged in face-to-face outreach to recruit attendees and spark community engagement, connecting with area residents and LSU students through tabling on- and off-campus events and conducting classroom visits• Researched vendors and coordinated promotional item orders