Colleen Curran, Apr Email & Phone Number

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Strategize and conduct public relations and marketing campaigns for state agencies that provide health and vocational rehabilitation services to Nevada residents. Build awareness of and support for nonprofit organizations located in Nevada and other states. Lead and facilitate goal-setting, media strategy, and work strengths sessions.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Created and conducted online communications strategies for interacting with and informing the public about activities at the Las Vegas Valley Water District, Southern Nevada Water Authority and Las Vegas Springs Preserve.Led a team of seven digital communications and video production professionals.Wrote and edited website content, social media messages and newsletter articles to increase Southern Nevada residents' participation in water conservation programs in the midst of ongoing drought. Promoted awareness of agency activities and infrastructure improvements to safeguard Southern Nevada's water supply and quality. Communicated interactively with customers of the Las Vegas Valley Water District. Ensured that residents received up-to-date information about water quality and ongoing efforts by the Southern Nevada Water Authority, one of the country's foremost leaders in water quality research. Promoted employee engagement in safety, quality, human resources and benefits programs through communications and information on the company's intranet site. Developed digital communications programs to attract visitors to the Las Vegas Springs Preserve, a 180-acre cultural institution operated by the Water District that features museums, galleries, outdoor events, a colorful botanical garden and an interpretive trail system,

Los Alamos, New Mexico

Strategized and conducted communications programs and campaigns related to environmental cleanup and sustainability at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Responsible for content development and management for external and internal websites, public and media relations, public affairs, and employee communications.

Developed marketing, public relations, and corporate communications programs to help a variety of commercial, government, and nonprofit clients build their respective brands and businesses.

Led corporate efforts in web and online communications, social media, internal communications, public relations materials, tradeshow exhibits, and executive presentations. Produced media kits, informational booklets, brochures, fact sheets, DVDs, presentations, and exhibits. Created the company’s external website and developed a company intranet that senior management recognized for helping achieve business objectives. Developed content for a government agency website that increased user sessions from fewer than 500,000 to 1.3 million each year, and reduced phone and mail requests for information from 10,000 per year to fewer than 500. Created an online newsroom that cut the media relations workload in half. Developed and implemented internal communications programs, including online newsletters, weblogs, podcasts, management FAQs, and all-employee meetings and events. Coordinated the company's crisis communications efforts.