Dean Owen Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

Writing and providing strategic communications counsel to the leadership of the organizations. Overseeing all aspects of the institutes’ communications, branding, and marketing, including: executive briefings, crisis management, mainstream media, website and digital media, policy briefings, and issues management.Executive speech writing and assisting faculty with commentary writing for peer-reviewed journals.

Greater Seattle Area

Have written speeches, scripts, and op-ed articles for C-suite executives in technology (Microsoft and AMD), finance (MasterCard); Develop and help implement public and internal communications strategies for numerous non-profit agencies.Provide communications counsel and written collateral materials for professional associations, full-service PR agencies, and corporations. Freelance travel writer for the Los Angeles Times, The Seattle Times, and various magazines

Greater Seattle Area

- Advised senior leadership on internal and external communications, including mainstream and social media opportunities, conferences and events, presentation and media interviewing skills, support for marketing/promotion to prospective donors. and other activities to advance IHME’s objectives. These objectives include educating, enlightening, and inspiring policymakers, donors, practitioners, researchers, and others to make informed decisions about allocating resources to best improve population health.

Greater Seattle Area

- Recognized as the leader in risk and crisis communications and reputation management for the international Christian humanitarian organization with more than 45,000 staff in nearly 100 countries. - Led external communications globally on numerous events, including kidnappings, murders of staff members and other crises. - Served in various communications roles, including: providing strategic and tactical communications counsel. - Worked closely with four CEOs and have also advised the organization on the integration of PR, issue-related advertising, advocacy and government relations, and have conducted numerous media training and communications seminars. - Wrote and researched speeches and op-ed articles for the President/CEO and other senior officials. Placements include The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Huffington Post- Recognized for playing pivotal role in the integration of PR and communications programs with offices in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa.

Olympia, Washington

Responsible for communications and stakeholder relations counsel for one statewide elected official and entire agency- Handled media relations and spokesperson training for several significant cases and issues, including: investigation of governor for sexual harassment, tobacco litigation, Indian gaming and the execution of a triple murderer.- Conducted numerous communications workshops and media training programs for employees

Olympia, Washington

Established national award-winning communications office for newly created State Department of Health- Initiated favorable news coverage of a wide range of public health issues, including maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, and injury prevention.- Handled external and internal crisis communications on several major outbreaks and crises, including 1993 e.coli bacteria outbreak and cyanide-laced Sudafed tampering.