Devra Henderson Email & Phone Number

United States

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Greater Boston

Strategic Communications Consultant with 20 years of experience helping organizations build and manage their brands, reputation, culture and relationships.I have a proven track record of success in developing and executing strategic communications plans that achieve measurable results. I have worked with a wide range of organizations, from Fortune 500 companies to startups, in a variety of industries, including technology, recruiting, healthcare, finance, and education.My expertise includes:C-Suite Communications Internal Communications Internal Culture Building Strategic Communications Planning Brand Development and ManagementMedia RelationsPublic RelationsCrisis CommunicationsInternal communicationsSocial Media Strategy Marketing Communications

Miami, Florida

Served as internal member of Board of Trustees for Miami International University of Art & Design and their six branch college campuses which includes oversight of campus operations.

Greater Atlanta Area

Sr. Director of Communications - The Art Institutes School System As the Sr. Director of Communications with Education Management Corporation (EDMC) and member of the Board of Trustees, Henderson managed all aspects of public relations and social media strategy for The Art Institutes 51 colleges. She has garnered a vast array media coverage in all major media markets and across many national outlets including the Today Show, Good Morning America, the Ellen DeGeneres Show, Fox & Friends, Telemundo’s Despierto America, Parade Magazine, New York Times, USA Today, Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Voice over American and the Wall Street Journal. She also created and managed EDMC’s employee communications program which included regular messages to employees, video production and appreciation events. Henderson is an experienced media trainer, who has written CEO/President messages and scripts, conducted media and spokesperson training sessions for c-suite executives, corporate leaders, regional presidents, and other communications professionals. In terms of impact on the bottom line, Henderson has produced numerous quantifiable achievements, including securing more than 500,000 media placements across 50 major U.S. markets, across all major national media outlets (print and digital). Many of her media relations projects have drawn interest and inquiries to clients’ websites. In 2016, she led a team of media relations managers that generated $52+ million in positive earned media value and four billion media impressions with media outlets such as Good Morning America, New York Times, Fox News, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Self, Telemundo and Voice of America.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

- Managed al media relations activities including writing news releases and feature stories, creating media lists, and tracking and reporting on all press coverage for The Art Institutes. - Drove social media content and strategy for company accounts.- Devised company contests to drive prospective student interest. - Oversaw the creation of all PR-related promotional materials for The Art Institutes regarding system-wide degree programs and scholarship competitions. - Created and served as editor of a company-wide weekly electronic newsletter for over 8,000 employees. - Created and served as editor for The Art Institutes’ newsroom (www.artinstitutes.edu). Resulting in over 500,000 visits to the newsroom in 2006. - Served as liaison between the schools’ 27 PR directors and corporate PR covering activities such as national media relations campaigns for 30 Art Institutes’ sponsored competitions, community service initiatives and trade show events. - Coordinated co-marketing opportunities with partners such as HP and Adobe to promote contests, case studies, internship programs and trade show promotions throughout The Art Institutes. - Helped plan and execute a company presence at several large-scale industry-related trade shows including booth design and messaging. - Initiated and managed three annual national scholarship competitions for The Art Institutes, including event planning, implementation and media relations with a combined budget of over $400,000; securing national publicity placements on the “Today Show,” “Ellen Degeneres Show,” in USA Today, PARADE, the New York Times, Boy’s Life, Seventeen and ELLE Decor magazine.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communications

Bachelor Or Arts (B.A.), Sociology

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