Doug Coffey Email & Phone Number

Bedford, Va, Us

Arlington, Va

Association of Army public affairs practitioners dedicated to career development, a source for networking, mentoring and advice, providing support to the Army community and overall improvement to the public affairs profession.

Supported C-suite leadership as personal advisor, liaison and advocate to the senior leadership team and sector presidents. Engaged in high-level strategic planning, decision-making and execution of corporate initiatives involving Board, executive and internal communications among a 50K global workforce during a period of business transformation including industry/market diversification, organizational realignment and CEO leadership transition. Member of 12-person CEO executive… Show more Supported C-suite leadership as personal advisor, liaison and advocate to the senior leadership team and sector presidents. Engaged in high-level strategic planning, decision-making and execution of corporate initiatives involving Board, executive and internal communications among a 50K global workforce during a period of business transformation including industry/market diversification, organizational realignment and CEO leadership transition. Member of 12-person CEO executive team.Built a platform of social responsibility, corporate outreach and philanthropy to showcase the company’s commitment to next generation workforce development.­Organized and directed a $2M investment and partnership with For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology (FIRST) to encourage youth interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields and careers.Created strategic communications plans and executed compelling US home market campaigns that resonated with the media, public and key customers.­­ Show less

Served as Accreditation Board Chair, 2001-2002

Chief of Public Affairs, MDW• Built a high-performance, multi-disciplined team, and applied fiscal discipline in allocating limited budgets and infused creativity and innovation into award-winning communications and media/public events.• Put a $500K budget and the human resources of other organizations to work and delivered programs that rivaled large corporations with up to 10x larger staffs and budgets.• Assembled a 50-person team and orchestrated PR for the 1996 Presidential… Show more Chief of Public Affairs, MDW• Built a high-performance, multi-disciplined team, and applied fiscal discipline in allocating limited budgets and infused creativity and innovation into award-winning communications and media/public events.• Put a $500K budget and the human resources of other organizations to work and delivered programs that rivaled large corporations with up to 10x larger staffs and budgets.• Assembled a 50-person team and orchestrated PR for the 1996 Presidential Inauguration in 3 weeks. Used state-of-art digital technology and grass roots communications to maximize media coverage and won a prestigious Silver Anvil, a “best of” award from Public Relations Society of America.• Diffused media concerns, minimized negative public impact and maintained employee morale during high-profile sexual misconduct investigation. Garnered the respect of legal counsel for “doing the right thing” despite initial disagreement.• Served as PUBLIC RELATIONS COUNSELOR to the U.S. Army Chief of Staff. Developed public and media strategies, acted as national/international media spokesperson, and prepped Chief for Congressional testimony to communicate a new vision and creation of a nimble, effective organization.• Selected for a 1-year prestigious industry training program with Ketchum, a business unit of world's #1 corporate media services conglomerate. Served as VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC RELATIONS engaged in business development and client relations with marquee consumer products, industrial manufacturing, energy and non-profit companies.• Appointed by the Assistant Secretary of the Army as the SENIOR SPOKESPERSON during a 6-month, multi-million dollar nation building program in Kuwait. Led high profile, highly sensitive communications, and planned/facilitated media tours, interviews and events coordinated with top State Department, DoD and foreign ministry VIPs. Show less

Ma, Photojournalism

Ba, English