Dylan Blaylock Email & Phone Number

Canby, Or, Us

Oregon City, Oregon

• Assist management team in developing effective communications strategies• Participate in development of strategic plans, operational policy, planning efforts, and special projects to develop and coordinate an effective communications strategy for County departments• Conduct surveys and polls with the public and groups to discover information needs or reactions to programs, policies, and procedures• Develop and administer public outreach efforts to encourage citizen involvement and education in department issues.• Develop communication plans around employee involvement initiatives which encourage department employees to actively participate with citizens and groups that may have an interest in department affairs• Review internal and external publications explaining or promoting agency programs and policies • Write news releases and special feature articles• Manage and advise on official County social media presences

• Developed thorough strategic communication plans for GAP clients (whistleblowers)• Orchestrated media campaigns around major news events stemming from client exposures, including scandals at the White House, World Bank, and Hanford Nuclear Site • Wrote/Authored op-eds appearing in major newspapers, including The New York Times (NYT), Houston Chronicle and Philadelphia Inquirer• Coordinated and helped produce collegiate American Whistleblower Tour, bringing prominent whistleblowers to universities across the country• Created and produced national television program, Whistle Where You Work, which aired on DISH satellite network, 2008-2011• Developed and maintained several organizational websites, with emphases on ‘new media’ aspects• Wrote/Edited all press releases for organization• Served as organizational spokesman• Designed and managed quarterly newsletter• Continually placed stories in major media outlets including NYT, 60 Minutes, and NPR• Developed in-house op-ed distribution system, leading to hundreds of placements• Accumulated hundreds of media contacts, and continually manage relationships with key reporters • Developed email list of thousands of supporters• Designed and managed monthly eNewsletter and eAlerts for such supporters• Developed and managed organizational blog• Developed and disseminated daily ‘Whistleblower News’ service for public and staff• Frequently worked with large-scale coalitions, often managing group communications• Managed full-time staff and served as Internship Coordinator• Created and oversaw GAP’s social media presences, including Facebook and Twitter pages

• Served as public relations committee chairman for AIM, a local community television station• AIM member for over five years, gaining video production skills and experience • Regularly attended local government events/hearings to advocate for AIM community

• Co-produced statewide talk show program and local arts/events program, generating topics• Wrote news briefs for hourly newscast while serving as on-air personality • Reported feature stories as needed, including nationally aired pieces

Master'S Degree, Mass Communication (Public Relations Specialization)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business Administration