Ellen Averill, Apr, Fellow Prsa Email & Phone Number

Senior executive responsible for internal and external zoo communications, public relations, marketing, advertising, and branding; leads the strategic planning process, and supports long-range planning and government affairs.

The exhibits creative team joined marketing and public relations, adding all on-grounds and event signage, including production and installation, to my team's expanded scope.

Tulsa, Ok

Leads communication for the region's largest daily attraction. Supported two successful public funding initiative. Initiated benchmark guest experience research. Led website rebuild and relaunch. Serves as a member of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums public relations committee and PR liaison to the animal welfare committee.

Tulsa, Ok

Campaign account management for Green Country and Commerce Team; account lead for Bristow and Okmulgee communities. Partners with employee campaign coordinators, building relationships to ensure successful development and delivery of company campaigns. Presents the United Way story during campaign events.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Responsible for PR, marketing, media relations, public information office, internal communication, community relations, Web and graphics functions for the academic health center. Provided communications counsel to executive leadership; former e-team member.

Columbus, Ohio

Communications lead for INSIGHT, a multi-year initiative to improve technology, processes and organizational structures throughout the enterprise. Responsible for communications strategy, planning and implementation; staff management.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Communications business partner to the finance, legal, risk management, security, audit and compliance, diversity and information technology functional areas. Partnered with internal clients, providing communications consulting, planning, project management and tactics delivery.Led executive and employee communications managing a staff of three specialists. Responsible for company Intranet content and online employee communications. Developed and orchestrated communications for executive/leader messaging, town hall meetings, intranet, and company publications.Led media and public relations, and crisis communication managing a staff of nine professionals and a budget in excess of $2 million. Provided communications consulting and project management examples include initial public offering, financial restructuring, major divestitures and acquisitions, industry/customer confidence crises. Media and public relations, and crisis communication for corporate and energy services division. Developed and implemented award-winning crisis communication and subject matter expert spokesperson training programs. Project management and writing for parent company annual report.Investor communication project management.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Responsible for media and public relations for a local bank testing the regional marketplace. Led internal communications, reporting to the vice president of corporate communications. Served as editor, writer and photographer for corporate projects and employee newsletters.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Editor and writer for the primary daily newspaper for Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma. Covered retail, and residential and commercial real estate beats; former food editor.