Ellen Harrell Email & Phone Number

Starkville, MS, US

Remote

• Builds relationships with state coalitions and like-minded groups to create a grassroots impact in regenerative agriculture
• Assists in writing and review of grants for the organization
• Helped plan and carry out national conference which hosted 411 participants
• Writer for bi-monthly newsletter
• Manages website
• Manages two interns

• Specialized to work in agriculture and conservation to provide consulting for marketing and communications efforts
• Contracted to execute leadership development, board trainings, and 12 months of follow-up curriculum to aid in the success of the National Grazing Lands’ state coalitions
• Manages multiple social media accounts
• Contracted as a grant writer
• Contracted in two executive roles for interconnected conservation organizations

Remote

• Oversees all education and outreach for the coalition of Louisiana farmers and ranchers
• Manages one staff member and one intern
• Secured the organization’s first private dollars through developing a monthly newsletter and garnering private business sponsorships
• Writes grants and manages budget for the group
• Plans meetings, events, and works with partners and political leaders to elevate conservation efforts in the state of Louisiana
• Planned and promoted a virtual bus tour that had 80 participants to replace an in-person event in early 2021

Remote

• Curates content for the bi- weekly publication with over 5,000 international subscribers
• Develops marketing efforts with the communications director
• Works with contributing writers to produce relevant articles to benefit both the seasoned producer and the general public
• Bookkeeper and sales director for the publication
• Selected a diverse group of board members to oversee the publication’s vision and progress
• Contributes original articles to the publication

Athens, Georgia, United States

• Research Assistant for the college
• Teaching Assistant for AGCM 4200 in Spring 2020 & 2021
• Lead lectures for the course each semester
• Wrote homework assignments and graded students’ work
• Coordinated weekly guest speakers for the class
• Served as a recruiter for the college of agriculture’s study abroad programs through events and social media

Athens, Georgia

• Worked as labor in the community garden
• Volunteered for community projects
• Worked with youth involved in afterschool program
• Gained experience with grants and community-based outreach

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Served as administrative support for 30-year-old boutique leadership development firm
• Coordinated logistics for community projects
• Observed one-on-one and group trainings
• Presented information to the executive leadership cohort about branding and social media campaigns
• Participated in leadership workshops, diversity trainings, and community initiatives
• Charted personality data and individual profiles to guide trainings and coaching sessions

• Collaborated with development team to create, implement and analyze strategic campaigns; design print and e-marketing deliverables using InDesign and event marketing system, Cvent. Reported e-marketing open and.
• Oversaw website maintenance for six websites on OmniUpdate. Develop and implement content calendars. Analyze website traffic. Make sure content is fresh, appealing and up to date in order to optimize website potential
• Increased social media reach and engagement on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Planed and scheduled content to target audiences from the precollege, undergraduate, graduate, alumni and parent followings
• Photographed events and design promotional material
• Contributed to two annual reports

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

• Increased social media following by 137%
• Optimized student outreach programs
• Created graphics for upcoming events

Louisiana State University

• Used social media advertising and promotional events
• Liaison between the corporate office and the students at LSU. My primary job was to keep Tapingo informed of what's going on around campus and how to best engage with students.
• Used Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Yik Yak and Snapchat to get LSU students excited about the app.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

• Wrote more than 15 feature stories and 200 press releases for LSUsports.net
• Acted as liaison between the student athletes, coaches, and the press
• Managed all media relations pertaining to men’s tennis for the 2015-2016 season
• Managed social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).
• Updated game notes, media guide and created team promotional material
• Used NeuLion's Titan internet database system to update LSUsports.net

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Worked with colleges in the southeast to aid at-risk students in successful and affordable college education
• Documented student's personal testimonies for the corporate office
• Developed standard print materials
• Created student outreach plans
• Worked directly for company’s CEO

Compiled a mass data base of contact information to later be uploaded to a global sharing site for all executives to access across the company through Microsoft Excel.

Master'S Of Agricultural And Environmental Education

Bachelor'S Degree, Public Relation And Applied Communication

Activities and Societies: LSU BCM, Manship Ambassador