Heather Jasinski Email and Phone Number

Public Affairs Officer working specifically with the Wild Horse and Burro Program for both the national program in Washington D.C. and for the state program in Reno, Nevada. Responsibilities include: • Serving as Bureau spokesperson • Maintaining extensive social media presence through Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube to improve transparency, provide customer service and provide interactive educational experiences online to the public• Creating several pre-gather educational videos by writing the script, creating the shot list and working with the cameraman to shoot, edit and produce the videos from start to finish• Acting in a supervisory role for all public affairs-related wild horse and burro gathers, wild horse and burro activities and events, educational outreach, marketing and outreach efforts and media relations• Providing written policy and procedures with regard to the observation portion of gathers • Guiding, educating and supporting district public affairs officers as the roles, responsibilities and directions for gathers evolve with each new gather • Creating written materials and website elements, ensuring roles and responsibilities are being fulfilled, including newsletter articles, briefing papers and social media elements • Providing support to the field by attending wild horse and burro gathers • Participating in interagency efforts to improve communication• Serving on the National Communication Team for the Wild Horse and Burro Program

Responsible for media, community and public relations on a local, national and international basis for DRI’s campuses in Las Vegas and Reno in supporting the scientific work of 500 faculty, staff and students. Responsibilities included coordination of Speaker’s Bureau program; media relations and logistical support for annual golf tournament; providing media training to faculty; logistics, script writing, A/V requirements and media relations for yearly Nevada Medal dinners in Las Vegas and Reno; writing and producing President’s internal newsletter; writing and editing the DRI News newsletter, a full-color publication produced three times a year with a circulation of 17,000; writing content for DRI’s web front page bi-weekly; working with DRI’s Research Foundation Board.

Provided public affairs/community relations support to internal and external clients at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office, supporting the Nevada Test Site and other sites that included the development of multimedia informational products, providing communications expertise, creation of displays and making recommendations for approaches to stakeholder involvement concerning controversial issues such as transportation of nuclear waste and budget allocations. Worked for the Environmental Management program that involved management of low-level nuclear waste, environmental restoration and technologies that support waste management and restoration activities.

Taught Public Speaking Communications course with responsibility for developing the syllabus, lesson plans and assignments, as well as grading speeches, exams and written material. Created power point presentations as a teaching aid and to show students how to speak while using power point.

Wrote and designed Mill Notes, the new monthly employee newsletter. Wrote copy for Pepptalk, a quarterly publication for guests. Wrote Casino Notes, a weekly publication for employees. Proofed all deliverables and served as liaison between the public relations/advertising department and other companies/departments in production of deliverables. Acted as hotel liaison during the filming of the Touchstone/Disney movie MAFIA! Assisted with coordination of photo shoots. Photographer at all employee activities and for the Mill Notes publication.

Worked extensively with local and regional media (television, radio and newspaper). Promoted “Best In The West Nugget Rib Cook-Off,” Home Sweet Home, Hot August Nights Prom, Air Races and other special events on local and national levels. Provided content for the web site. Wrote and designed the Insider, a twice-monthly two-color magazine for employees. Assisted in writing and designing the Nugget Gazette, a monthly four-color magazine for guests. Wrote a weekly letter for hotel guests. Published a daily newsletter for guests with news and hotel information. Publicized conventions and trade shows. Photographer for Insider, Nugget Gazette, and special events. Wrote press releases about all facets of the property. Publicized the opening of the new West Tower through press kits, entertainment promotions, press releases and a press party.