Heather Brown Email & Phone Number

Bozeman, Mt, Us

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Bozeman, Mt

Greater St. Louis Area

Greater St. Louis Area

Responsibilities include the overall community management of the company’s social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the blog, Beyond the Rows.Lead Monsanto’s internal group of social media ambassadors, the Social Squad. Grew group membership by 20% in less than 1 year. In process of implementing Dynamic Signal – a tool that allows employees to more easily share internal and external social media content on their platforms.Share learnings and best practices regarding community management with our counterparts around the world.Brainstorm social content and manage multiple projects; write blog posts and ghostwrite for company influencers Post and promote positive stories externally about our business and employees through social media channels. Experienced a 100% increase on Facebook engagement and 50% increase on Twitter in first year.Advocate internally on the power and importance of thinking digital first. Monitor social channels and report on issues that would affect Monsanto’s business and/or employees.Assist in aiding company experts and executives in gaining influence on their social media channels.Test multiple tools for implementation for the team’s overall social media management and analytic reporting.

St. Louis, Mo

Counsel Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer on various internal business issues and communication plans as well as provide regular feedback on overall employee climateDevelop internal communication plans and messaging around critical internal issues such as company re-structuring and change managementImprove the processes of presentation preparation for the Science & Technology committee of the Board of Directors and coach mid- to upper-level Technology leaders on presentation deliveryBrainstorm and incorporate creative themes into Technology award events, town halls and employee recognition functions in order to further the retention of Technology messages and improve employee moral (More than 70 events completed)Collect and analyze feedback from internal audiences in order to ensure the continuation of productive dialog between leadership and employees; maintain key relationships within a matrixed organization to drive success of current internal communication plansReview complex, scientific concepts and create powerpoint presentations, write video scripts, speeches and talking points on Monsanto’s research and development pipeline in a way that was relatable and relevant to specific audiencesUtilize relevant communication tools and vehicles to facilitate organization-wide communications including the development of Technology communication intranet site and dashboard

Greater St. Louis Area

Responsibilities included the overall promotion of the organization for the purpose of strategic grantmaking to health-related nonprofits in the service region.Advised the president & CEO on all aspects of corporate communication development, implementation and evaluation. This included the management of two crisis communication situations which resulted in positive coverage by the St. Louis Post Dispatch and a stronger media understanding of the foundation and its mission. Provided community education throughout the service region by speaking at foundation and grantee press conferences and events and appearing on numerous TV programs.Developed and created content for the foundation’s publications. This included annual reports and community and health information reports. Planned and provided overall supervision of nine community forums hosted throughout the state each year, as well as a yearly 250+ person health summit. Designed the initial site architecture of the foundation website and directed outside vendor in the design and implementation of the final site. Designated new areas of the site as needed and led future year upgrades. Monitored site metrics for overall traffic and updated site weekly. The www.mffh.org site displayed a 50% increase in traffic each consecutive year.Led specific cross-functional teams to improve internal employee communications during a time of intense hiring.Selected specific stories and worked with outside agency to develop radio campaign to promote the foundation’s work with grantees and develop new interest with nonprofits.Presented at national Grantmakers In Health conference on the communication needs of start-up foundations and was part of an advisory panel in reviewing new articles and subject material for national foundation magazine.Supervised four direct reports who consistently delivered outstanding work and were touted by the CEO as being the “most content and helpful” team.

Wichita, Ks