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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Develop annual executive thought leadership plans including key message frameworks to raise visibility of our brand, culture and investors.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop effective communication strategies and deliverables. Analyze feedback from communication campaigns and executive events to refine strategies and tactics.Lead cross-functional teams to streamline executive planning, improving organizational efficiency.Facilitate partnerships with influencers and industry leaders, amplifying brand presence such as the World Economic Forum and the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council and CFO Network.Prepare and present executive briefings on internal and external events and executive meetings.Manage and secure speakers and talent for executive events.

Cox Enterprises: Executive communications and eventsManage and produced the 2019 conference with more than 1,200 attendees. Managed annual fundraising gala in 2018 and 2019 as well as virtual fundraisers. Center for Popular Democracy: Project manager for online fundraisers and virtual events throughout 2020.Center for Workforce Inclusion: Event planner and vendor management for annual conference (moved to 2022 due to Covid)Pace Center for Girls: Project manager and speaker & talent coordinator for the annual All About Girls Summit in 2019 (live) and 2020 and 2021 (virtual).United Way Worldwide: Creative consultant and scriptwriter for 2019 major donor event.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Created and executed multiple, concurrent events, public moments, cause campaigns and national days of service on time and within budget.• Created and produced more than ten annual Points of Light’s Conference on Volunteering and Service for 5K+ global volunteer, government and corporate leaders.• Supervised internal staff members, contractors, vendors, volunteers and pro bono partners. • Led national days of service including strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, fundraising and marketing for events mobilizing 2.7M+ volunteers annually.• Provided sponsorship marketing and PR awareness to demonstrate respective community impact.• Managed annual marketing and cause campaigns to generate revenue and brand awareness.• Co-created a speaker and celebrity engagement strategy for all events and cause marketing campaigns.• Created and produced Points of Light Tribute Awards Ceremony at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., featuring Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Suzi and Jack Hanna, Dominique and Coty Sensabaugh and Wolf Blitzer. • Created and executed the 2015 Read Across the Globe initiative to help impact community literacy by allocating 800K nonprofit partners reading to 300K children in 19 countries across 17 times zones.• Produced the 25th Anniversary celebration in honor of the founder, President George H. W. Bush, with guests including Yolanda Adams, Grammy Award Winning Gospel Artist; Kristian Bush, Grammy Award Winning Founder of Sugarland; The Midtown Men, Kenna, Dionne Warwick and more.• Created and produced the 2009 Presidential Forum on Service with Presidents Barack Obama and George H. W. Bush at Texas A&M University.• Led the 2007 post-merger rebrand strategy of the company and the HandsOn Network.• Launched the Corporate Service Council, an elite group of companies that leverages the power of corporate volunteerism to create change in communities.

Greater Atlanta Area

Senior Manager, Executive CommunicationsReported to the Senior Vice President of Communications. Highlights included:- Daily counsel and support to the Executive Leadership Team on issues related to the timely dissemination of communications to more than 300,000 associates of The Home Depot.- Led a staff of communications specialists in developing internal communication plans targeting store associates.- Developed strategies for communicating organizational change throughout the organizations, including mergers and acquisitions, store openings, new programs and merchandising.- Ensured all communications were designed to keep associates engaged and supportive of the company’s vision and business objectives.- Responsible for directing and reviewing all HR-related, associate-specific communication materials to ensure accuracy of information and clarity of message.- Led the revamp of store communications (nationally and globally) realizing cost efficiencies in excess of $2.5 million a year by consolidating and redesigning internal communication vehicles (broadcast, print and intranet) to all stores and store associates.- Team lead for crisis communications task force with responsibility for developing communications plans for disaster efforts including 9/11, hurricane relief and military and veterans support.

Greater Atlanta Area

Creative director assigned to Fortune 500 companies including The Home Depot, BellSouth Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company, Eli Lilly and Company, M&M Mars, Tupperware and Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Responsible for the creation and direction of experiential communications and events such as:- The Home Depot 20th Anniversary Celebration. Created and produced a year-long celebration and event that included more than 5,000 associates.- Eli Lilly and Company: Produced national drug launches including Actos, Humalog 70/30, Humulin, and Diabetes Care.- BellSouth Corporation: Produced executive manager conferences, analyst meetings and sales incentive meetings.- M&M Mars: Snickers’ re-launch of “Hungry? Grab a Snickers” external campaign. Specific responsibility for external website design and public relations. - Design and production of The Home Depot Museum located in their corporate headquarters.- Research assistant for The Home Depot Book “Built from Scratch” by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank.