Jerry M. Ray Email & Phone Number

Bethesda, MD

Synchrony helps organizations use network and communications tools to promote public policy, manage public debates, protect brands, stimulate innovation, expand markets and reduce costs to produce a measurable impact and grow bottom lines.For corporations, this often means developing policy strategies and leveraging relationships. In many cases, it also.

• Ray was most recently senior vice president, external affairs at The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE), one of the largest landowners and real estate developers in Florida. At St. Joe, Ray developed and implemented strategy.
• Corporate… Show more Ray was most recently senior vice president, external affairs at The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE), one of the largest landowners and real estate developers in Florida. At St. Joe, Ray developed and.
• Corporate Strategy As a member of the St. Joe senior executive and disclosure committees, Ray provided senior leadership for the multi-billion dollar, publicly traded company. He handled relationships and.
• Change-Agent Communications Ray managed the intensive public debate associated with St. Joe’s role as a large-scale developer and change agent for a broad region of Florida. He strengthened relationships between St..

As JOE’s business model matured and later, in response to the economic downturn, Ray developed and managed a complex message platform. When JOE shifted its business model from an end-to-end developer to a strategic alliance partner, Ray led the development of successful relationships with a broad range of strategic partners.

• Ray managed intense media coverage of the regional impacts of JOE’s unprecedented development plans for Northwest Florida, including over 50 resort, residential, industrial, office and retail projects. In addition, Ray.
• Investor Relations
• Large-Scale Entitlement and Infrastructure Approvals
• Corporate Rebranding

• Ray joined a new executive team recruited to transform an aging industrial conglomerate into a dynamic real estate developer. He was the company’s communications architect, creating an broad external-affairs.
• Corporate Repositioning Ray was instrumental in all phases of the repositioning of the new JOE from the company that had been making paper to an extraordinary “place maker.” Every aspect of… Show more Ray joined a new.
• Corporate Repositioning Ray was instrumental in all phases of the repositioning of the new JOE from the company that had been making paper to an extraordinary “place maker.” Every aspect of corporate mission, identity.
• Intensive Public-Debate ManagementAs company spokesperson, Ray managed messages and messengers during intense media coverage. Show less

• Ray was a founder and a senior vice president of Washington’s most prestigious public affairs firm, Powell Tate. Ray grew his practice to be the firm’s largest, with clients that included Delta Air Lines, General.
• Coalition DevelopmentRay led the creation of a broad coalition that supported a new bilateral aviation treaty with Japan and opened additional airline service between the U.S. and Japan.… Show more Ray was a founder.
• Coalition DevelopmentRay led the creation of a broad coalition that supported a new bilateral aviation treaty with Japan and opened additional airline service between the U.S. and Japan. His team created the Submarine.
• Crisis ManagementRay managed crisis communications for Avions de Transport Regional (ATR), the French aircraft manufacturer, when an ATR-72 aircraft crashed in Indiana with 68 fatalities. He also managed crisis.
• Media and Congressional Testimony PreparationRay led Powell Tate’s media training and congressional testimony preparation practice. He coached corporate CEOs and senior corporate officials in the airline, defense and.

• At Burson-Marsteller, a global public relations and communications company, Ray developed messages and prepared messengers involved in crisis situations, congressional debates, major financial transactions and.
• Crisis Management Media Training
• Coalition Development
• Congressional Testimony Preparation

• From 1981 to 1988, Ray was press secretary to U.S. Senator Howell Heflin (D - AL). He developed communications strategy and managed international and national media relationships. He served in communications positions.
• … Show more From 1981 to 1988, Ray was press secretary to U.S. Senator Howell Heflin (D - AL). He developed communications strategy and managed international and national media relationships. He served in.
• Communications InnovationRay implemented the first satellite feed from a U.S. Senate office to a constituent television station, later broadly adopted by other senate offices and party caucuses.
• Campaign ManagementRay also managed communications for Senator Heflin’s successful 1984 reelection campaign. He served as communications director for the “Keating Five Hearings” conducted by the U.S. Senate Select.

Ray managed message development for the full range of university stakeholders. He served as the university’s spokesperson, overseeing its news bureau and broadcast services. He worked with members of the faculty to promote new research initiatives. Ray developed messages and produced materials for a statewide campaign in support of higher education.

As broadcast editor, Ray developed and produced broadcast material for a wide variety of critical audiences, including the state legislature, alumni, athletic constituencies, prospective students and faculty. He produced award winning video presentations and films.

Ma, Mass Communications

For his graduate degree, Ray focused on message development, public opinion research, and rhetorical theory, along with organizational and.

Ba, Speech Communications

Ray concentrated on communication theory and broadcast production in his undergraduate work. While a student at Auburn, Ray held.

As, Communications