Jon Anderson, Apr Email & Phone Number

Central Me

Arlington, Va

Leads joint national-level communication analysis, strategic planning and public engagement that promotes general understanding of National Guard positions using social media, media relations, internal communication, and civic engagement. Directly advises Chief and Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau on public engagement. Oversees development of long-range communication and business plans, program goals, policies, procedures and emergency management. Develops goals and objectives that integrate National Guard Bureau communications and planning with federal partner agencies, Services and Combatant Commands. * Leading renaissance in emergency management to rapidly establish National Guard public information presence in contingencies, focusing on organizational authority/expertise to manage both state and requested federal assets under governor’s control; facilitates/coordinates in-flow of forces and technology, then processes, markets and schedules national press and social media engagement* Efficiently led team to meet unprecedented federal, state and staff informational demands during Aug-Nov 2017 hurricane operations, contributing seamlessly with federal interagency and state partners to show effective whole-of-government response, even reestablishing National Guard informational presence on PR and VI within 24 hrs * Risk-taking, innovative leadership enabled integration of social media platforms and news channels, growing overall website viewership by at least 120% each month for 5 years and increasing social media platform interaction by at least 2500% and in one case, 4400%* Led communication to burnish national accountability and reform brand that mitigated public and Congressional censure for financial/management control scandals; worked press, coached senior leader testimony, ensured state-by-state coordination of messaging that continues to provide organizational breathing space to fix problems

Arlington

Leads all Agency media relations, strategic media communication planning and inter-agency coordination in media relations. Principal media and crisis communication advisor to Director, staff and senior management. Also manages security and policy review program to clear official information for public release for this joint IT and communications agency.• Leadership resulted in 161 press interviews vs. only 50 previous year, personally facilitating 103. Managed important news about DISA initiatives and subsequent press exposure for cloud computing, software engineering, joint command and control, and BRAC preparations. Positioned DISA as DOD thought leader in Defense electromagnetic spectrum management, cloud computing and open source software initiatives.• Led 590 reviews for security and policy, compared to 236 in previous year, speeding review and ensuring accuracy through a Lean Six Sigma project that created web-based process for a leaner approval chain and a one-stop shop that consolidates all necessary information. Even developed action officer course now regularly taught throughout Agency. • Led strategic communication planning for implementing USCYBERCOM and main-taining operations throughout pandemic flu• Led press engagement for ComputerWorld and New York Times featuring DISA CIO articulating the DOD vision for cloud computing and initiatives to identify/use industry best practices • Staged first-ever interagency rollout of innovative satcom acquisition services. Co-staged press teleconference, created story and press release that synchronized with industry announcement for max impact• Designed joint ethics/public affairs review process that quickly and accurately clears Agency speakers to participate in any non-Federal venue. All web-based review and approval process is lean and simple to use, increasing compliance with joint ethics requirements and ensuring target audiences are reached - 69 reviews today vs. non-compliance only last year

Single point of contact for developing and implementing strategic media relations, internal and intra-agency communication. Responsible for public communication needs of four separate deputy assistant secretaries of defense.

• Managed largest, most complex press account in General Services Administration• Planned, developed, pitched and executed communication strategy for national campaigns on complex information about federal procurement and acquisition, services and policy-making• Designed and led all press and public outreach for $20 billion Networx telecom contract, $50 billion Alliant IT contract and other critical/controversial contract awards, integrating press operations with internal and Congressional communication to maximize impact• Convened interagency press operations team to maximize national media interest that highlighted GSA, SBA and FEMA outreach to small businesses for federal disaster response and reconstruction contracts• Led OMB-GSA-DOD press outreach covering data security solutions for the federal market• Designed/led first press operations for GSA Expo, the agency’s signature customer-industry outreach event that reached thousands of federal/state acquisition officials

• Devised base plan that successfully argued case for long-term, multi-billion dollar aerial tanker acquisition, leading and managing cross-functional working groups to derive best messaging• Press strategy leader for first AF thrust into Iraq that broke stories on 60 Minutes II, ABC World News, Good Morning America and CNN, Time Magazine• Led sensitive interagency negotiations that cleared first-ever combat video for marketing to national media; broadcasted internationally by NBC Nightly News and ABC's Nightline• Intensively managed $34M budget for all AF radio and TV broadcasting• Coordinated complex cross-Service and interagency training and budgeting that included sensitive negotiations and saved $12.5M for all services in complex joint training

Ms, Adult Education

Ma Theology

Ma, Military Operational Arts & Sciences

Ba, Political Science