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Omaha, Nebraska

• Create and execute a strategic communication and public relations plan that is aligned with the organizational strategies.• Develop and execute determined media relations and social media strategy,• Serve as Spokesperson both on a regional and national level.• Support public affairs activities to develop and implement communications strategies. • Train and prepare staff and volunteer spokespersons for interviews, presentation, meetings, etc.• Develop and implement internal communications strategies and initiatives. • Manage communications and public affairs responsibilities during a disater response, both on the local level and national level. • Lead the Disaster Response Public Affairs Team in executing critical communications tactics. Deploy to disaster responses around the country.• Manage Communications staff to include daily activities, performance goals, and achievements. Build volunteer engagement.• Serve as a Disaster Public Affairs Instructor

Served as the Interim CEO of the American Red Cross Nebraska-Iowa Region, while current CEO was serving a stretch assignment.

Columbia, Missouri Area

• Advise the Provost (the university’s chief academic officer) on strategic communications strategies• Collaborate with the university’s central communications and marketing team on campus-wide initiatives and strategic campaigns• Communicate to university faculty and staff regarding Office of the Provost policies, decisions and updates• Attend university leadership meetings in order to report on actions, decisions and discussions to internal and external audiences, and respond to inquiries from faculty, staff and students regarding the Office of the Provost policies and procedures• Serve on development team for the University of Missouri Strategic Plan • Lead communication responsibilities for search and hiring processes for executive positions (i.e. vice provosts, deans)• Write and edit reports for the Provost to share with university administrators, Curators, legislators and other key stakeholders• Write speeches and talking points and prepare presentations for use by the Provost• Work with outside consultants to assess procedures and make recommendations for enhancing and re-imagining university functions

Columbia, Missouri Area

• Create and execute a strategic communications plan for the Office of Undergraduate Studies and its 14 programs• Advise the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Studies on communications and marketing issues and tactics • Act as a spokesperson for the Office of Undergraduate Studies• Coordinate marketing and advertisement efforts, including planning and budgeting for ad placements• Promote achievements of undergraduate students, faculty and staff • Write and edit feature stories for university websites and publications• Prepare press releases and media advisories• Maintain a social media presence for the Office of Undergraduate Studies• Develop and maintain working relationships with local, regional and national media• Serve as editor of Mizzou Endeavors magazine and the Undergraduate Studies Annual Report• Supervise a web developer and train, manage, mentor and evaluate a six-person staff that produces feature stories, press releases, photos, multimedia projects and social media content• Coordinate re-branding efforts for undergraduate programs• Serve on several campus committees, including the Senior Campus Communicators Committee• Consult with campus units on strategic initiatives and communication and marketing tactics • Utilize multimedia projects to enhance communication and marketing efforts• Research and analyze current trends in strategic communications and marketing• Proficient in photography, AP style editing and web content development

Columbia, Missouri Area

• Coordinate media and public relations efforts for all 20 intercollegiate sport programs, with primary responsibility for the football, baseball and golf programs • Direct the Athletic Department’s Statewide Outreach Program• Write and distribute press releases, media advisories and game/event recaps to media• Produce gameday programs and gamenotes for home athletic events• Manage gameday media operations• Coordinate NCAA Championship events, regional tournaments and conference championships• Build and sustain relationships with local, regional and national media• Maintain official website for University of Missouri Athletics• Serve as editor of the Mizzou Review, a year-in-review publication

Columbia, Missouri Area

• Serve as the primary media relations contact for baseball, softball, volleyball, wrestling, tennis and women’s golf teams and secondary contact for football• Produce content for the Athletic Department’s official website • Serve as editor of football gameday program• Supervise Athletic Media Relations Student Assistant staff

Master’S Degree, Journalism- Strategic Communications

Bachelor’S Degree, Journalism