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Eugene, Oregon, United States

Developing and implementing communications and community relations plans related to the City's homelessness efforts; working with other City departments to foster coordinated and compelling City-wide communications; developing and maintaining City webpages and social media resources; monitoring and responding to email and phone messages from community members; developing data visualizations, presentations, and other materials that help stakeholders understand program activities; participating in a variety of internal and external meetings, committees and activities; developing, managing and evaluating print and broadcast media information; preparing and disseminating complex and sensitive news releases, and day-to-day media relations activities.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Developed institutional policy, procedures and tools to ensure compliance with complex and evolving federal law. Researched current and emerging best practices. Analysis and planning in support of the department's administrative, operational, strategic and tactical initiatives. Acted as liaison with multiple internal departments and external agencies with related safety, security, and support missions. Performed internal audits to ensure compliance. Respond to federal and communications and media relations inquiries. Managed records, collection of data and inter-agency relations. Produced and published daily, incidental and annual reports. Tracked and implemented changes related to federal law. Designed and provided compliance training in collaboration with offices of the General Counsel and Investigations and Civil Rights Compliance. Reviewed all police patrol activity and police reports, tracked and analyzed crime data, advised department leadership on trends, compiled monthly and special reports. Supervised student community service representatives and address public needs at community public safety satellite station.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Engaged media and stakeholder public as spokesperson and liaison for university safety and risk units, including police, fire, environmental health and safety, emergency management, and risk management. Ensured university leadership and relevant partners were engaged on safety, security, law enforcement, fire prevention, risk, transportation, and emergency management issues. Developed and implemented communications protocols and standards throughout Safety and Risk Services, Transportation Services and other departments in the portfolio of the Vice President for Finance and Administration (VPFA). Advised department leaders on effective communications strategy. Managed media relations, ensured compliance with Clery Act communications, reviewed and improved policy, outreach, training, communications, and interdepartmental/interdivisional cooperation. Led crisis communications and trained staff; served as Incident Management Team Public Information Officer. Key achievements include development of division crisis communications guide and staff training, content revision of Safety and Risk and Police websites, successful management of multiple emergent issues (including active threat assessment, fatal shooting, near-campus robbery spree, lead in drinking water response, controversial construction projects, and more). Increased student utilization of safety services through strategic multifaceted, multimedia campaigns and student leader relationship cultivation.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Initiated, implemented, maintain and improved strategic communications to generate understanding and support for the department. Developed informed, beneficial, relationships with external and internal parties, including the student body, elected student leaders, student groups, faculty, classified representatives, university administration and stakeholder departments across campus, as well as community members, other law enforcement and legal system agencies, and state and local government. Responsible for daily media relations with student, local, regional and national media. Promoted safety and security best practices and trends, including crime prevention information to community, often in partnership with Eugene Police or other law enforcement agencies. Served on UO Incident Management Team, with advanced FEMA/EMI training. Represented department at campus and community meetings and events. Advised chief on media and community relations approaches. Significant accomplishments include leadership in a community-wide engagement on the topic of arming police officers. This effort included a blend of large and small public meetings, online content, strategic media coverage, advertisements, e-mail marketing, and judicious advance meetings with key stakeholders. Efforts resulted in minimal controversy and opposition for a topic once seen as “radioactive” on this campus. In the process, strengthened relationships and communication with employee and student leaders. Other achievements include implementing a faster, more accurate and more efficient process for the consideration, drafting and distribution of Campus Crime Alerts, as well as revised “crime prevention tips” with input and support from vocal stakeholders; and an overhaul of website content.

Marketing, market research, personnel management, copywriting, copy editing, design, publication production, community outreach, internal and external communications

Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States

Fundraising, prospect identification and development, community relations, media relations, blogs, newsletters, social media

Internal and external communications, media relations, governmental relations, community outreach, publication production, design, editing, copywriting, speechwriting, public speaking, event planning

Daily newspaper reporting (part time), sports, entertainment, arts, outdoors, live coverage, advance coverage, feature writing, team reporting, calendar and digest management