Kira Keane Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Independent consultant offering strategic communications services for the education technology field. Clients include Imagine Worldwide, and Education Elements, among others.

Promoted to senior leadership to manage an expanded external relations team and bolster cross-organization coordination. - Developed strategic and creative partnerships with more than 200 field-leading organizations and associations (with an emphasis on equity and diversity), exceeding our target goals each quarter. - Responsible for all marketing, communications, advocacy, brand, and online platforms. - Managed the dissemination of TLA’s hundreds of educational resources through websites and social media, earned media, speaking engagements, and webinars.- Worked closely with the CEO and other internal experts to amplify TLA’s vision for teaching and learning through op-eds, key-notes, panel presentations, and testimony to government agencies, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, when TLA became a national leader in quality remote and hybrid learning. - Assisted in the design, development, and launch of dozens of research reports and commentary on effective teaching and learning before, during, and after COVID-19.

Recruited by TLA founders to develop brand identity for the start-up education nonprofit, including website, social media, and videos. - Led several significant website redesign projects to better catalog and share TLA’s growing library of innovative educational resources. - Managed all public relations, marketing, and communications for the organization and its leaders. - Initiated an outreach program to build relationships with key organizations and leaders in the education field to help disseminate and promote TLA’s materials and expertise. - Developed communication planning tools for school districts across the country. Conducted training workshops and spoke on expert panels at numerous national education conferences.

Independent consulting practice specializing in communications and public affairs. Clients included: The Learning Accelerator, E3: Education, Equity & Excellence, Venture Pay Group, Beringer Wine Estates, Salon.com, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco Department of Elections, San Francisco International Airport, and San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association.

Managed multiple projects specializing in media, community and government relations. Land development clients included: the San Francisco International Airport, Lucasfilm, the Golden State Warriors, Hopkins Family Trust and the San Francisco Energy Company. Lobbying clients included: the Committee on JOBS (a coalition of 30 CEOs of San Francisco's largest corporate employers), Nordstrom and the Olympic Club. Media training and crisis communication clients included: the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association and the law firm of Pillsbury, Madison and Sutro.

San Francisco

Managed all legislative and community outreach activities for Supervisor Angela Alioto. Responsibilities included: researching and drafting legislation, managing staff and interns, directing constituent responses, writing press releases and speeches, and representing the Supervisor at various government and public events.