Laura Haw Email & Phone Number

Sarasota, Fl, Us

Sarasota, Florida Area

First point of contact for Sarasota County Planning Services. Ensure quality and timely responses to constituent inquiries. Facilitate effective communications and processing of planning petitions. Provide research, communications and support for Planning Services, both current and long-range.

Sarasota, Florida

Departmental support in PRNR, Planning and Public Works. Developed understanding of Sarasota County Government procedures and learned numerous software programs including eGenda, IFAS, OnBase, Granicus and SharePoint. Created budget analysis spreadsheets and edited materials presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Conducted contract management research, designed Excel spreadsheets, analyzed financial data, utilized OnBase and IFAS, and approved Term Contract Authorization Forms. Wrote and revised scope of work and board memos. Proofread documents, uploaded to eGenda, tracked progress and ensured deadlines were met. Responsible for Planning Commission packets, wrote agendas and communications. Executed constituent mailing in response to board assignment. Worked with management to compile data for presentation to the Board of County Commissioners.

Sarasota, Florida

Serving as a marketing consultant. Member of the Suncoast Internet Marketing Masterminds. Use down-to-earth explanations to educate clients on methods of maximizing social media effectiveness within time constraints. Utilize Salesforce CRM, Adobe Acrobat, Hootsuite, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and Constant Contact. Returning to workforce after sojourn as family caregiver, healthcare advocate and estate trustee.

Bradenton, Florida

Worked independently and individually responsible for fundraising, board development and volunteer activities of educational non-profit organization. Served as spokesperson and performed all public relations, community relations and marketing duties.Produced successful fundraising event that resulted in 17% increase in financial donations from the previous year.Wrote grants which were successfully awarded resulting in a significant increase over budget goal by 96%.

Lakeland-Winter Haven Florida Area

Developed the image and implemented the promotion of nationally-recognized seminars, roundtables and consultation services. Responsible for media relations, advertising and marketing of newly created program that educated employers how to hire, train, motivate and retain good quality workers.Founding member of organization; created logo, tag line, web content and collateral materials from scratch.Built program from the ground-up resulting in client base taken from 0 to more than 1000. Exceeded performance measures resulting in expanded responsibilities beyond the scope of the initial project.Developed positive image resulting in recognition as a national model, duplication by other agencies and invitations to present at national conferences including: National Association of WorkForce Boards Forum, Washington, DC; Annual Workplace Learning Conference, Chicago; Florida Annual Workforce Summit, Orlando; International Association of Personnel in Employment Security, Tampa.

Lakeland, Florida Area

Extensive community involvement as public relations liaison to chambers and community groups. Produced successful promotional events that received press coverage and community visibility for eight branch offices. Directed advertising agency, graphic artists, web designers and printers in the creation of advertising, brochures, direct mail and other collateral materials. Wrote copy and produced communications materials reflecting the needs of management within the confines of regulatory restrictions.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Gamma Phi Beta (social sorority) Alumnae Chair

Liberal Arts

Activities and Societies: Cheerleading Captain