Leah Comins Email & Phone Number

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Canton, Massachusetts, United States

Promoted from Account Executive in 2023

Braintree, Massachusetts, United States

Complete public relations tasks for a family of police, fire, EMS, school, and municipal town clients.- Write and edit press releases for police and fire clients, government agencies and school districts - Interact with public safety and government officials to collect information for press releases and media opportunities to be distributed to local, state and national news outlets- Research public safety-related weeks and events to craft public safety releases to offer to relevant clients; maintain editorial calendar for upcoming public safety release opportunities- Developed the company's first Continuity of Operations Plan*About JGPR*John Guilfoil Public Relations is a team of PR, media and technology professionals who are dedicated to those who help all of us -- our public servants. We also help small businesses, non-profits and large enterprises achieve their communications goals. We offer professional public relations counsel to more than 300 municipal police and fire departments, public school districts, public health agencies, city/town governments, non-profit organizations and small businesses in nine states, providing public relations and web design services at affordable prices.

Greater Boston Area

Virtual

(Internship through the Virtual Student Federal Services program)Promoted to assistant executive officer, intern editor-in-chief, and project manager in 2018-2019 from editing intern in 2017-2018.As an assistant executive officer, I assisted the program supervisor and worked with the executive officer team in managing and coordinating over 120 interns in various departments. - Communicated with intern teams regarding projects, content, deadlines and announcements- Assisted with setting direction for the full intern program- Supported the transition period between spring-summer, summer-fallAs a project management intern, I led the interns working on the "A Veteran's Story" project, a pilot digital project in 2018. - Led a team of 30 interns in producing high-quality, storytelling pieces- Set expectations and a direction for the project- Ensured projects were being started and completed in a timely manner- Addressed any questions or concerns that arose regarding the new projectAs an editing intern, I reviewed submitted work by fellow interns for publishing on the VAntage Point blog and official VA social feeds with a monthly audience of over 2 million. As the intern editor-in-chief, I addressed questions regarding DME's editing styles.- Reviewed blog posts, writings, graphics submitted by fellow interns and made edits as necessary before submitting them for final review, publishing - Ensured adherence to AP Style and the editing standards of the VA DME team- Edited Instagram posts from nationwide VA centers for re-posting on official VA Instagram- Reviewed turnover documents used to introduce future interns to their projects and responsibilitiesOther special projects completed: - Led "Loyalty Day" writing project- Led a "#ResumeFriday" by guiding discussion and offering feedback on fellow interns' resumes- Assisted writing team by writing particular "Veteran of the Day" postsTools used: Microsoft Office, Trello, Slack

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Assisted with marketing and public relations efforts for Hennepin County IT's Special Projects division. - Contributed to creation and implementation of communication plans for countywide IT initiatives- Assisted with information gathering and writing for IT national award submissions- Prepared news releases, fact sheets and digital signage to publicize IT projects and news- Reviewed communication plans and IT leadership department-wide announcements- Managed team communications content calendarProjects: - Wrote National Association of Counties (NACo) Award submission for Hennepin County's Waypoint App (submission received a 2019 Achievement Award)- Distributed materials for the 2019-2020 IT Community Strategic Plan- Wrote and proofread IT department submissions for county's Employee Recognition Program- Gathered information, wrote and proofread department's submission for national Digital Counties Survey- Drafted communication plan for 2019 Technology Plan RefreshTools used: Microsoft Office + Outlook, GovDelivery

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Assisted with the day-to-day operations of EAA’s advocacy efforts with the overall goal of ensuring the rights of the members are defended and protected in such a way as to reduce barriers to participation in aviation.- Tracked proposed federal agency actions and media regarding general aviation- Tracked accident occurrences for experimental aircraft- Assisted with researching and developing recommended solutions for member inquiries regarding airport or aircraft policies- Aided in preparations for the annual AirVenture convention including updating VIP invite list,coordinating schedules for VIP visitors, organizing policy meetings, arranging convention materials for events and attractions teams- Wrote advocacy articles for the weekly e-newsletter to EAA members and for the daily convention newspaper AirVenture TodayTools used: Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access), Adobe Acrobat

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Assisted with internal communications for Hennepin County's IT Department.- Compiled information, stories and photos for the IT internal news blog- Sent weekly internal newsletter to 800+ IT staff- Assisted in management of IT's intranet site- Designed flyers for IT communication campaigns- Learned and implemented Hennepin County's new branding standards to intranet documents and communication campaignsProjects: - Enhanced Search Page: Developed and applied metadata terms to content on IT’s intranet site and four sub-sites for countywide internal enhanced search pages- Windows Software Update: Disseminated electronic communications regarding a software update to over 4,000 employees across the county- IT Annual Report: Wrote highlights of IT's most notable projects and accomplishments of 2017Tools used: SharePoint, Granicus GovDelivery, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft OutlookTraining: Information security training in compliance with BCA and FBI policy, Business Writing and Editing, Windows 10 basics

St. Paul, Minnesota

Served as a first point of contact for constituents through phone calls, emails and walk-ins. - Communicated with constituents and logged all constituent communications: office's intake of constituent calls, letters, emails and walk-ins averaged about 50 contacts per week- Contributed to daily media tracking: stories aggregated into Mayor, St. Paul, Metro, State, National, and International categories and sent to all mayoral staff - Drafted and proofread constituent communications- Policy-related research projects in areas such as public safety, education, and arts and entertainment- Other special projects as assignedTools used: Canva, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Provided administrative support to the Center, including marketing and communications. - Completed general clerical duties (answer phones, respond to email inquiries, etc.)- Designed mass email campaigns- Created promotional materials for the Center's Interdisciplinary Lectures in Women's Health and the annual Women's Health Research Conference- Conducted event planning for Monthly Women's Health Lectures: included creation and distribution of all promotional materials, correspondence with guest lecturers, arrangement of travel plans and detailed itineraries for guest lecturers, and general lecture preparation - Assisted with formatting and information retrieval for grant applications- Operated Powell Center social media pages- Website maintenanceTools used: Drupal, MailChimp, Twitter, Facebook, Lucidpress, Canva, Microsfit Word, Microsoft Excel, GmailTraining: HIPPA compliance

Appleton, Wisconsin

Assisted members with all aspects of their personal and commercial account transactions and services.- Cash handling- Check processing- Cash-drawer balancing- Depositing/Withdrawing- Credit Card payments/other loan payments- Issuing corporate checks/money orders- Editing account information- Processing Night-drop DepositsTraining: National Credit Union Administration financial and information security