Lee Mullane, M.A. Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area, Connecticut, Florida

• INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT 2011-PRESENT
• Southern Poverty Law Center: Increased public support and media coverage in statewide campaigns to reform juvenile justice in Florida.
• Save the Children International: Authored and placed op-eds for key executives and policy makers; developed a strategic communications plan, messaging platform, and marketing materials.
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation: Provided strategic counsel during a transition in leadership n; contributed to a successful re-branding campaign; standardized editorial content and style for staff and contractors.
• Hepatitis Foundation International: Increased the organization’s influence and support through targeted outreach, strategic public relations counsel, brand positioning and marketing materials.

2013 H ST. NW, Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20006

As US communications manager for Lumos, the London-based international non-profit organization founded by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, I created and executed a comprehensive strategic communications program introducing the organization’s mission to U.S. audiences. Working closely with producers for CNN’s Freedom Project, I coordinated a week-long.

Baltimore, MD; New Haven, CT

• Led strategy to increase coverage, reach and impact for the annual release of the KIDS COUNT Databook and Essay, the Foundation’s signature product; raised editorial and design standards for the foundation’s quarterly.
• Created and managed awarding-winning publications and annual reports, reducing costs of design, production and distribution.
• Created a comprehensive re-branding strategy; supervised the selection and work of a national firm assisting in a comprehensive communications audit.
• Created and supervised strategic communications plans; developed and managed a $3.2 million budget including $1 million in grants.
• Produced and promoted state and national legislative briefings on domestic and international issues relating to vulnerable children and families.
• Secured national coverage of a range of programs and issues in major media outlets including National Public Radio, Washington Post, and New York Times.

Westport, CT

• Created and produced award winning annual reports and periodicals, videos and PSAs.
• Supported global marketing teams in key marketing campaigns, including copy, design and rollout of Save the Children’s gift and apparel line.
• Directed a staff of media relations, publications, video/photography and graphic design professionals; developed and managed a $1.5 million budget.
• Led the development of communications strategies and products promoting worldwide programs in health, education, and sustainable development for the International Save the Children Alliance Secretariat in Geneva.
• Led communications for the agency’s delegation to the UN Convention on Women in Beijing, China; advanced and wrote keynote speeches for Actress Sally Field, an spokesperson and delegate.
• Proposed, designed and led a USAID-funded, national journalism education project, assisted by Honorary Chair Tom Brokaw.

Washington, DC

Wrote extensively for publications that included STATE Magazine and Periscope in the Office of the Foreign Service Director-General, and FrontLines in USAID’s Office of Public Affairs.Launched and edited Horizons, a USAID monthly magazine for which I traveled extensively to develop and author articles.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism/English

Master'S Degree, Public Policy