Lesley Lopez Email & Phone Number

Germantown, MD, US

Washington, D.C., US

Washington, D.C., US

• Teach “Advanced Writing for Communications Professionals,” a required course for Masters candidates.
• Serve as faculty representative on the admissions committee for the Strategic Public Relations program.

Annapolis, Maryland, US

Leading business development, execution, and strategy for a full service communications agency that combines tried-and-true methods with emerging technologies. Specialties include: executive media training, thought leadership, writing and editing, brand development, social media management.

• Led all earned, owned and paid communications, totaling $23.6 million in AVE media during 2018 cycle, including strategy, budget, management of internal and external teams.
• Original hire at the startup, leading founding and current strategy for visibility and branding for the organization, as well as flagship projects such as National Run for Office Day, endorsements, and emerging.

Washington, DC, US

• Oversee external and internal communications for leading business association of 200 U.S companies strengthening the commercial relationship in China.

• Lead and expand the communications team to garner an 876% increase in annual press coverage in key media (including New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, MSNBC.com, POLITICO).
• Design social media initiatives that resulted in 41.4% increase in Facebook fans and 11.3% increase in Twitter followers.
• Build departmental infrastructure for a 50-state and national press strategy, including niche media, weekly stakeholders memo, multifaceted pitches and frequent metric analyses.
• Provide counsel to DLCC principals, state caucus staff and candidates, including messaging and media relations, training materials, crisis communications, ethnic media outreach, event planning and grassroots/grasstops.

Washington, DC, US

• Operated the Forum’s communications department, including managing diverse internal team and consultants, and developing strategies to support advocacy priorities.
• Spearheaded production of traditional and new media products, media appearances, collateral development, and expands regional and national press contacts.
• Developed messaging for network of national and local partners for the Bibles, Badges and Business campaign, and sub-campaigns #BBBWinsAugust, which increased press coverage by 248% over previous quarter and Americans.
• Directed the Forum's communication function as convener of the Evangelical Immigration Table, including $1.2 million in paid media and over 1,500 earned news hits in 2013.
• Served as strategic counsel to more than 50 businesses in the Bethlehem Project, an integration workplace program.

Washington, DC, US

• Oversee all communications activities and media relations with national, local, English and Spanish outlets
• Liaise with White House Hispanic Media Office, 21 members of the U.S. House of Reps. and Senate, Democratic Leadership, civil rights advocacy offices on messaging and media outreach
• Developed social media plan that doubled Facebook fans and tripled Twitter followers
• Worked with vendors to redesign CHC web-site, increased functionality, visibility and traffic

Washington, DC, US

Serve as spokesperson and media liaison in the Congressman's Washington office.Write press releases, press statements, floor statements, op-ed articles.Coordinate and promote press conferences and other public appearances. Secure broadcast and print media coverage of the Congressman's work.

• Partnered with Obama for America (OFA) staff to organize a central booking operation for nearly 100 high-profile surrogates
• Developed rosters of vetted delegates and “talkers” to be booked by national media, Talk Show Radio Row and Studio 2012
• Supervised 17 volunteers who coordinated with television, radio and print media to book interviews and greet surrogates
• Coordinated interview requests from media with team of 18 Network Liaison volunteers and OFA staff

London, GB

-Produce live news coverage with correspondents and guests for television and radio airing in the UK and internationally -Produce and coordinate field interviews on behalf of producers in UK -Coordinate incoming/outbound feed logistics

New York, New York, US

Develop “Sunday Funnies” segment for weekly broadcast and script for website.Coordinate guest logistics for headliners and Roundtable panelists during broadcastHost and produce “The Green Room,” web show that includes interviewing the Roundtable panelists, airing on ABCNews.com and ABC News Now.

US

Produced live shots, wrote web stories, arranged/obtained footage from small markets and freelance crews, wrote supers, credits, posters

Atlanta, US

Assisted in camera, lighting, audio set up with live shots, in-studio interviews, and remotes, guest greeting, compiled research for stories and computer entries for Business Library

Wrote storyboards and compiled footage for marketing videos, wrote press releases, created articles and photos for internal employee daily newsletter, presented speeches to civic organizations, and met daily writing/ photo deadlines

Promoted to Lead Intern position, trained new interns, oversaw the completion of logging beat checks, press releases, and ascertainments to the FCC, clerical assistance to News Director, worked with NewStar System, linear editing

London, England, GB

Analyzed qualitative and quantitative audience research;helped in creating client-focused company newsletter; represented two radio stations at on-location events; promoted stations through guerrilla marketing; promoted to Market Research Intern position

Ba, Comparative Politics, Spanish Literature

Masters Of Public Administration, Political Management/Media Strategy