Lisa Hinzman Howard, Msl Email & Phone Number

Responsible for ensuring Alliant Energy meets its regulatory obligations regarding the communication of pipeline safety messages to customers, excavators, emergency responders, public officials and the general public. Company spokesperson in state and federal audits. Board Secretary for Iowa Pipeline Association.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

Responsible for strategic marketing campaign development, content creation and tactical communication plan evolution.

- Author - Cheap Tricks Gardening: 'Cause you don't need to spend a fortune for fabulous, 2022- Create, develop and teach classes.- Write for local and national community and gardening publications.- Recurring podcast guest.- Consult with clients in-person or online.Midwest Garden Gal on Facebook, Instragram, Pinterest, Twittermidwestgardengal.com

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

Teach and inspire students in topics related to my passions of marketing, communications, public relations and management.

• Led West Music’s marketing division in support of the company’s national initiatives, 7 regional store locations and multiple e-commerce sites.• Implemented a multi-year rebrand effort including market research, style guide update, new logo and tagline introductions and execution across all marketing collateral, stores and westmusic.com website. • Served on the strategic work group responsible for managing, developing and marketing 6 exclusive product lines posting $4.2M in sales in 2017 with gross margins ranging between 41 and 65%.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

• Led Mount Mercy’s Office of Communications & Marketing supporting university communications, marketing, and public relations.• Overhauled MMU’s enrollment marketing for undergraduate, accelerated, online and graduate recruiting. Achieved the largest enrollment in the school’s 90 year history for the 2015-16 year thorough collaborative campaign efforts leveraging direct mail, email, website mtmercy.edu, social media and campus visits. • Planned and executed outreach and marketing components for two new graduate degree programs: Master of Strategic Leadership and Master of Criminal Justice. • Designed and implemented the marketing plan for Home Field Advantage (HFA), a $15M capital campaign to fund construction of Mount Mercy’s first outdoor athletic complex. Pieces included brochures, pledge cards, letters, events, in-person meetings, web pages mtmercy.edu/homefield and videos. The HFA campaign achieved its goal of 100% private donation funding and fulfilled a Hall-Perrine Challenge match grant ahead of schedule.• Presented regularly and served as a resource to graduate and undergraduate level marketing and management students.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

• Set year over year attendance records for the Turkey Trot annual fundraiser increasing Horizons' net by 73% to more than $25,000 annually. • Developed and implemented annual Lunchbox fundraiser in 2011. Doubled goal in year one and in year two grew orders by 43% and cash donations by 763%. • Designed and executed a sales initiative resulting in a 35% increase in Employee Assistance Program clients over a one-year period. • Managed website redesign effort implementing external site functionality improvements, redesign, and launching an employee intranet site. • Coordinated and authored the extensive application process for the 2010 Better Business Bureau Integrity Award. Horizons was the only 2010 nonprofit recipient in Iowa.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

• Managed multi-million dollar projects for Aegon’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch Life InsuranceCompany. Led project teams comprised of up to 25 members.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Led a five city pilot rollout and nation-wide implementation for Worksite Solutions, one ofPrincipal’s top-three corporate initiatives for multiple years running. Launched new productfeatures subsequently implemented across Principal’s retirement plan offerings.- Project Management Professional (PMP) certified• Business Analyst for the historic project to demutualize Principal Life Insurance Companyand move to the publicly traded Principal Financial Group.• Prior to transitioning to projects, managed thirty 401(k) plans with $65M in retirement assets.

Master’S Degree, Strategic Leadership

Ba, Marketing & Administrative Management

Aa, Business Administration