Lillian Govus, Apr Email & Phone Number

Asheville, Nc, Us

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Lead Annual Communications and Public Relations Course for the University of Oregon's Administrative Licensure ProgramStudent feedback: Incredibly responsive teaching, seamlessly integrated equity and inclusion - not as an add-on but because it seemed clear that it was of great importance and experience to the instructor. This instructor modeled vulnerability, relationship building, flexibility and deep expertise. I'm so glad Oregon landed her, Lillian calibrated a new, higher bar of Communication expectations.

Salem, Or

• Created awareness campaign to help pass $620 million school bond measure, the third-largest in Oregon history.• Plans, implements and evaluates district’s communication and engagement programs withinternal and external audiences.• Develops and produces professional communications to keep staff, parents, media and generalpublic informed, including publications, webpages, digital media, press releases and socialmedia.• Develops communication plans, including crisis and emergency communications plan, detailinghow to reach internal and external publics.• Participates in developing programs to engage the community in the district’s decision-makingprocess and efforts to increase student achievement.• Provides support and adviser on the district’s communication strategies and messaging.• Serves as district information resource, maintains extensive background files; keeps districthistorical and election passage records.• Maintains an ongoing and positive relationships with businesses, governmental agencies and the general community.• Serves as the media liaison with the school district.• Writes news releases, provides information for local media; works to get media coverage ofschool district news.• Creates, writes and produces district marketing materials.• Develops and provides training and professional development for district staff to supporteffective communication.• Conducts stakeholder opinion research through surveys, polls and informal research todetermine opinion and attitudes as a basis for planning and action, including annual staff,student and parent surveys.• Supervises and maintains district’s website content, appearance, access and training.• Coordinates district role in bond elections.• Develops and administers the department’s annual operating budget.• Carries out responsibilities effectively under pressure of deadlines, interruptions and developing or emergency situations.

Department Of Watershed

Manage communications and community partnerships for the City of Atlanta's Department of Watershed Management, including:- Internal communications- External communications- Community Partnerships- Multimedia programming- Small business development program

• Share communications counsel with Senator Orrock for legislative matters as they pertain to the session and the constituents of District 36• Create communications strategies to support the campaign to re-elect Senator Orrock • Manage aggressive fundraising plan to raise $150,000 in seven weeks• Study district voting records and demographics to strategically target areas of constituent outreach• Track constituent input in order to measure efficacy of communications• Manage and organize media events and appearances

• Develops and implements media, communications and public relations strategies• Creation and dissemination of media outreach and press releases• Creation and dissemination of newsletters• Website updates• Briefing the candidate on current legislative and non-legislative issues• Fielding all media requests• Pitching proactive media stories• Publicizes special events• Speechwriting• Research and preparation for debates• Copywriting as needed for all collateral• Attends events as needed to assist with media

Greater Atlanta Area

• Managed B2B and B2C accounts for Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia Environmental Protection Department, Commercial Real Estate Women Atlanta, BlenderBottle and Dreaming Cow Creamery. • Facilitated media tours• Identified media opportunities and pitching stories that result in positive media coverage for clients • Developed and maintained broad list of local, regional and national media contacts • Worked with Social Media team to develop and coordinate social media strategies • Drafted and distributed case studies, press releases and media advisories• Assisted in the development of materials and integrated marketing/outreach campaigns for multiple clients • Collected and coordinated research data for new and ongoing client projects• Maintained client reports, spreadsheets, billing and projections

Greensboro, Nc

Led the development, implementation and management of targeted communications strategies that contributed to an overall effort to build the branding and visibility of the organization while keeping in alignment with the district’s strategic planServed as lead for crisis communications including personnel issues, fatalities, arson, bomb threats, vehicular accidents and more Managed all aspects of the communications program, including but not limited to: employee communications, media relations, website and microsites, publications, collateral materials, marketing, special events, e-marketing and direct marketing, social media/new media communications, and community relations/outreach Work also involved researching, planning, developing and executing internal and external communication programs in alignment with the strategic plan; managing media relations, managing crisis communications at the district and school level; and developing and producing high quality communication tools and materials to meet specific audience needs in a variety of formats.

NCAA Soccer Referee

Soccer official for U.S. Soccer Federation sanctioned matches.

Covered youth and community sports.

Ba, Music

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