Lyda Vanegas Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc

Director of Communications and Public RelationsDirector of Advocacy and CommunicationsAdvocacy and Communications ManagerDevelopment and Communications OfficerCurrent Responsibilities:• Manage internal and external communications• Establish and maintain local, national, and international media relations to increase the organization's media coverage and visibility• Plan and execute press events and media campaigns• Write press releases, news articles, and talking points • Provide editorial direction for all marketing and digital communications • Plan and produce organizational videos• Develop partnerships and PR initiatives to enhance the organization's impact• Support the organization's fundraising events and donor cultivation activities• Oversee content, design, and concept of all print and visual materials

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

• Directed operations and talent management of the station’s national newscasts with a total of 24 live shows a week and an estimated reached audience of 5-7 million a month.• Supervised content, video and audio quality of approximately 500 news stories, 70 live shots, and 50 TV spots, PSA’s and promos aired weekly. • Provided leadership in planning and executing other special transmissions throughout the country.• Established national and international partnerships for presidential elections, entertainment shows, and sport games.

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

Led and produced special transmissions and three newscasts a day, seven days a week; coordinated live shots, news clips and promos that aired on the station’s various shows reaching nearly 8-10 million viewers; and supervised team of nearly 100 production personnel.

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

Oversaw production of En Vivo, a daily show that earned the highest ratings of all morning shows in Colombia at the moment.

Bogotá, Colombia

Involved in all facets of the production of Talentos (Talents), a weekly show featuring Colombian citizens succeeding around the world; planned and scheduled one-month trips through Europe, South America, and North America to interview the selected group of Colombians and coordinated editing of show.

Master’S Degree, Public Relations And Corporate Communications, Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor’S Degree, Social Communications/Journalism

Associate’S Degree, Tourism Administration

Certificate In Project Management