Megan Strecker, Mba Email & Phone Number

Forsyth, Ga, Us

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Minden, Louisiana

Shreveport, Louisiana Area

I support the Executive Director of Communications, Public Affairs and Development in overseeing all external and internal communications. I work closely with the Schools of Medicine, Allied Health Professions, and Graduate Studies, Graduate Medical Education and the Office of Research to share stories that reflect LSU Health Shreveport’s mission to teach, heal and discover. - Work closely with local media to secure coverage for major announcements and events; facilitate media requests for interviews with subject-matter experts on timely health topics or relating to LSUHS events; monitor and track media coverage.- Manage primary LSUHS social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) and create social media content.- Develop press releases, media alerts, pitches, social posts, business briefs, media lists, leadership messages, communication plans, institution overview documents, and brand guidelines. - Write content for, compile and design LSU Health Shreveport publications (weekly e-newsletter, quarterly newsletter, and magazine published 3x/year).- Support the Medical Communications department in approving the use of LSUHS logo and ensure materials from LSUHS departments and campus organizations are compliant with brand standards. - Write content for the LSUHS online newsroom (www.lsuhs.edu/about/newsroom) and ensure Public Affairs and Communications sections of the website are kept up-to-date. - Update and edit internal content/share announcements from the Office of Public Affairs and Communications on the LSUHS Intranet. - Plan topics and execute a community education event, Mini Medical School, which takes place over 4 weeks 2x/year. This event requires advanced planning and promotion, coordinating with faculty presenters and their departments, gathering information for printed materials and determining needs for hands-on activities each week, and communicating with registered participants on a weekly basis during Mini Medical School sessions.

Greater Atlanta Area

I supported the Communications department with major campaigns, initiatives and social media management to drive revenue and create awareness of the largest aquarium in North America. I also worked closely with the marketing and digital marketing department to ensure brand consistency in all communications, and served as the local media and digital influencer lead on the team. Working in this extremely interesting, fun and challenging environment taught me lessons and fostered relationships both professionally and personally that I am forever grateful for.- Media trained to represent Georgia Aquarium as needed.- Wrote pitches, media alerts, press releases and social media content.- Managed and maintained the Aquarium’s online newsroom. - Proactively pitched media to secure coverage, and worked with multiple internal departments to coordinate on-site interviews and filmings.- Responded to and facilitated media requests for photography and digital assets needed, interviews, media tours and press kit needs.- Assisted with social media management by writing and scheduling content (via Social Studio), responding to messages and posts from fans, and providing support of live event coverage. - Monitored media coverage through Cision, and provided reports to team and senior leadership with coverage summaries and highlights.

Greater Atlanta Area

My responsibilities included media research; writing press releases, pitches and event blurbs and re-caps; assisting in coordinating photo and film shoots, media interviews and site visits; working in multiple databases to keep information current; and actively participating in staff meetings and events.

Athens, Georgia Area

• Assist in planning and coordination of events that include fundraisers, bridal events, and weddings. Major tasks include set-up, supporting vendor and guest needs, and ensuring smooth execution of the event from start to finish. • Manage, plan and assist in writing daily blog posts for NatalieBradley.com. • Work with different professional and social media websites such as Facebook, Delicious and Pinterest to help promote Natalie Bradley Events by posting blogs entries, inspiration, and design ideas for events.• Attend client meetings, create media contact lists and assist in graphic design of event promotional material as needed.

The University Of Georgia

• Maintained a record of chapter members and attendance at meetings• Submitted dues and member information to PRSSA National office• Handled all chapter correspondence• Informed chapter of internship information and forwards it to the Webmaster• Reported to Executive Board about professional opportunities for members• Collected membership dues each semester, keeps records and documents member's statuses• Sent out all PRSSA listserv announcements and meeting reminders • Contacted ADPR faculty about meetings and PRSSA events • Met with successor to review and turn over records before the end of the spring semester to ensure a smooth transition to the next year

Atlanta, Ga

I was selected as one of 21 interns to work in the Merchandising department at The Home Depot's Store Support Center. My project's focus was to conduct research to receive feedback on the Merchandising Execution Team (MET) Communication's team resources and publications for associates. The Merchandising Execution Team is Home Depot's in-store general merchandise tasking team made up entirely of Home Depot employees. • Conducted focus groups with 118 MET associates in the field and created surveys sent to 750 suppliers and over 16,000 MET associates to gather feedback on the MET communications.• Analyzed results from focus groups and surveys to assess opinions toward the current communication vehicles.• Presented findings and recommendations based on research findings to senior and executive leadership. • Assisted in writing and editing content for the weekly associate publication and intranet page.

Athens, Ga

Creative Consultants is a student-run PR firm at the University of Georgia through Grady College.• As a junior account executive I assist in leading a group of three team members and serve as the liaison between the Creative Consultants Executive Board and our client, DIY Greek. I assisted in writing a year-long public relations plan for the client that included research, goals, objectives and strategies, and a timeline of when to accomplish goals. I write weekly meeting reports that are sent to executive board to keep record of tasks and ensure goals are being met on time throughout the year. As a team we created a Twitter account for our client to help increase social media and website traffic.

Athens, Georgia Area

As a social media intern I worked with different professional and social media websites to help promote Bride Attraction and the Bride Attraction system to event planners all over the country. Social media websites I worked with included Facebook, StumbleUpon, Delicious and Pinterest. I also wrote articles and blog posts on the topic of social media marketing and advertising tips for event planners and vendors.

Athens, Ga

Wrote weekly in-depth stories about award-winning University of Georgia students, campus Greek Life events and environmental issues that concerned University students. Developed written and verbal communication skills.

Bachelor Of Arts In Journalism - Public Relations (Magna Cum Laude), Communication Studies (Minor), New Media (Certificate)

Activities and Societies: Chi Omega - Member; Career and Personal Development Committee Co-Chair | UGA Miracle - Public Relations.

Bachelor Of Arts In Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Marketing