Melissa Baldwin Email & Phone Number

Tysons Corner, Virginia, Us

Tigercomm is the leading marketing communications, public relations, and public affairs agency focused on growing the clean energy economy.

I am a communications specialist with proven success maximizing my clients' exposure in both traditional (TV, Radio, Newspapers) and new (social, digital, online) media. I help my clients improve their web site with better blogging, easier navigation, content marketing, search engine optimization, and lead generation. My motto is, don't just earn media, own it! Client: Solar Source, the largest solar contractor in Florida. • Wrote content for 65-page web site; designed site architecture, navigation, and user interface. • Placed Opinion Editorials with the Tampa Tribune and the Tallahassee Democrat. Secured coverage on Fox News, Creative Loafing, WMNF, SolarPro, SolarWorld, Renewable Energy World and the Tampa Bay Times. Client: Home Care Suites, custom cottages designed for elderly living and aging in place.• Write communications and marketing plan for a senior housing/home health care business. • Write, edit, and proofread marketing materials designed for baby boomers, and medical professionals, and health care industry professionals. • Revamp web site, manage Google and Facebook PPC advertising campaigns Client: Susan Glickman/ Southern Alliance for Clean Energy • Manage seven-unit rental property in St. Petersburg • Organize Clean Energy Congress 2.0, a gathering of energy policy experts in the Historic Florida Capitol to debate and vote on energy policy priorities for the 2014 session. • Placed Opinion Editorial in the Orlando Sentinel, and the Tampa Bay Times, Tallahassee Democrat

Tallahassee, Fl, Us

I help sustainability professionals across Florida connect with each other to share best practices and lessons learned. Contact me to learn more about how Sustainable Florida programs and networking events can help you!

Served as the statewide organizer for the Florida chapter of the League of Conservation Voters.• Spearheaded event planning for the Gulf Oil Spill Community Forum: From Crisis to Solutions, which drew over 1,000 attendees. • Developed concept and drafted the Clean Energy Cookbook, an interactive guide that explains clean technology finance options to city and county policy makers. • Served on the planning committee for the Space Coast Energy Symposium, which resulted in the creation of the Space Coast Energy Consortium, a non-profit organization. • Organized a series of educational events called “Pathways to Policy: the Future of Energy” in partnership with Florida lawmakers and St. Petersburg College. • Received over $100,000 in grants from philanthropic foundations. Prepared grant reports, including metrics and measurable outcomes. • Secured dozens of media hits, including OpEds and positive editorials. • Created an internship program. Hired and supervised ten interns from USF and UCF.

Managed account activity for all clients in the environmental and energy sector. • Developed a $135,000 environmental website for a Florida school district. Chaired a 15-person committee including District Superintendent and school board members. • Created water conservation educational materials for a Florida County Water Resources Department. Produced a 30-minute educational video. • Managed WEFTEC trade show participation for a renewable energy client. Assisted with grand opening for a waste-to-energy facility. Wrote speeches and developed PowerPoint presentations.

Knoxville, Tennessee, Us

• Successfully lobbied for the passage of HB 7135, the 2008 Florida Energy Bill. • Created a climate network comprised of environmental groups in eight southeastern states. • Planned a press conference to launch the educational video, Treasured Places: South Carolina in Peril, securing national media, and attendance from state Senators and community leaders. • Scheduled a three-day South Florida media tour for the Executive Director resulting in coverage in the Miami Herald Monday Business section and a 30-minute special on Miami’s NBC station. • Organized grassroots community support for progressive climate action at the local, state and federal level. Recruited politically and financially powerful coastal constituents. • Gave public presentations to community groups; staffed information tables at events.

New York, Us

Specialized in consumer marketing and business-to-business communications with expertise in varied sectors including environment, healthcare, public affairs, crisis, retail, real estate and corporate.• Served as event Press Secretary for Governor Bob Graham for the renaming of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in his honor. • Served on the transition team that coordinated the formal announcement of the new Tampa Bay Devil Rays owner, Stuart Sternberg, including both internal and external communications. • Organized the groundbreaking ceremony for U.S. EnviroFuels proposed ethanol plant including appearance by Governor Jeb Bush. • Demonstrated a proven track record in media relations among print and electronic media including multiple successful placements with AP, The St. Petersburg Times, Florida Trend, NPR, NBC, ABC, CBS, and FOX

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Bachelors Of Science, Public Relations & Environmental Science

Studies In Computer Art, Computer Art