Mel Scott Email & Phone Number

Carmine, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, United States

Corpportae communication consultant with extensive experience in international and domestic communication with an emphasis energy and healthcare.

Corporate Affairs Communication Specialist and business partner supporting the company’s global communication strategy to drive growth and build brand awareness in culturally-sensitive regions across diverse business lines including human resources, legal, and joint ventures. Key accomplishments include: • Providing counsel to executive leadership and management that supported communication strategies and goals, staffing requirements, and vendor management• Developing the first Corporate Emergency Management and Continuity organization to scan the horizon and respond to events that impacted reputation across all aspects of the business by coordinating crisis management manpower and government agencies to deliver positive results during operational, physical and cyber attacks, and the pandemic• Designing, delivering, and overseeing a world-class, high-value, real-time media monitoring and crisis response center for horizon-scanning that generated daily reports on situational awareness for senior management• Tracking and reporting 24/7 company’s worldwide news and social media coverage in order to generate real-time reports and proactively manage and protect its reputation as well as measure stakeholder sentiment • Designing effective spokesperson training and story-telling techniques for executives with the goal to deliver clear and accurate messages to multiple stakeholders • Proposing human resources initiatives that were accepted into the organizational resilience program including Leadership Potential Assessment, 360 Assessment, and the 9-Box Model

Leading the Public Relations crisis communitcations efforts.

Directed local, national, and international media relations for the largest independent US power company. Key accomplishments include:• Serving as company spokesperson and managing over 95 press releases in a single year • Successfully leading and managing a 14-month corporate media campaign focusing on emergence from bankruptcy for the largest and most complex reorganization conducted by a company under bankruptcy laws• Collaborating with VP of Investor Relations and Communications and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) representatives on details surrounding Calpine’s re-listing on NYSE, resulting in live media coverage on Bloomberg Financial News, Fox Business News, Market Watch, and CNBC• Developing and implementing a media plan using multiple channels that delivered positive coverage concerning the company’s renewable energy operations and corporate social responsibility; featured in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, and History Channel Squawk Box• Conducted media training, including customized scenarios, message-point coaching and enhanced efficiency and understanding for all levels of employees including executive team

Directed investor and public relations for a leading gas-to-liquids companyKey accomplishments include:• Managing all IR and PR activities, including budgeting, forecasting and third party support resulting in successfully communicating the company’s messages to investors and general public• Directing a team to develop a domestic/international investor relations program that increased analyst coverage and institutional shareholder positions and raised $80,000,000 in common equity• Managing over 65 press releases resulting in over 250 media placements in publications including Financial Times, Washington Post, and New York Times• Launching website that provided timely information to investment community and news organizations• Initiating and producing multimedia communication pieces (multi-language corporate video, brochures, annual reports and advertisements) that successfully outlined the company’s business objective to domestic and international audiences

Directed media relations, emergency response and audio/visual production for largest natural gas pipeline company in North America with operations worldwide; supervised staff of 15Key responsibilities included:• Serving as company spokesperson to deliver information daily to domestic and international media • Directing a team generating over 125 press releases and responding to approximately 800 media inquiries annually• Managing emergency response efforts 24/7, responding to more than 100 reported incidents in 2003• Creating and executing media relations plans ensuring government agencies and residents of the safety of company facilities (upstream and downstream) • Leading a team that communicated to shareholders and public critical information during most scrutinized corporate proxy fight of 2003; incumbent board of directors retained control• Organizing media and community affairs plans and serving as spokesperson for corporate sponsored events including Houston’s Habitat for Humanity Campaign and Houston Marathon which resulted in additional employee involvement and positive media mentions • Managing in-house video production and photography for projects including annual reports, investor meetings, and company training resulting in high quality products and significant cost savings