Mendy Nestor Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Lead numerous global and regional campaigns helping our segments reach their desired audience with specific and engaging messaging. Work closely with our sales and product teams to identify thought leadership opportunities, develop content and help them continue promotion through development of posts for promotion on their personal social media channels.

Export, Pa.

Directed all public relations efforts for Infinity Concepts clients including strategy, media relations, message development and content. Served as account lead for various clients and offered messaging, marketing and overall strategic insights for all accounts. Clients I have served in a public relations capacity include: Cancer Treatment Centers of America, the biblical site Magdala in Israel, American Friends of Magen David Adom, Akko, Run for Zion, Sar-El Tours, C4I and ICEJ. Presented at the 2017 Outcomes Conference in Dallas on the art of storytelling in public relations.

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Was responsible for guiding performance of the PR department. Oversaw the full portfolio of PR accounts and contributed counsel to all agency clients. Led public relations efforts for Cub Cadet and served as account lead for numerous Highmark projects.

Pittsburgh, Pa.

• Managed internal communications efforts and worked closely with each department within the athletic department to ensure a cohesive external message.• Directed all social and digital media initiatives within Pitt Athletics. Also, spearheaded the start of all social media within the department.• Oversaw PittsburghPanthers.com including the development and content of blog: Pitt Live Wire.• Supervised Pitt Panthers Television and PantherVision day-to-day duties and staff and coordinated programming, beginning in July 2011.• Helped develop concept and assist as a producer for Pitt Football and Basketball shows on Pitt Panthers Television.• Instrumental in the development of the HighOctaneFootball.com digital marketing campaign for Pitt Football.• Member of Pitt’s Senior Staff, Executive Support Staff and External Communications and Marketing Committee.• Led Communications Team, which was a group of eight from key departments.

Pittsburgh, Pa.

• Secondary contact for Pitt football team, primary contact for wrestling, gymnastics and baseball.• Substantially increased responsibility and involvement with the football program every year since arriving at Pitt.• Developed concept and assisted in transitioning into web-based recruiting (GoPittFootball.com).• Media Coordinator for the 2010 NCAA Women’s Basketball First and Second Rounds in Pittsburgh.• Promoted numerous All-America student-athletes at Pitt including three football, one wrestling, one baseball and one women’s basketball honorees.• Primary contact for women’s basketball and baseball and secondary contact for football.• Assistant media coordinator for Pitt’s first-ever NCAA Women’s Basketball First and Second Round games at the Petersen Events Center.• Worked to produce local and national exposure for the Pitt women’s basketball team, which experienced unprecedented coverage for the program.

Auburn, Ala.

• Secondary contact for football and primary contact for women’s basketball and women’s golf. Primary contact for women’s soccer from 2002-04.• Nominated and promoted Auburn football players for national awards and honors in addition to day-to-day football duties.• Contributor for Tiger Roar, Auburn’s donor magazine, including writing and editing stories and developing a new format. • Planned and implemented special events such as a retirement celebration for former head women’s basketball coach Joe Ciampi after 25 years of service at Auburn.• Helped develop and implement community service initiative for the Auburn athletic department to form collective effort with all sports. • Helped develop the Nell Fortner Radio Show, a live weekly call-in show with women’s basketball head coach Nell Fortner.• Director of the 2003 NCAA Baseball Regional, hosted by Auburn.• Developed idea for and edited 2003-04 Auburn Women’s Basketball media guide cover, which won “Best Cover in the Nation” by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).• Listed as the No. 3 collegiate soccer Sports Information Director in 2004 by Soccer Buzz online magazine.• Primary contact for volleyball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving and men’s tennis.• Assisted in media relations duties for football such as press conferences, game day activities and writing stories for Auburn Football Illustrated, which was named “Best In The Nation” in 1999, 2000 and 2001 by CoSIDA.

Greenville, N.C.

• Primary contact for women’s basketball, softball, cross country and assistant for football.• Editor of football game program, which won fourth place in CoSIDA “Best In The Nation” contest.• Served as sole contact for ECU football team when on the road for a week due to Hurricane Floyd, which included setting up interviews with national media outlets for radio, television and print (i.e. ESPN, Sports Illustrated, New York Times, USA Today).

Lexington, Ky.

• Designed media guides and game programs for schools such as St. John’s, Seton Hall and the Heritage Bowl.• Wrote feature stories for the University of Kentucky (Tubby Smith, Scott Padgett, etc.).• Compiled research and wrote articles for numerous postseason publications.• Assisted in editing and refining nearly every project Host Communications Publishing produced.