I’m a Strategic Communications Director from the Magnolia State (AKA Mississippi) with more than 24 years of experience and a background in public relations and organizational leadership.My experience includes working in the public, private & voluntary sectors. I help higher education institutions, nonprofit member associations, state government entities and small businesses create unlimited success by sharing their stories in creative and meaningful ways.+ While working for the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, I worked with event contacts to gather data, research topics and create articles, note cards, speeches and presentations for more than 250 events in one year - with 15 in one week.Specialties: Copywriting I Marketing I Project Management I Public Relations I Social Media I WordPressValue AddedWhat sets me apart from other professionals is my ability to build and maintain positive relationships. Four out of five of my top CliftonStrengths are in the “Relationship Building” domain, including Relator, Individualization, Empathy & Developer. This means I lead by building relationships first.In case you’re wondering about my fifth strength, it’s Maximizer. CliftonStrengths says this about a Maximizer: “Excellence, not average, is your measure.” One of my passions is taking something strong and transforming it into something amazing.+ As a Student Affairs professional at LSU, I worked to transform a three-day transition camp for first-year students with a budget of $100K to a self-sustaining four-day program with two sessions of more than 300 students each. The program was so successful that it received a $1 million dollar endowment from an LSU alumnus with a 4% return, which was reinvested into scholarships for students who needed financial assistance to attend.As you can imagine, I love connecting with new people. If you'd like to chat, please contact me at michelle@loweryunlimited.com.