Michelle Bennett, Scmp Email & Phone Number

Schenectady, Ny, Us

Schenectady, New York, United States

Trusted communications advisor to the executive team. Improve leadership engagement through strategic communication planning and organizational leadership counsel. Develop communications programs to support strategic plan and key business initiatives. Curate, create and share stories that reinforce critical corporate messages. Adept at tailoring messages to multiple audiences. Facilitate communications messaging for 8,000 employees across six sites and remote locations worldwide. Strategic thinker. Relationship Builder. Brand advocate. Experienced crisis communicator. Community relations coordinator.

Communications advisor to the General Manager; provide strategic communications guidance, write speeches and letters and arrange speaking engagements. Manage all aspects of internal communications for 2,500 employees across two sites; coordinate internal messaging at sister sites for 7,000 employees; publish informational newsletters, provide communications guidance and design events. Administer philanthropy and sponsorship program in conjunction with five other sites across the business. Responsible for budget of over $75K.

Temporary assignment to support business needs during corporate parent transition. Leveraged online recruiting resources and in-house recruitment efforts to identify and hire the very best candidates. Interviewed all candidates presented for detailed interviewing by hiring managers. Managed the presentation, selection, offer, negotiation, closing and administrative components for hiring. Worked closely with hiring managers across multiple business areas to coordinate planning activities regarding hiring, trends, needs and recruiting strategies. Maintained accurate and well-ordered documentation on all candidates. Coordinated internship program for 42 summer interns.

Responsible for internal communication strategy/execution at two sites, including organizing internal campaigns, writing/editing articles and GM speeches, designing/producing employee newsletter collaborating with external printer to publish, and managing content/publication of company Web site. Lead for philanthropy and sponsorship, which involves leading a team to evaluate over 100 applications annually and distribute budget of $175K. Applied lean principles to streamline philanthropy program, simultaneously increasing its credibility in community. Lead of planning team for annual corporate-sponsored Space Day: coordinate with local museum and schools to incorporate science concepts; assemble engineers to give science demonstrations; work creatively with $2K annual budget; developed relationship with local newspaper to receive media coverage and discounted advertising for event and related essay contest; recruited former astronauts as guest speakers three out of five years.

M.A., Organizational Leadership

Servant Leadership Certificate http://www.gonzagaonline.com/

B.S., Public Relations And Marketing

Activities and Societies: Member of Public Relations Student Society of America (2000-2003: Bateman Competition 2003), Newhouse Peer.