Patrick Conrad Email & Phone Number

Richland, WA, US

Richland, Washington, United States

• Serves as the manager for the HMIS External Affairs organization.
• Manages a staff of 5 people.
• Oversees HMIS Public Involvement and Hanford Advisory Board activities.
• Manages the Hanford Site Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts. Duties include promoting cleanup, advocacy and community-outreach efforts.
• Manages the Hanford Speakers Bureau program by creating the presentation, proactively reaching out to community organizations and schools, booking speaking locations, and arranging speakers.
• Manages the budgets for several subcontractors, including creative services, meeting facilitation, tour transportation and sign language interpretation.

Richland, WA

Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

• Serves as backup communications director when company communications director is out of the office.
• Manages the Hanford Site Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts. Duties include promoting cleanup, advocacy and community-outreach efforts.
• Manages the Hanford Site’s monthly aerial photography program, including managing budgets, corresponding with the other Hanford contractors, arranging the photographer, plane and pilot, and distributing photos to meet.
• Manages the Hanford Speakers Bureau program by creating the presentation, proactively reaching out to community organizations and schools, booking speaking locations, and arranging speakers.
• Manages the budgets for several subcontractors, including aerial photography and sign language interpretation.
• Leads monthly external communications meeting designed to identify potential company press releases, social media posts, and Department of Energy newsletter articles.

Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

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Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

• Developed a wide acquaintanceship with key members of government and elected officials.
• Established and maintained a grassroots network of members to assist on critical legislative and regulatory issues.
• Established and developed effective relationships with media representatives.
• Identified, developed and wrote articles on government affairs issues for the Regional Chamber's website, weekly newsletters, and monthly publication.
• Reviewed and edited peer-written articles for release in the Regional Chamber’s weekly and monthly newsletters prior to publication.
• Worked with member businesses and facilitate problem resolutions to encourage their growth in the community.

Greater Seattle Area

• Assist strategic communications for the high-profile $3.1 billion Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program.
• Contributed to the multi-agency team to develop and implement a comprehensive traffic management and communications plan for the October 2011 nine-day closure and demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
• Wrote and edited press releases on the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project, including construction updates, upcoming closures and traffic impacts.
• Maintained the Construction Update and What's Happening Now webpages for the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project.
• Served as key spokesperson for both proactive and reactive local media in WSDOT’s Traffic Management Center during significant weather events and periods of high-profile construction.
• Responded to citizen inquiries regarding the replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct in a timely and professional manner.

• Media relations including television, radio and print interviews; pitch stories to reporters and set up media availabilities.
• Write and execute communications plans, including identifying communications goals, strategies, risks and opportunities, key audiences, task breakdown and deadlines; public outreach for roadway maintenance.
• Served as key spokesperson for both proactive and reactive local media in WSDOT’s Traffic Management Center during significant weather events and periods of high-profile construction.
• Developed and wrote informational materials such as press releases and advisories, radio and television reports, fact sheets, feature stories, intended for national, regional, and local audiences through wire service.
• Work closely with traffic management engineers to coordinate daily traffic issues.
• Consult and assist on communications for mega-road construction projects.

Staffed the Seattle area Traffic Management Center and provided real-time traffic and road construction information to the media during the morning peak commute.

Pullman, WA

Covered the WSU women's basketball team. Duties included writing weekly articles, such as game previews, game recaps and player profiles.

Bachelor'S Degree, Commuinication

Associate Of Arts (A.A.)

Education record