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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

I lead project analysis and internal communication efforts for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Office of the Regional Conservationists (ORC), a national cross-functional team that supports the agency’s four Senior Executive Service leaders who oversee conservation, workforce, and partnership operations in 50 states and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands Areas. I'm expanding ORC efforts by:• Overseeing a suite of employee-focused communication resources – including a redesigned, employee-focused ORC SharePoint and bimonthly newsletters and webinars – that inform state and national headquarters’ employees of significant departmental, mission area, and agency goals and activities.• Developing and reviewing customized talking points, briefing papers, visually-rich presentations, white papers, and decision memos that advance agency priorities and support the regional conservationists’ discussions with governmental leadership and non-governmental partners.• Supporting national meetings’ success by strategizing with the ORC chief of staff, developing detailed action item tracking systems, working closely with external contractors, reviewing and developing meeting materials, coordinating leadership discussions, and finalizing meeting agendas.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

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Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

I expanded the FPAC Human Resources Division (HRD) communications presence, sharing important HRD news and information with 22,000+ employees across four federal agencies. I increased HRD employee-focused strategic communications by:• Working alongside the Chief Human Capital Officer and HRD leadership and engaging agencies’ leadership and employees by writing, editing, and designing executive briefing papers, external website and SharePoint content, presentations, blog posts, and other communication products.• Helping employees navigate HRD business processes, tools, and automated systems by coordinating 50+ national training webinars and guiding subject matter experts, presenters, and contracted webinar service providers’ roles to ensure a professional, credible, and engaging experience for participants. • Conceptualizing and implementing a communications action plan to address employee concerns by analyzing feedback from an internal HRD survey that focused on workplace challenges. A “Planting Seeds for the Future” video series was born, and I wrote conversational video scripts for the Chief Human Capital Officer and HRD leadership and executive produced a series of 10 one-minute videos addressing top employee concerns.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

I streamlined and shared NRCS Mission Support Services’ (MSS) activities and processes – which included Human Resources, Procurement and Property, and Budget and Financial Management Divisions – with 9,000+ employees by leading, developing, and implementing a national internal communications strategy. I helped ensure streamlined employee-focused communications and activities by:• Highlighting the administrative communities’ significant role in the agency’s mission by creating polished communication resources (e.g., briefing papers, executive summaries, presentations, newsletters) and managing internal digital content and platforms (e.g., SharePoint, webinars).• Facilitating streamlined onboarding experiences for new administrative employees in the Raleigh office by serving as the MSS lead and point-of-contact for IT, space, training, communications, and event planning.

Research Triangle Park, Nc

I shaped, expanded, and led the Center’s internal and external communications, science delivery program, website presence, and outreach efforts by interpreting forest science into information and products useful to diverse audiences. As senior staff, I helped guide operational, budgetary, and communication decisions impacting Center scientists, support teams, contractors, and collaborators. I added value to national Forest Service and Center projects by:• Crafting and implementing communication strategies and products (e.g., key messages, briefing papers, fact sheets, presentations for Forest Service national teams – Chief Information Office, USDA National Agroforestry Center, and Interagency Agroforestry Strategic Framework – resulting in consistent messaging materials developed for executive leadership, partners, and the public. • Managing the Center’s interactive website that received more than 1,500 monthly visits from 85 countries (www.forestthreats.org), ensuring engaging, timely, and credible content.• Coordinating and editing 35+ researchers’ accomplishments, activities, and publications into a comprehensive report for the Center’s multiple locations, resulting in consistent, accurate, and plain language reporting that engaged Forest Service employees, partners, and stakeholders.• Planning onsite and virtual opportunities to connect federal forest scientists with family-focused hands-on research activities at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (e.g., 24-hour Nature Research Center grand opening) and working with museum staff to coordinate volunteer teams to implement forest science sharing (e.g., the Science Café, Bugfest) that appealed to multicultural families.

Asheville, Nc

I increased forest science awareness for the U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station’s 13 southern states by overseeing and developing targeted messaging products for federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, congressional staff, underserved communities, and the public. I expanded awareness and understanding of southeastern research and development contributions by:• Developing, writing, and editing more than 25 forest science-focused local, regional, and national press releases and media resources (e.g., fact sheets, feature stories, backgrounders) highlighting emerging research efforts and picked up by national media services.• Authoring eight engaging and plain-language cover and feature articles for the Station’s award-winning quarterly science magazine, Compass, enhancing broad-based understanding of southern forest science. • Coordinating, writing for, and editing the Station’s annual “State of the Science” report, highlighting significant achievements from 100+ research scientists which helped employees, partners, and the public understand and appreciate forest science and its benefits.• Supporting multicultural and senior workforce initiatives and enhanced recruitment efforts by developing targeted messaging and recommendations to reach underrepresented populations.

Asheville, Nc

I analyzed, streamlined, and communicated complex Southern Research Station business processes to 300+ employees, enhancing administrative staff (e.g., human resources, budget and financial management) relationships with and support of Station researchers. I increased administrative-focused communications throughout the station by:• Leading and implemented internal communications for the Station’s Administrative Realignment Team charged with redesigning the business operations team throughout the southeast. I was recognized with a Station Director’s Award (team) for streamlined administrative efforts.• Conceptualizing and developing the inaugural quarterly newsletter, Cybervine, connecting the Station’s Forest science community with significant administrative news and updates.• Crafting talking points and briefing materials for regional and national Forest Service executive leadership which helped to expand the Station’s administrative influence.

Atlanta, Ga

As the inaugural regional corporate communications manager, I developed, customized, and implemented the U.S. Forest Service Southern Region’s internal communication strategy for 13 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. I increased National Forest System relevancy and product consistency by: • Initiating joint projects across deputy areas and divisions and evaluating, writing, and strengthening executive-level key messages, presentations, speeches, and briefing papers that enhanced congressional, employee, and partner awareness, understanding, and support of key agency issues and activities.• Coordinating a Southern Region visit by the Forest Service Chief and accompanying the Chief and executive leadership during a multi-state tour. I planned each phase of the visit, kept leadership activities on schedule, and helped ensure engaging and timely briefing materials and employee and partner sessions.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area/Washington, Dc

I implemented internal communication strategies for the national NRCS administrative services (e.g., human resources, budget and financial management) reorganization, facilitated timely and credible employee-focused information, and developed change management briefings. Additionally, I ensured increased employee-related communications by:• Organizing 50+ national webinars and virtual meetings and managed web-based employee information portals (e.g., SharePoint) that offered impacted employees and customers useful resources.• Initiating, guiding redesign, and serving as managing editor of the national Mission Support Services newsletter and coordinating agency-wide content to ensure a relevant and engaging publication.• Designing, writing, and implementing NRCS’s national digital awareness campaign highlighting the agency’s change to the Concur travel system, providing more than 10,000 employees with consistent, accurate, and timely information and system navigation instructions.

Columbia, Sc

As a state leadership team member, I led and implemented strategic communication campaigns and interpreted NRCS’s mission and vision to internal and external customers, partners, and the media. My influence guided decisions and communication activities for more than 200 employees and conservation partners. I expanded the state’s information sharing by:• Evaluating the existing public affairs program, creating strategic communication plans, and collaborating with agency field offices and conservation partners to increase NRCS visibility, collaborative opportunities, and information sharing. • Developing briefing papers, brochures, newsletters, videos, and displays that successfully expanded NRCS informational and educational programs to partners, stakeholders, customers, and the public.• Initiating an innovative marketing campaign, Common Ground, to cultivate new partnerships and expand the agency’s visibility. I also led outreach activities, proactively managed print and broadcast media, and elevated the agency’s community presence.

Raleigh, Nc

I developed NRCS informational materials and trained statewide employees and conservation partners, improving effective communication techniques. Additionally, I established relationships with community officials, private citizens and grassroots organizations to increase agency awareness and introduce conservation programs to small and limited landowners.

Certificate, Technical Communications

Bachelor Of Arts, English