Rachel Cone Email & Phone Number

Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee, Florida Area

- Managed a record $10 billion transportation work program and operations budget, and represented the department in front of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Treasury, Fitch and Moody’s rating agencies, as well as state and local partners. - Oversaw the Budget, Comptroller, Human Resources, Information Technology, Procurement and Work.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

- Appointed by Governor Rick Scott and served as Interim Secretary during the 2017 Florida Legislative Session. Successfully advocated for the department’s legislative package and record transportation budget. Governor Scott signed the department bill in May 2017.

Tallahassee, FL

- Managed a portfolio of 14 state and quasi-governmental agencies on behalf of the administration: Department of Business and Professional Regulation | Department of Citrus | Department of Emergency Management | Department of Economic Opportunity | Department of Environmental Protection (and Water Management Districts) | Department of Lottery | Department.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

- Direct planning and statewide communications strategies for the department, and coordinate communications efforts with Florida’s five water management districts.- Manage press and public outreach offices charged with media relations, written and internal communications, website content management and creative services.- Supervise personnel and budgets of.

- Manage five-person written communications team charged with internal communications for 8,000-person workforce, correspondence for elected officials, project management and research, talking points development and photography.- Serve as lead speechwriter and project manager for mayor's office. - Developed and implemented first-ever, educational budget.

- Covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq from navy aircraft carriers stationed in the Arabian and Mediterranean Seas. Won a statewide award for coverage of the war in Iraq.- Reported on national defense policy and its impact on major military installations in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia in a post-911 environment.- Covered the aftermath of.

Responsible for daily operation of the award-winning independent student newspaper at Auburn University and about 50 reporters and editors. Newspaper staff won a Pacemaker Award for general news reporting.

Bachelor'S Of Arts, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Auburn University Marching Band, Auburn University Concert Band, The Auburn Plainsman (independent student.

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