Rebecca Neal Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Positioned the member of Congress as a leader, working closely with legislative staff to introduce, promote and pass legislation.
• Implemented social media strategies, including advertising, to expand our social media to more than 45,000 Facebook and Twitter followers.
• Developed a robust and aggressive communications plan using earned media, columns, franked mail and telephone town halls to advance messaging and visibility throughout the congressional district.
• Worked closely with legislative and district staff on long-term planning and messaging on key issues.
• Spoke on the record with national, state and trade press.
• Staffed the member of Congress on trips and organized events, including press conferences and tele-town halls.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Designed and executed the senator’s website for maximum visibility for the senator and ease of use for constituents.
• Worked closely with legislative and state staff to plan and execute events, press conferences and theme weeks.
• Spoke on the record daily with both national and state media and managed social media efforts.
• Scripted speeches, news releases and talking points in close consultation with the senator and senior staff.
• Penned the senator’s monthly column and his monthly newsletter.
• Booked and staffed the senator on state and national media, including “Meet the Press,” “Squawk Box,” “Morning Joe,” “American Morning” and “Andrea Mitchell Reports."

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developed expertise in contracting, cybersecurity, health care, human capital, homeland security, information technology, procurement, Social Security and veterans’ affairs as the Federal Times’ sole reporter on.
• Covered multiple appropriations cycles singlehandedly and analyzed the federal budget.
• Built working relationships with numerous sources, including members of Congress, senior agency leaders and congressional staff.
• Contributed daily to the Federal Times’ Web site and blog, focusing on breaking news and offbeat, behind-the-scenes observations.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Edited and oversaw the daily A section and Metro/State sections as a substitute news editor on weekends and holidays.
• Developed long-form A1 enterprise stories.
• Reported on Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and southern Louisiana for Gannett News Service.-- Hired as a full-time reporter after three weeks as an intern in 2005.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Worked as a general-assignment reporter with a focus on covering Louisville police and government.