Renee Delport Email & Phone Number

Fresno, Ca, Us

Fresno, California, United States

In a temporary capacity, Renee returned to her previous role as a special projects coordinator. Renee led initiatives and campaigns that contributed to the university's annual goal of contributing 1 million hours of service to the community. She managed and advised student teams as they planned, promoted and executed events that engaged college students in meaningful community service activities. Renee supported the department's communication efforts including writing press releases, social media strategy, website content and design, email marketing and graphic design. Renee cultivated and fostered partnerships between the university and community benefit organizations, such as nonprofits, education and government agencies to provide mutually beneficial opportunities for all.

Reedley, California, United States

Renee leads communications efforts to support the district’s mission, vision and goals. Through research, strategic planning and implementation she has made strides in centralizing the district’s communications efforts. Renee serves as an advisor to the Superintendent, cabinet members and administrators on matters related to public relations and communications. Renee conducted the district’s first communications audit and wrote the district’s first strategic communications plan. She was instrumental in implementing the district’s first digital two-way communications platform and building new websites for the district and 25 school sites and programs. Renee drafted the district’s first style guide and branding manual and is responsible for ensuring the district's brand is represented appropriately at all times. Renee provides training to administrators, staff members and families on the communications platform and website. Renee serves as the district’s spokesperson and oversees media relations and crisis communications. She is a storyteller who writes press releases, newsletters and other documents that are shared through a variety of media. Her ability to discern newsworthy content and build relationships with media partners have garnered national and local media coverage. She drafts the superintendent’s formal communication to internal and external stakeholders and serves as a ghostwriter for board members and administrators. Renee is responsible for directing and overseeing all aspects of district-wide events including marketing and promotion. As a trusted administrator, Renee oversees a variety of projects from inception to successful completion.

Renee led the marketing and communications directives to support the mission, vision and strategic goals for Reedley College, the Madera Community College Center and Oakhurst Community College Center. She wrote the college’s first communications plan and served as the primary spokesperson for the college and centers. Renee was responsible for most aspects of the President’s internal and external communications, ghostwriting a variety of letters, articles and speeches. Renee’s expertise in media relations and crisis communications was vital as she led communications efforts following an unfortunate tragedy on the college campus involving a student. Renee managed the production of marketing materials, the college and centers’ social media pages, wrote all content for the college’s quarterly newsletter and monthly board reports and oversaw the development of the college and centers’ new websites. She contributed articles to the State Center Community College District newsletter and served as a member of the district’s branding committee. Renee was responsible for the supervision of two staff members, a production specialist and a webmaster.

Renee supported the work of senior administrators in the assessment, design, implementation and evaluation of training programs for leaders and the general workforce who supported three hospitals and nearly 60 health clinics. She directed and facilitated the biweekly new hire orientation and vision training for all newly trained staff members including doctors, nurses and support personnel. She coordinated the quarterly leadership development symposiums and was tasked with redesigning and implementing the new leadership development program. Renee served as an advisor to the Discover Health Summer Volunteer Program alumni, a group of high school and college-age students who served internships in the three Central Valley Network Adventist Health hospitals. She served as a member of the Employee Engagement Champions sub-committee, supporting efforts to bolster employee morale throughout the network. She was also a member of the Service Standards Steering Committee, responsible for analyzing, developing and implementing systems to improve service levels in the hospitals and clinics.

Fresno, Ca

As a staff member in the Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service- Learning, Renee was responsible for the detailed planning and implementation of community service events and special projects for the university. Community service fairs she planned resulted in hundreds of volunteer placements each year garnering thousands of hours of volunteer service throughout the Fresno area. Working with a limited budget, Renee secured grants and donations resulting in $50,000+ in financial and in-kind support for community service events.Renee developed and maintained partnerships with both on-campus entities and community organizations that provided hands-on service projects for students resulting in tangible, lasting impacts in the Fresno community. A sampling of results from service events and projects she was directly involved with during her 10-year tenure include:- raising $250,000+ for Valley Children’s Hospital through the annual Kids Day event-collecting 12,000+ units of blood with Central California Blood Center,- gathering 4 1⁄2 tons of donated items for the Disabled American Veterans.Renee is the founder of the Richter Center S.E.R.V.E. Committee and co-founder of the Richter Center Reflection Facilitators, both programs are still in existence at Fresno State. The two leadershipprograms engage students in meaningful service to their peers and the community. Renee advised and coached students in both programs; and was honored with Fresno State’s Outstanding Advisor Award in 2014.In addition to event planning and advising, Renee was responsible for the promotion of community service programming. She served as the spokesperson at community service events. She developed her writing skills by drafting press releases, promotional materials, articles for University Communications outlets and updating the Richter Center events webpages.

Reedley, Ca

Renee led a team of five dental professionals to achieve the mission and goals of the boutique dental practice. She provided public relations and marketing expertise supporting the smooth transition to a new operating standard and practice rebrand resulting in an increase in treatment acceptance and production. Renee supported the practice owner with human resources functions including performance evaluations, professional development and payroll. She was responsible for communicating sensitive, confidential and technical information with patients and families in a thoughtful, caring manner so they could feel informed and able to make treatment decisions.

Fresno, California, United States

Renee directed special events for the corporate office and 58 department stores located in six states. She was responsible for collaborating with the advertising team to promote events through broadcast media, newspaper, direct mail and in-store promotion. Renee served as the spokesperson for Gottschalks events and managed media relations, successfully gaining earned media coverage. Events she planned included the annual stockholders meeting, bridal shows, celebrity meet and greets, grand openings, fashion shows and the annual executives meeting with attendees including CEOs from companies such as Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Nike. She was editor of the employee newsletter, responsible for gathering content, writing articles, layout design, and overseeing printing and distribution. Renee managed an annual event budget of approximately $500,000, a marketing investment resulting in millions of dollars in revenue. She developed and maintained internal and external partnerships with various stakeholders including many charity organizations. Renee directly supervised two staff members and worked collaboratively with teams throughout the company to provide support for events.

Master Of Education (M.Ed.) With Distinction, Education Administration And Leadership, 3.9

Emphasis: Higher Education Administration and Leadership Thesis: Professional Development Opportunities for Community College Student.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Mass Communications & Journalism

Emphasis: Public Relations

Associate Of Arts (Aa), General Studies