Rich Carter Email & Phone Number

Palatine, Illinois

Palatine, Il

Palatine, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Il

Leads communications and media relations strategies for statewide office. Also serves as spokesperson for state's second-highest ranking elected official. Duties include:• Planning earned media tours around the state.• Writing news releases, speeches, talking points, op-eds, statements and media advisories for office. • Organizing and managing news conferences, media availabilities, and other events. • Conducting on-the-record interviews with print, radio and TV media.

Chicago, Illinois

Works with the Director's Executive Team on significant policy and communications projects to help ensure quality healthcare coverage at sustainable costs for millions of children and families in Illinois. • Served on MCO Implementation Working Group that led rollout of $9 Billion Medicaid Managed Care reboot to streamline Medicaid services and improve care coordination for Medicaid recipients.• Resurrected department's Facebook page and bolstered internal communications program by supplementing news service with information on federal health policy and proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act that could have major impacts on Illinois' Medicaid program.• Completed Rapid Results continuous improvement training and serves as a Rapid Results liaison to help identify and foster Rapid Results efficiency improvement projects within the department.

Chicago, Il

Leads 11-member Public Affairs Team that provides outreach and serves as primary liaison between our state's Chief Financial Officer and thousands of local governments, nonprofit organizations, business groups, and civic organizations throughout the State of Illinois. As a Director, works with other divisional leaders to promote the programs of the office and complement the Comptroller's efforts to bring more transparency and efficiency to the office and throughout Illinois. Also serves as Comptroller's Press Secretary and Spokesman, the chief liaison between the Comptroller’s Office and all local, state, national and international media. Responsibilities include:• Supervising 11-member Public Affairs Team. Led merger of Public Affairs and Consumer Affairs divisions that increased efficiencies through cross-training and collaboration while reducing division headcount by 40%.• Organizing and managing semi-annual training workshops with Public Affairs team to improve community outreach efforts by sharing best practices and enhanced engagement strategies.• Managing special projects, events and statewide media tours for Comptroller.• Writing all news releases, speeches, talking points, op-eds, statements and media advisories for office. • Organizing and managing news conferences, tele-town halls, and other events. • Conducting on-the-record interviews with print, radio and TV media.

Chicago, Il

Primary liaison to local government officials, non-profit organizations, business groups and civic organizations in seven northern Illinois counties (McHenry, Boone, Winnebago, Stephenson, JoDaviess, Ogle and Carroll counties). Manages a broad array of projects including enhancing Constituent Service projects, developing programs that benefit residents and business owners, and working diligently to promote the Illinois Comptroller's office and its efforts to achieve better efficiency, transparency and accountability within the office. Responsibilities include:• Creating strategic alliances with individuals and organizations that support the Comptroller's priorities of efficiency, accountability and transparency.• Working with municipalities to help implement the Local Debt Recovery Program through the Comptroller's office.• Promoting the constituent outreach programs of the Comptroller's office and presenting them to external audiences.• Working with local business groups to help them promote the POWER business development program to their small and minority-owned business members.• Managing and leading special projects and initiatives for the office.• Attending community and local government meetings and discussions on behalf of the Comptroller.

Chief spokesperson and media/policy strategist for senior Member of Congress representing more than 700,000 constituents across nine counties in northern Illinois. Communicates daily with U.S. Representative to formulate public policy message and media strategy at local, state, federal, and international levels. Responsibilities include:• Developing and implementing communications plan for office.• Speaking daily with Congressman, other senior staff on policy and media strategy.• Writing news releases, speeches, talking points, op-eds, newsletters, and event handouts.• Guiding design and launch of several versions of Congressman’s website. Posting of original website content, including news releases, photos, video, and audio, and sending frequent email updates to constituents.• Creating and managing Congressman’s Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr pages.• Taking photos, videos, and audio recordings of Congressman at events in Illinois and Washington, DC and posting on website and social media pages.• Interacting daily with local, state, national, and international media seeking comments and interviews with Congressman on a host of issues. • Organizing news conferences, community events, and town hall meetings.• Speaking at community events and conducting print, radio, and on-camera TV interviews in absence of Congressman.• Managing Deputy Director of Communications.

Washington, Dc

Chief spokesperson and Director of Communications for one of 13 standing committees of the U.S. House of Representatives while Congressman Manzullo served as Chairman (6-year term limit). Traveled from northern Illinois to Washington, DC two to three times a month to manage media covering committee hearings and conduct Capitol Hill news conferences and events. Wrote news releases and managed committee website, conducted interviews with national and international business media, managed Deputy Director of Communications, served on 13-member committee with other Directors of Communications from standing committees that met twice a month in Speaker’s office to set communications strategy for House Republicans.

Crystal Lake, Il

NEWS EDITOR (1994 to 1997)Managed a team of 12 reporters and three community editors at this award-winning, 35,000-circulation daily newspaper. Responsibilities included creating the daily news budget, editing news stories and special projects from senior reporters, assigning reporters and photographers to breaking news stories 24 hours a day, competing daily and on deadline with much larger newspapers, interacting with the public.STAFF WRITER (1988 TO 1994)Sharpened writing and reporting skills as reporter covering county, state and federal governments. Learned intricacies of legal system during stint as courts reporter.