Sean Mckeon Email & Phone Number

Arden, NC, US

Fletcher, North Carolina, United States

Overall management of 84-acre Equestrian/Agriculture Center in Asheville North Carolina, including oversight of Mountain State Fair, a 10-day event each year attended by almost 200,000 visitors.Fiscal and personnel management, responsible for budget and revenue accountability, oversight of all aspects of daily operations. Marketing and promotion of the use.

Supervised and directed USDA’s Delaware Farm Service Agency, serving farmers, ranchers, and other agriculture partners through the delivery and administration of efficient agriculture programs. Managed staff of 16 in multiple counties, overseeing programs such as farm loan (both direct and guaranteed), commodity programs, commodity loans, risk coverage.

Planned and executed business-wide communications (internal and external) for the sixth largest poultry company in the country, (Sales exceed $2.5 billion) including government relations duties, public speaking, media relations, writing and delivering press releases and oversight of social media and website. Multiple states responsibility; North Carolina.

Managed daily operations, communications and lobbying efforts of the state’s oldest and largest commercial seafood association. Edited and Published Tradewinds the association’s quarterly publication. Member EngagementCoalition Building

Worked across New England on sustainable forestry issues, helped build coalitions of like-minded organizations.

Managed NYC office, handling mandatory disability benefits partnering with other major insurance brokerage firms