Simone Cordery-Cotter, Mpp Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Oregon, United States

Serving as a PIO3 on OSFM's Red Incident Management team.

Columbia Gorge

Providing fire risk reduction services and premier public safety from wildfire for Hood River, Wasco, Gilliam, Sherman, Morrow, and Umatilla Counties. Working with communities and fire professionals to reduce wildfire risk and impacts.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Produced and executed a community wide communication plan from scratch for a 1200 home community to become Firewise-certified and maintain certification for 3+ years per NFPA programmatic requirements.Exceeded annual education requirements through developing and facilitating several community events, virtually and in person, to provide technical assistance to HOA members and other stakeholders on home fire safety and defensible space.Programmed no-cost data tracking system, allowing for real-time resident input of defensible space hours.Mapped ACS data in ArcGIS to track resident sentiment scores regarding proposed large scale energy transmission projects.Investigated and evaluated efficacy of over 500,000 lines of multifamily home data to track energy efficiency program implementation.

Remote

Water Policy and Engagement TeamAdvised citizen activist groups and stakeholder coalitions in San Diego County on most effective strategies for lobbying and advocacy to achieve regional sustainable development goals to address urban and rural challenges. Authored publication analyzing groundwater planning impacts on small farmers in rural areas of California and briefed stakeholders on potential policy solutions.

Remote

As RC for a broad region covering both urban, suburban, and rural communities, I stepped in to support the team part way through the service year and mentored young professionals in a career development program. Mentored 20 AmeriCorps Fellows working remotely to advance climate adaptation efforts across the state of California. Revamped and consolidated professional development curriculum, including salary negotiation tactics that improved employment outcomes post-Fellowship. Supervised education efforts for Fellows on how state policy and legislative proposals would affect their work and recruited local government, tribal, and NGO subject experts as guest speakers.

Truckee, Ca

Recruited over a dozen new members to member-based climate collaborative Sierra Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Partnership. Overhauled program after major funding shortfalls to be self-sustaining and revenue-generating, secured $21,300 in funding within 6 months of taking on program manager role.Acquired a $191,000 state grant to facilitate community engagement and educate residents of small mountain towns on climate change science and projected economic impacts throughout the Sierra Nevada/Cascade mountain range. Advocated for additional natural resources and housing funding on behalf of three local government and non-profit coalitions at the state level; evaluated proposed policies for potential economic and environmental impact and galvanized grassroots efforts through policy briefs and lobby days.Investigated and evaluated potential economic development and statewide policy solutions to address forest management and wildfire challenges in the Sierra Nevada.

Truckee, Ca

Established a cross-sector grassroots coalition group to advocate for renewable energy development and water conservation in the City of Grass Valley. Coached members on lobbying local government for microgrid implementation, resulting in signed commitment from City Council to pursue state and federal funding.Indexed and analyzed studies and news reports on wildfire and economic development for Governor Newsom’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on Wildfire Mitigation and Economic Development established in the wake of the 2018 Camp Fire. Oversaw marketing and communications efforts in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research for regional climate webinars; series engaged over 300 unique attendees in 6 months.

Greater Denver Area

Refocused public relations strategy on target audiences; boosted social media sales 100% over 12 months and yielded $30,000 in product savings.Recruited celebrities and social media influencers as brand ambassadors to galvanize new product launches, sales initiatives, and email acquisition campaigns across blog and social media platforms. Program grossed over $10,000 in the first year and acquired over 3,000 emails for remarketing.Redeveloped photography and brand guidelines for more equitable racial and gender representation in North American product catalogues.Forged relationships with industry press and journalists at local, regional, and national publications for earned coverage of product releases and athlete accomplishments.Surpassed annual KPIs by optimizing social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Snapchat) for audience engagement.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Produced educational video content for multiple clients, including series to promote community engagement on local FortZED 2.0 microgrid efforts between the City of Fort Collins, Colorado State University, and New Belgium Brewing Co. Directed teams of graphic designers, web programmers, copy writers, and video producers to achieve strategic marketing goals for local government, non-profit, and biotech clients with annual marketing budgets up to $4 million.Conducted competitive market and demographic analysis to revitalize organizational marketing strategies.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Accelerated outbound marketing efforts by reaching out to 50+ cold leads per week via phone and email.Directed and produced over a dozen completed promotional videos for clients in education, construction, healthcare, and retail sectors.Expanded inbound marketing pipeline by producing educational blog and video content.

New Zealand, Tasmania

Backpacked into Tasmanian backcountry with 60 pounds of camera gear to obtain footage and interviews with post-doc researchers studying impacts of climate change and wildfire in Walls of Jerusalem National Park.Cultivated relationships with Māori tribal members and interviewed elders about TEK. Edited and produced short videos promoting the NSF’s Wildfire PIRE Program.

Master Of Public Policy, Community Organization And Advocacy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Film And Photography, Environmental History

International Baccalaureate Program