Sonya Sutton Email & Phone Number

Durham, North Carolina, United States

-Serve as Communications Project Lead for multiple research projects, with a special focus on federally funded and community engaged research.-Lead the development of strategic internal and external communications plans in support of our research projects. - Coordinate the execution of communications projects, including the writing, editing, and designing of materials by communications specialists.- Organize timelines and resources for prompt completion of high-quality deliverables, and provide forecasting to anticipate client needs within budgets.- Manage junior team members and maintain team approach across other groups within RCE and DCRI Communications.- Work with Principal Investigators and Operational Leads as member of project leadership team and serve as primary contact for external and internal clients, as well as subcontractors as needed. - Oversee the communications scope and budget for assigned projects. - Work with project leaders and faculty to identify resources required for each project and ensure appropriate assignment/availability of staff.- Oversee the culturally relevant translation process of relevant materials to reach diverse populations, and work with community partners to ensure inclusion of all groups.- Oversee the dissemination of communication materials and key measures of success.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Chapel Hill, Nc

• Lead digital and social media strategy that was responsible for overall policy for web and social media content• Created core strategic missions/goals of brand identity for communication plans with guidance from Center Director and Deputy Director• Write and edit all content for revised Center website and social media sites including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram• Facilitate Center communication activities for University community and community at large, including in-person seminars and webinars with more than 100 participants• Craft all the marketing materials for Center making sure the brand identity was consistent with University and department• Coordinate reporting of Center impact, activities and publications to University and federal funders• Recruit and hire internship staff for department including training them on social media strategies, University/department branding and how to develop effective health communication messages

Research Triangle Park, Nc

• Served as project manager for eight tasks for RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center, coordinated schedules, budgets and production of all deliverables• Planned expert advisory group meetings in Washington, DC and Research Triangle Park• Created Access database to track status of articles in systematic literature reviews• Co-authored evidence reviews, responsible for creating tables and figures, editing the text and generating references using ProCite software

Ma, Journalism And Mass Communicaiton

Activities and Societies: Medical Journalism Concentration, Roy H Park Fellow

Bsph, Health Policy And Administration