Talia Piazza Depasquale, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

In this role, I lead the development, implementation, and evolution of our organization's content strategy and infrastructure for knowledge and information capture and dissemination. I also play a pivotal role in shaping the direction of our organization by spearheading knowledge management, including internal knowledge sharing, strategic external communications, organizational development, and impact data tracking efforts. Ultimately, I help our organization capture, organize, and leverage our intellectual assets, amplify our reach, visibility and impact through strategic communication, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement, and demonstrating our success through impactful data tracking.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

In this role, I am responsible responsible for developing, guiding and executing all communications and marketing strategies to consistently articulate Neighborhood Allies' mission, role and impact. This includes documenting and storytelling with internal and external audiences around Neighborhood Allies and our partner's work, lifting up best practices and promising initiatives that are creating positive change in our neighborhoods and showcasing results that community and economic development initiatives are having on the ground in neighborhoods. She supports the community development system by telling the success stories of our neighborhoods and managing and sharing a bank of community/economic development resources that can be used to build a better Pittsburgh.

225 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, Pa 15219

I am responsible for guiding and executing the strategy for all communications, website and social media, and public relations messages and marketing collateral to consistently articulate Neighborhood Allies' mission and results. This includes the development and execution of social media monitoring tools, proactive digital communications and new media outreach strategies. I also support the community development system by capturing and sharing the success stories of our neighborhoods and managing and sharing a bank of community/economic development resources that can be used to build a better Pittsburgh. -Telling the story of our neighborhoods and highlighting the impact on Pittsburgh and its residents-Supporting Neighborhood Allies communication internally, on behalf of community partners-Managing and sharing a bank of community/economic development resources (national best practices, stories, expertise, funding opportunities, partners, etc.)-Developing and coordinating external communications including publications, press releases, Neighborhood Allies' website and social media outlets-Developing, building and maintaining strong public brand and image built through various media channels, communications plans and activities-Continually develop and manage media contacts and build strong relationships with media representatives

Pittsburgh, Pa

GRANTMAKING – Supporting community-based organizations in Pittsburgh’s distressed and transitioning communities by:-Managing and administering Neighborhood Allies’ financial support to community-based organizations via Catalytic and Small & Simple Grant Programs-Nurturing creative ideas and solutions that enhance neighborhood opportunity-Developing impactful and outcome-based milestones for Neighborhood Allies investments in neighborhoods-Providing support to the President in activities related to grantmaking; produces reports, summaries and other documents needed regarding grant programs.-Responding to general grant inquiries; communicates with grant seekers regarding grantmaking programs, procedures and reporting; reviews application materials for completenessCOMMUNICATIONS –Connecting people and places to vetted resources, programs and ideas by: -Telling the story of our neighborhoods and highlighting the impact on Pittsburgh and its residents-Supporting Neighborhood Allies communication internally, on behalf of community partners-Managing and sharing a bank of community/economic development resources (national best practices, stories, expertise, funding opportunities, partners, etc.)-Developing and coordinating external communications including publications, press releases, Neighborhood Allies' website and social media outlets-Developing, building and maintaining strong public brand and image built through various media channels, communications plans and activities-Continually develop and manage media contacts and build strong relationships with media representatives

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Communications Manager│Program Officer│Community Liaison│Meeting and Event Planner•Create and manage a tool-box of effective communications tools including printed brochures, press releases, annual reports and stories as well as online/electronic social media and traditional websites and e-newsletters•Direct the development of multi-year strategic plans to advance organization's missions and improve the economic vitality of communities•Create outcomes-based funding through the design of neighborhood specific performance metrics and evaluation tools to ensure success and positive resultsAccomplishments•Created and managed a multi-stakeholder partnership that developed PA's frist neighborhood-based mobile phone app, "Sceneable"•Assisted in the development of our organization's multi-year strategic plan and investment strategy. Chief architect of the Community Investment Program (CIP) which accounts for 25% of the plan

Greater Pittsburgh Area

301 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh Pa 15211

I served as the Vice President of the Board of Directors from November 2016-2018, and I chaired the Emerald View Park Committee from November 2015-2017.

Pittsburgh, Pa

Leadership Development Initiative (LDI) is a leadership development program geared towards top emerging talent with organizations based on a data-driven model of leadership development created by a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. In this program, we learned and practiced skills that go beyond traditional leadership traits such as, self-management, followership, networking, perspective and organizational savvy. I was elected by my peers to serve on the steering committee for our learning lab “PopUp! Pittsburgh”where we put our leadership skills to the test by creating a one-day phenomenon that would have lasting impact in and on a local Pittsburgh neighborhood.

Marketing Specialist│Customer Relations Supervisor│Sales Assistant•Supervised a professional staff responsible for client relation efforts by educating current and prospective clients on the processes and goals of company •Built strong business relationships with current and prospective clients made up of various companies and stakeholder in the business arena

While interning at PIP, I was assigned to promote and develop the Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC), which opened the summer I worked there. While with PIP/TREC, I planned and supervised community and media special events,composed press releases and developed and maintained databases, organized and distributed media packets and planned and promoted and special events.

Masters, Public Administration

The MPA program is designed to develop public administration leaders with a passion to improving the effectiveness of managing.

Bachelors, Legal Studies, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Gannon ChoirDuring my undergraduate studies I received a Bachelor of Arts.