Teresa Mackey Email & Phone Number

As the Communications Manager, I am a key member of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation’s messaging and communications operation, and support the Director of Strategic Communications with ongoing projects related to internal communications, strategic partnerships and public relations. I am responsible for executing several facets of communications strategy, with an emphasis on digital communications- including editorial content, social media, multimedia, web presence, materials development, marketing communications, and brand management.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I worked with the Sargasso Sea Commission on social media and email marketing, digital content creation, fundraising, and programmatic support. I organized international meetings, as well as compiled financial documentation for the Commission's annual audit, grants, donations, and corporate sponsorships.

Washington, District Of Columbia

I worked with IUCN's Global Marine & Polar Programme and the Sargasso Sea Commission on social media and email marketing, digital content creation, fundraising, and programmatic support. I organized international meetings, as well as events for the Global Marine Community. I compiled financial documentation for the Commission's annual audit, grants, donations, and corporate sponsorships. I also coordinated a fundraising campaign for the Commission that raised over $2,000 for their stewardship work.

Gloucester, Virginia

• Branded a social marketing campaign to reduce residential stormwater, and created acommunications strategy that engaged over 250,000 people, exceeding the client’s target• Developed creative communications deliverables including digital and social media content and print materials • Collaborated with clients to identify objectives and present solutions, managed project schedules and coordinated budgets and status reports, and formulated recommendations to build capacity• Prepared and delivered a redesigned website and user manual for a Governor’s School, and led a workshop with faculty to teach them the new content management system• Provided logistical support for conferences and seminars, as well as proposal development

Williamsburg, Virginia

I observed and reported on weekly Virginia Coastal Policy Center (VCPC) classes and events, authored journalistic style articles and conference reports, and took photos for publication by VCPC and Virginia Sea Grant. I also revitalized the VCPC’s online presence by updating the blog and other social media.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I got an in-depth look at international environmental policy by working directly with the Assistant to the Deputy Head of the Global Marine & Polar Programme. I represented IUCN at Capitol Hill Ocean Week, wrote a funding proposal for policy advocacy and background briefs for discussions of a Marine Protected Area, and catalogued a database of scientific literature.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English; Marine Science

Activities and Societies: Marine Science Society, Gamma Phi Beta

Coastal Marine Habitats In North Wales

High School