Tom Hunter Email & Phone Number

Charleston, West Virginia Area

• Serve as a member of state leadership team; direct, develop and implement AARP’s media and public relations activities and assist in implementing campaigns and initiatives in the state • Work with media professionals, staff, volunteers and partners to develop AARP’s presence in communities through enhanced visibility, media presence, volunteer capacity, building community partnerships, delivering AARP programs to a quarter-million members statewide.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Managed a staff of 20 and provided oversight for a $2.5 million annual operating budget; directed all facets of communications, safety marketing, community affairs and educational outreach support for seven agency divisions, including the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, homeland security and emergency management agencies.• Served as chief agency spokesperson, coordinating all internal/external communications and crisis communications response with the Office of the Governor.

Charleston, West Virginia Area

• Managed day-to-day operations of the Governor’s Press Office, coordinating media relations and communications support for the state’s chief executive and state government operations.• Significant crisis communications experience working incident response for major mining industry accidents – Sago Mine disaster and Aracoma Mine fire – that attracted national/international media attention.

Huntington, West Virginia Area

• Assisted in all facets of public affairs, media relations, marketing development to enhance Marshall University’s image and presence within the state and region• At direction of the Office of the University President, actively engaged in state government affairs activities including legislative monitoring and advocacy work.

Charleston, West Virginia Area

• Served as administration spokesman on issues related to community and economic development; assisted in all facets of communications support for the state’s chief executive • Developed and planned media events; primary work duties serving as gubernatorial speechwriter/policy researcher.