Wesley Thompson Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Supported the Defense Health Agency's efforts to transition military hospitals to DHA's control. Provided strategic communications support to DHA, as well as DHA's National Capital Region (NCR) Market and the NCR Market Director. Supported State of California's efforts to conduct disaster preparedness outreach to underserved communities.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Develop public affairs and media engagement plans and improve related processes for clients including United Nations (UN) and AARP. Reorganized media relations practices, crafted messaging and drafted articles, press releases and blogs. Managed $1.8 million request for proposal (RFP) process.Select Accomplishments:• Developed UN international energy and environment campaign, managing independent contractors conducting industry and stakeholder outreach resulting in $1.4 billion in commitments to deploy energy efficient cooling systems. • Reengineered public relations operations for AARP by collaborating with senior executives to improve RFP procedures for multi-million dollar contracts, resulting in reduction of $500,000+ in wasteful spending.• Refined tax reform messaging for AARP resulting in elimination of key tax bill provision saving $780 million for the organization.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

SR. ADVISOR, OUTREACH & COMMUNICATIONS, BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS (2016 – 2017): Advised on domestic media relations and academic/ think-tank outreach strategies. Coordinated nationwide principal conference and thought leadership event participation. Assisted with speechwriting, and foreign election interference response and mitigation. SPEECHWRITER, BUREAU OF POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS (2015 – 2016): Drafted national security speeches and congressional testimony for Bureau principals including Ambassador and Lt. General. Wrote op-eds and blog posts. Select Accomplishments:• Selected to serve as Executive Secretary of Gray Zone Study Group of Secretary’s Internationals Security Advisory Board. Coordinated State Department and intelligence briefings and managed final group report production for presentation to Secretary of State. • Chosen to write speech for U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power as well as Under-Secretary’s speech for Munich Security Conference. • Minimized risk of offending foreign audiences by crafting media literacy messaging focused on "fake news" examples from American history as resource for use by American diplomats.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

ADVISOR, DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS, OUTREACH & STRATEGY (2014 – 2015): Staffed HHS Secretary and senior officials for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace outreach and enrollment travel/events, and stakeholder/ press calls. Cultivated partnerships between HHS and consumer-facing media platforms including Monster.com, LinkedIn and weather.com, to reach target audiences. Evaluated earned media outreach effectiveness implementing key performance indicators, data collection automation and leveraging monitoring services to analyze ACA-related media ecosystem or improved targeting efficiency and effectiveness. MANAGER, OUTREACH & STRATEGY (2013 – 2014): Delivered strategic planning and targeting for national stakeholder ACA implementation campaign including paid and earned media, web content, collateral development and Secretary travel. Conducted extensive demographic research on prospective target markets and geodemographic targeting. Select Accomplishments:• Produced 15+ videos and 30 blog posts showcasing developing stories from Americans helped by ACA by creating and implementing process for collection and vetting of 850+ submissions, supporting content earning 1B+ impressions worldwide, ultimately helping 12.8 million Americans gain health insurance. • Selected to serve as National Press Secretary for Health Information Technology promoting U.S. efforts to establish an interoperable network of electronic health records to improve healthcare system efficiency and prevent medical accidents.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Collaborated with government officials to plan 2011 White House Tribal Nation’s Conference, bringing members of over 100 federally recognized Tribes and Alaskan Native Communities together to meet with senior federal policymakers including the President. Authored 2011 and 2012 White House Tribal Nation’s Progress Report, gathering and compiling information from every federal agency. Wrote memos and prepared briefings for Senior White House Officials on issues including the Keystone Pipeline, substance abuse and mental health.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Independent ContractorDeveloped media and shareholder relations campaign for major pharmaceutical company under federal investigation, minimizing the loss of market capitalization caused by multi-billion-dollar settlement announcement. Created Congressional outreach campaign for major transportation and agricultural company raising awareness of business practice improvement efforts to engage local communities.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

• Pro Bono Highest Honors – 75+ hours of pro bono service • CommLaw Conspectus: The Journal of Communications Law and Policy – Lead.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association, DePaul Democrats, Radio DePaul, The DePaulia, IBHE-SAC - Minor: Communications •.