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Street Address NE Tillamook Street EMAIL AVAILABLE
Portland, OR Street Address LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLE PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE
PROFILE
Executive leader able to increase employee and client engagement and drive business results
through partnerships with community organizations, government entities, media, employees, and
those whom the organization serves. Key leader for the nations largest provider of early childhood
education. Able to change and enhance an organizations culture and standing with various internal
and external stakeholder groups through strategic communications and thought leadership. Areas of
experience and expertise include:
Corporate Social Responsibility Change Management
Community & Public Relations Executive Strategic Leadership
Media Relations & Crisis Management Employee & Client Engagement
Public Presenting & Convening Internal Communications
EXPERIENCE
Candidate's Name
Communications, Portland, OR 2016 - Current
Principal, Candidate's Name Communications/Director of Communications at St. Marys Academy
Founder and principal of
consultancy focused on communications, engagement, community relations, PR, and crisis
management
One of my initial clients, St.
Marys Academy, asked me to contract and run their communications team; I am at SMA about half-
time, and my role has quickly expanded into other areas, including strategic planning for the school, a
157-year-old Catholic college preparatory school for girls
Knowledge Universe,
Portland, OR 2006 - 2015
Senior Director, Corporate Social Responsibility 2015
After a three-year period of heightened philanthropic prioritization in our headquarters market of
Portland, shifted role to be able to refocus on a national, company-wide CSR strategy and to
launch a new philanthropic movement in partnership with communities, nonprofit organizations
and foundations, and our network of employees and families across 2,000 locations in the U.S.
Continued leading ongoing community work on behalf of KU, while building our long-term CSR
strategy, including the relaunch of KUs corporate foundation
Continued as point person and company representative on community policy partnerships related
to children, education, literacy, and other areas
Continued to provide all communications and messaging support to CEO and other C-suite
leaders
Worked with internal and external stakeholders in Oregon and across the country; cultivated high-
level partnerships with OHSU Foundation, Partnership for a Healthier America, Annie E. Casey
Foundation, Schoolhouse Supplies, U.S. Department of Defense, Oregon Business Council,
Reach Out and Read, the Milken Family Foundation, and the Portland Trail Blazers, among others
Continued to lead the department responsible for company meetings, events, and travel
Senior Director, Communications and Community 2011-2015
Asked in 2011 to lead all internal and external communications for the company
Inherited a distressed internal communications function in 2011 and led a revamp that saw a small,
capable team strategically deliver hundreds of touchpieces to 30,000 employees across the
country through various platforms and channels
Personally crafted all CEO messaging, including emails, announcements, speeches. Worked
closely with the CEO on a daily basis from his arrival in 2012 until my departure, spanning a
company turnaround that saw KU reach 15 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth
Responsible for all companywide announcements and part of the core team that planned all
organization changes, reductions in force, etc.
Developed communications voice and vehicles to help move the company from a compliance
culture to a culture built around our mission to care for and educate children
Managed PR team that engaged media dozens of times per month and personally led response
and support on major crises and events, including tragic deaths of children in our care, a measles
outbreak in Illinois, and misconduct by KU teachers
Regular contributor on-camera (including live, national spots) and on-stage, speaking on behalf of
the company during newsworthy events and to engage in thought leadership subjects like early
literacy and children and philanthropy
Led campaigns related to employee engagement, family engagement, the companys three-year
strategic plan, curriculum launches, employee wellness, and new technology and system rollouts
Part of a 12-person national team responsible for building the companys three-year strategic plan
Served as the face and voice of all community engagement efforts, including national work on
early literacy and word gap issues, as well as local and regional efforts like KUs Read BIG
partnership with the NBAs Portland Trail Blazers
Developed and executed all cause marketing for the company and its brands; led team that
created content for employment brand launch in 2013
Provided partner support on government relations and policy work
Launched the companys first-ever national employee relief fund
Managed all messaging during negative situations for our client-based brand, CCLC, which served
employers like Stanford, Pixar, U.S. GAO, and the Cleveland Clinic
Part of small, core teams that built brand campaigns, engagement campaigns, and sales
strategies, working with agencies and outside organizations such as Gallup and Disney
In charge of company meetings and events, including two national meetings of field leaders (300
attendees) and center directors (2,000 attendees) annually. Led corporate team responsible for all
travel and related logistics for all company employees and departments
Director, Community Partnerships
2006-2011
Built new framework, strategy, and centralized, national philanthropy infrastructure following
Knowledge Universes acquisition of KinderCare Learning Centers, and led team responsible for
community work at the local, regional, and national level
Served as interim head of the companys government relations function in 2006-2007
Developed external meetings strategy for the company, and led overall company presence at
national meetings such as NAEYC annual conference
Built, launched, and managed - including all media relations and PR, the Knowledge Universe
Early Childhood Educator Awards, which remain in 2015 as the most significant awards program in
Early Childhood Education
Built and led national philanthropic campaigns, including center-based annual fundraising efforts
that netted over $4 million annually, and early literacy campaigns that distributed books and
resource materials to hundreds of thousands of children and parents. Also led effort to support
tens of thousands of military families across the U.S.
Served on numerous boards of directors, community panels, and other groups hosted by nonprofit,
civic, and government agencies, particularly in support of educational issues
Part of a six-person team that developed and launched the Grove School, a premium early
childhood education brand
KinderCare Learning Centers, Portland, OR 2002-2006
Grants Manager
Hired by KinderCare to build a national, centralized grants function for centers eligible for
government funding
Led small team that provided end-to-end support to centers and sites. Grants revenues increased
from $70,000 the year prior to my arrival to over $300,000 in 2003, and to $4 million by 2011,
when I moved the function to our government relations group
Also provided key strategic and messaging support to head of government and public relations
Led companys response to crises and tragedies, including support of thousands of employees
and families affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 1992
Bachelor of Arts (English)
Training includes:
CSR (Boston College Center for Corporate Language Gap Management (U.S. DOD)
Employee and Family (client) engagement
Citizenship and others)
On-camera Presentation (Gallup and others)
Foundation Governance (Grantmakers) Crisis Management
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