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#KelseyDH Communications

Work Experience

Take a peek at my skills and experiences from photography to event management and so much more. Like what you see? Consider me to be a a part of your brand management experience.
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Awards & Memberships

  • 2014: 
    Employee Innovation Award; Niles Home for Children

  • 2016:
    Board Member (VP of PRISM Awards); Greater Kansas City Public Relations Society of America

  • 2017 - present:
    Literacy KC volunteer/donor

  • 2018 - 2020:
    Communications and Technology Chair, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Omega Iota Zeta Chapter

  • 2019:
    Awarded Chapter Member of the Year, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Omega Iota Zeta Chapter​



Professional Experience

University of Missouri-Kansas City
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE

JUNE 2016 - PRESENT

  • Serve as primary speech writer for chancellor and provost

  • Works alongside events and creative teams to draft event scripts
 
  • Co-led the overhaul of the team's crisis communications plan

  • Manage public relations initiatives for the School of Computing and Engineering
    • coordinate interviews for subject matter experts and pitch stories to media about faculty research
    • conducted media training for engineering faculty to help them get comfortable with accepting media requests
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  • Manages chancellor's monthly newsletter for students, faculty and staff

  • Explores and vets opportunities to share stories about the university community

  • Built new media release template in Emma for strategic communications team to track open and response rates from media

  • Serve as a backup university spokesperson (see link; pages 9-10)

Niles Home for Children
Communications & Special Events Coordinator

August 2014 - April 2016

  • Planned and executed fundraising and community engagement events

  • Increased Niles 5K net profit by $10,000 in 2015

  • Increased social media reach by 24 percent

  • Coordinated website upgrade, which decreased bounce rate by 10 percent from previous site

  • Designed Niles Home placeholder brochure, which reached approx. more than 400 target audience members
  • Responsible for cultivating profitable community relationships; received $10,000 grant from Grainger Foundation as a result of neighborhood canvassing to promote 5K event

  • Developed and executed yearly communications plan
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  • Led brand refreshment process – provided input for graphic designers to develop new colors and logo, and approved final submissions for new marketing collateral

The Community VOice
Social Content Editor

December 2013 - August 2014

  • Managed social media and website updates
  • Developed marketing tactics to reach new, younger audiences
  • Covered community entertainment news
  • Utilized photography and journalism skills to cover special events and social stories around the Wichita area

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