Leanne Nelson

Seattle, WA

Public Relations And Communications

City of Seattle
Senior Communications Advisor, Content and Digital Media, Sdot Director's Office City of Seattle Dec 2013 - May 2018
Senior Communications Advisor at Sdot Stree Use and Urban Forestry City of Seattle Apr 2007 - Dec 2013
Senior Communications Advisor, Dot Capital Projects City of Seattle May 2005 - Apr 2007
Communications Director, Office of Housing City University of Seattle May 2006 - Jan 2007
Adjunct Faculty Seattle University Sep 2003 - May 2005
Media Relations Specialist Porter Novelli Apr 2000 - Sep 2003
Senior Media Specialist Multiple Radio & Tv Stations Apr 1990 - Mar 2000
Broadcast News Reporter and Writer and Producer Apr 1990 - Mar 2000
Milford High School

Seattle University 2004 - 2006
Masters, Master of Public Administration, Public Administration Michigan State University 1984 - 1989
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts Milford High School

Media Relations, Community Outreach, Strategic Communications, Blogging, Public Relations, Policy, Social Media, Public Policy, Policy Analysis, Community Engagement, Program Management, Creative Writing, News Writing, Storytelling, Video Production, Government, Leadership, Public Affairs, Facebook, Public Meeting Facilitation, Persuasive Presentations, Broadcast Journalism, Crisis Communications, Teaching Adults, Editorial Process, Events, Transportation, Higher Education, Microsoft Office, Web Content Production, Copy Editing, Digital Marketing, Editing, Writing, Internal Communications, Press Releases, Content Marketing, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Ingeniux, Wordpress, Falcon.io, Mailchimp, Sharepoint, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management

Animal Welfare
Children
Education

Sheridan, WY

Sheridan County
Payroll Specialist

English

Senior Communications Advisor, Department of Transportation at City of Seattle

Greater Seattle Area

Public Relations and Communications

City of Seattle since Nov 2011
Senior Communications Advisor, Department of Transportation City of Seattle - Seattle Apr 2007 - Nov 2011
Capital Projects Communications Manager, Department of Transportation City of Seattle May 2005 - Apr 2007
Communications Director, Office of Housing City University of Seattle May 2006 - Jan 2007
Adjunct Faculty Seattle University Sep 2003 - May 2005
Media Relations Specialist Porter Novelli Apr 2000 - Sep 2003
Senior Media Specialist Multiple Radio & TV Stations (including KING TV) Apr 1990 - Mar 2000
Broadcast News Reporter/Writer/Producer

City of Seattle Training 2005 - 2013
Seattle University 2004 - 2006
Master of Public Administration (MPA) Michigan State University 1984 - 1989
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Telecommunication, Information Studies & Media Milford High School

Community Outreach, Media Relations, Public Meeting Facilitation, Persuasive Presentations, Blogging, Strategic Communications, Broadcast Journalism, Social Media, Creative Writing, News Writing, Storytelling, Video Production, Public Relations, Public Affairs, Crisis Communications, Teaching Adults, Editorial Process, Events, Government, Transportation, Higher Education, Microsoft Office

Social marketing/idea promotion and the future health of our society. Inspiring people to reach their full potential and to learn more about their world. Using my performance and design skills to make presentations more impactful!

• 1st place in national competition (2007 NATOA Government Programming Awards) for community education video produced for Office of Housing ***Video used to raise awareness of housing levy need/benefits - Levy passed in November 2009*** • Part of SU communications team that won 2005 JAA Award for outreach efforts in association with hosting Tent City 3 • Puget Sound PRSA Certificate of Excellence, 2002 - for the campaign to launch the Colorado Quitline • Puget Sound PRSA Totem Award, 2001 - for media outreach on behalf of the national truth campaign • National PRSA Silver Anvil Award, 2001 - for team effort to launch Rio digital audio players

Part of team that won PSRC Vision 2040 Award, for Linden Avenue North Complete Streets Project
Wrote award submittal that had to convey in only one side of one page why the project deserved to win a Vision 2040 award

Seattle, WA

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Minneapolis, MN

Primary/Secondary Education

St Croix Prepatory Academy
Educational Assistant

St, Louis, MO

Retail

Price Technology Group, Inc Apr 2012 - Dec 2012
Administrative Assistant Ssm Depaul Health Center Apr 2012 - Dec 2012
Department Coordinator Macy's Sep 2011 - Apr 2012
Customer Service Associate Safeco Insurance Aug 2008 - Apr 2011
Auto Claims Adjuster Creve Coeur Police Department Jul 2004 - Aug 2008
Police Dispatcher

Lindenwood University 1999 - 2001
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice Sanford Brown College 1996 - 1998
Associates, Associate of Arts, Paralegal Studies

Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel, Claim Investigation, Filing, Fax, Customer Service, Administrative Assistants, Claim, Insurance, Payroll, Criminal Justice, 10 Key, Telephone Skills, Outlook, Data Entry

177 Hopper Rd, Whitewright, TX 75491

Health, Wellness And Fitness

Cigna
Executive Assistant at Cigna

Hartland, WI

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 2001 - 2005