Beth Van Epps Mitchell
Director of External Relations at Natural History Museum of Utah- Claim this Profile
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Lori Bays
Beth is a true institutional entrepreneur. She navigates government systems with a keen eye on improving performance through data and innovation. This is not merely lip service, but a deep in the weeds understanding of how to identify the heartbeat of public services and to bring it to the surface where it can be most efficiently and effectively understood and used. Beth is a master project manager and was the driving force behind getting the Salt Lake County MetroStat Dashboard and MetroStat Impact Meetings program up and running on time and on budget. Beth takes a truth to power approach and the administrators who are lucky enough to have Beth on their team reap the benefits of that honesty and forthright determination to get things done and get them done right. She is a relentlessly hard worker and a true gem to be around. Her energy is contagious and her drive is enviable!
Fraser Nelson
Beth Mitchell is someone to rely on when things need to get done well, fast, and with only a sketch of a plan. I have seen her create amazing and effective events, strategies, and systems with little more than her smarts, determination and zeal for excellence. Beth is 100% in for democracy - for bringing government closer to the people, for making our work accountable to the taxpayer, and for uplifting the extraordinary role government plays in the betterment of our communities. She has brought energy, personal commitment, creativity, and caring to her work at Salt Lake County. She can be counted on to tell it like it is in a way that moves projects and people forward. That is not an easy balance, and Beth does it with grace, humor and an eye on the prize. And believe me, it is a keen eye - focused on detail as well as a clear vision for how things can, and must, be better.
Lori Bays
Beth is a true institutional entrepreneur. She navigates government systems with a keen eye on improving performance through data and innovation. This is not merely lip service, but a deep in the weeds understanding of how to identify the heartbeat of public services and to bring it to the surface where it can be most efficiently and effectively understood and used. Beth is a master project manager and was the driving force behind getting the Salt Lake County MetroStat Dashboard and MetroStat Impact Meetings program up and running on time and on budget. Beth takes a truth to power approach and the administrators who are lucky enough to have Beth on their team reap the benefits of that honesty and forthright determination to get things done and get them done right. She is a relentlessly hard worker and a true gem to be around. Her energy is contagious and her drive is enviable!
Fraser Nelson
Beth Mitchell is someone to rely on when things need to get done well, fast, and with only a sketch of a plan. I have seen her create amazing and effective events, strategies, and systems with little more than her smarts, determination and zeal for excellence. Beth is 100% in for democracy - for bringing government closer to the people, for making our work accountable to the taxpayer, and for uplifting the extraordinary role government plays in the betterment of our communities. She has brought energy, personal commitment, creativity, and caring to her work at Salt Lake County. She can be counted on to tell it like it is in a way that moves projects and people forward. That is not an easy balance, and Beth does it with grace, humor and an eye on the prize. And believe me, it is a keen eye - focused on detail as well as a clear vision for how things can, and must, be better.
Lori Bays
Beth is a true institutional entrepreneur. She navigates government systems with a keen eye on improving performance through data and innovation. This is not merely lip service, but a deep in the weeds understanding of how to identify the heartbeat of public services and to bring it to the surface where it can be most efficiently and effectively understood and used. Beth is a master project manager and was the driving force behind getting the Salt Lake County MetroStat Dashboard and MetroStat Impact Meetings program up and running on time and on budget. Beth takes a truth to power approach and the administrators who are lucky enough to have Beth on their team reap the benefits of that honesty and forthright determination to get things done and get them done right. She is a relentlessly hard worker and a true gem to be around. Her energy is contagious and her drive is enviable!
Fraser Nelson
Beth Mitchell is someone to rely on when things need to get done well, fast, and with only a sketch of a plan. I have seen her create amazing and effective events, strategies, and systems with little more than her smarts, determination and zeal for excellence. Beth is 100% in for democracy - for bringing government closer to the people, for making our work accountable to the taxpayer, and for uplifting the extraordinary role government plays in the betterment of our communities. She has brought energy, personal commitment, creativity, and caring to her work at Salt Lake County. She can be counted on to tell it like it is in a way that moves projects and people forward. That is not an easy balance, and Beth does it with grace, humor and an eye on the prize. And believe me, it is a keen eye - focused on detail as well as a clear vision for how things can, and must, be better.
Lori Bays
Beth is a true institutional entrepreneur. She navigates government systems with a keen eye on improving performance through data and innovation. This is not merely lip service, but a deep in the weeds understanding of how to identify the heartbeat of public services and to bring it to the surface where it can be most efficiently and effectively understood and used. Beth is a master project manager and was the driving force behind getting the Salt Lake County MetroStat Dashboard and MetroStat Impact Meetings program up and running on time and on budget. Beth takes a truth to power approach and the administrators who are lucky enough to have Beth on their team reap the benefits of that honesty and forthright determination to get things done and get them done right. She is a relentlessly hard worker and a true gem to be around. Her energy is contagious and her drive is enviable!
Fraser Nelson
Beth Mitchell is someone to rely on when things need to get done well, fast, and with only a sketch of a plan. I have seen her create amazing and effective events, strategies, and systems with little more than her smarts, determination and zeal for excellence. Beth is 100% in for democracy - for bringing government closer to the people, for making our work accountable to the taxpayer, and for uplifting the extraordinary role government plays in the betterment of our communities. She has brought energy, personal commitment, creativity, and caring to her work at Salt Lake County. She can be counted on to tell it like it is in a way that moves projects and people forward. That is not an easy balance, and Beth does it with grace, humor and an eye on the prize. And believe me, it is a keen eye - focused on detail as well as a clear vision for how things can, and must, be better.
Experience
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Natural History Museum of Utah
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of External Relations
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Jun 2019 - Present
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PR & Communications Expert | Writer & Editor | Content Marketer & Personal Brand Management
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Jan 2019 - Mar 2023
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Comcast
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United States
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of External Affairs
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Mar 2018 - Jan 2019
I led Utah's External Affairs team in the Mountain West Region. In this role, I worked with my team to develop, manage, and implement Comcast's external corporate affairs strategies and policies, including community impact, public relations, and local government affairs. I led Utah's External Affairs team in the Mountain West Region. In this role, I worked with my team to develop, manage, and implement Comcast's external corporate affairs strategies and policies, including community impact, public relations, and local government affairs.
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Salt Lake County
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of Performance & Innovation
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Jan 2015 - Mar 2018
As the Director of Performance & Innovation and head of the Office of Innovation, Data, and Engagement, my primary responsibility was to manage the strategy and implementation of the County's efforts to improve internal performance and to demonstrate the value of County government to the public. As part of this larger endeavor to invest taxpayer dollars in “what works,” I created our first public dashboard and laid the critical groundwork for performance-based budgeting through an overhaul of our yearly budget process that now requires outcomes, indicators, and corresponding data sets for each of our 50+ divisions. My other passion is advancing projects that live at the intersection of data and technology, most of which have the common goal of uncovering insights that help government create policies to better address injustice, inequity, and poverty.
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Empire State Development
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United States
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Economic Programs
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300 - 400 Employee
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Director of Public Affairs
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Jul 2009 - Apr 2012
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Learning Leaders
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager for Communications and Marketing
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Jan 2008 - Jun 2009
• Developed and implemented strategic communications for New York City’s school volunteer organization, including all publicity, media relations, volunteer recruitment, printed publications, website design and content. • Maximized volunteer recruitment, relations, and retention, and managed volunteer participation in fundraising and other special projects. • Managed and solicited corporate sponsorship for all events, as well as ongoing Learning Leaders programs. • Developed and implemented strategic communications for New York City’s school volunteer organization, including all publicity, media relations, volunteer recruitment, printed publications, website design and content. • Maximized volunteer recruitment, relations, and retention, and managed volunteer participation in fundraising and other special projects. • Managed and solicited corporate sponsorship for all events, as well as ongoing Learning Leaders programs.
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WedMD
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United States
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Manufacturing
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Associate Editor
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2007 - 2007
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Education
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2004 - 2005
Syracuse University
M.A., Public Communications -
1998 - 2002
Bucknell University
B.A., English and Art History -
1995 - 1998
Deerfield Academy
HS Diploma
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