Experience

KemperLesnik

• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President Communications

  • Jan 2008 - Present

  - Provide leadership, planning and hands-on execution for all of communications, including message development, reputation building, profile raising, media relations, crisis management and employee engagement/internal communications. - Build, manage and grow the reputations of all of my clients in the financial services, HR, tech, cyber and risk management space. -Experience in crisis communications and successfully navigating sensitive issues both internally and externally ranging from ransomware/cyber attacks to mass exodus to mass recalls. - Manage a team of seven in-person and virtual staff, with a keen focus on helping all colleagues grow. - Exceptional written and verbal communication with great expertise advising the C-suite Show less



BlueSkies Foundation

• Sturtevant, WI

• Event Organizer & Public Relations

  • Jan 2008 - 2011

  BlueSkies NFP conducts special events, such as a skydiving events, to raise awareness and funds for military personnel, veterans, their spouse and children. BlueSkies NFP conducts special events, such as a skydiving events, to raise awareness and funds for military personnel, veterans, their spouse and children.



State of Illinois

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications Manager - Public Relations

  • Jan 2008 - Aug 2008

  - Spokesperson for the Department of Central Management Services - On the record for various topics ranging from environmentally friendly vehicles to leases - Internal/external communications - Advise senior leadership on media dealings - Wrote press releases - Create monthly media plan - Spokesperson for the Department of Central Management Services - On the record for various topics ranging from environmentally friendly vehicles to leases - Internal/external communications - Advise senior leadership on media dealings - Wrote press releases - Create monthly media plan



Tribune Broadcasting

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Executive News Producer at CLTV

  • Feb 2000 - Aug 2007

  - Determined the stories covered - Edited anchor and producer scripts prior to air - Ran the control room - Troubleshot issues including broken live trucks and reporters unable to make deadline - Ran the Assignment Desk - Determined the stories covered - Edited anchor and producer scripts prior to air - Ran the control room - Troubleshot issues including broken live trucks and reporters unable to make deadline - Ran the Assignment Desk



WINK-TV

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Producer

  • 1998 - 1998

  - Produced 2-anchor evening newscast - Ran the control room - Edited video - Produced 2-anchor evening newscast - Ran the control room - Edited video



WPSD

• Paducah, KY

• Producer

  • 1997 - 1997

  - Launched a new morning newscast geared to the 20-34 year old female demographic - Designed show structure and selected content, revamping a traditional newscast into an hour-long consumer/news program that women would care about, and leading to a dramatic increase in ratings - Supervised a crew of seven, including reporters and assignment editors - Field-produced weekly feature packages on interesting local area events - Launched a new morning newscast geared to the 20-34 year old female demographic - Designed show structure and selected content, revamping a traditional newscast into an hour-long consumer/news program that women would care about, and leading to a dramatic increase in ratings - Supervised a crew of seven, including reporters and assignment editors - Field-produced weekly feature packages on interesting local area events