Experience

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  Mercy Health Cincinnati Foundation

  • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

  • Foundation and Board Coordinator

    • Sep 2022 - Present
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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  Union Institute & University

  • Cincinnati, Ohio USA

  • Executive Assistant

    • Dec 2019 - Present
    • Cincinnati, Ohio USA

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  Omya Inc.

  • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Omyaviation, Office Manager

    • Apr 2015 - Sep 2017
    • Cincinnati, Ohio

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  Omya

  • Cincinnati Area

  • Communications Manager Region Americas

    • Sep 2008 - Jan 2015
    • Cincinnati Area

    Hired to strengthen company’s image across 1,000+ employee North/South America region and enable stakeholders to execute informed decisions by communicating company direction, change management, goals, performance results, and safety. Interfaced with media, served as Chair of Sustainability Team for headquarters’ location (100 employees), and participated on Crisis Management and Social License to Operate teams. Developed communications plan that fostered employee involvement, trust, and motivation and improved operating/safety results. Plan was translated by outside service into Portuguese, Spanish, and French. Provided regional newsletter, performance bulletin, safety publication and announcements that showcased employees’ activities, new products, new customers, awards received, safety results, and financial performance.  Guided plant managers and staff on how and when to respond in various crisis situations and what types of tasks were needed to achieve and/or maintain social license.  Reversed negative reporting about company to positive commentaries and strategically positioned company with news media by improving relationship with reporter, conducting media training with all plant managers, and writing compelling media releases.  Maintained continuity in organization while overseeing on-time relocation of sales office from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati (14 employees) and relocation of customer service, IT, and logistics departments (20 employees) from VT to Cincinnati.  Handled all aspects of terminating self-directed/frozen pension plan (134 participants, $50M), including correspondence, pay out to individual, roll over into another pension fund and new annuity account. Assisted VP of HR in finding new insurance company to purchase those participants who wished to stay with their annuity ($23M). Distributed all funds as requested without error and on time.

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  AK Steel

  • Middletown, Ohio

  • Manager - Investor Relations

    • Apr 2007 - Aug 2007
    • Middletown, Ohio

    Held corporate accountability for investor relations as part of interim special assignment. Planned, developed, and implemented communications for meetings and presentations for investment community and institutional shareholders in major cities across the country. Wrote CFO speeches for quarterly financial conference calls, and targeted and arranged meetings with potential investors. Tracked and relayed changes in shareholder ownership.

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  NS Group, Inc.

  • Director - Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

    • Sep 1985 - Mar 2007

    Promoted from Administrative Assistant to Manager, Investor Relations when company went public (1988) and advanced to Director, Investor Relations and Communications in 1999. Stayed with company that purchased NS Group in 2006 to help them work through transition. Managed two direct reports and $500K annual budget.  Efficiently led proactive, positive and transparent communications and investor relations initiatives during challenging periods associated with an extremely cyclical industry and changes in management. Orchestrated communications efforts to convey change in company direction and mission and shift in approach to product marketing.  Created company’s product brochure, designed logo for premium connections business, and coordinated trade show booth for Offshore Technology Conference. Designed market ads for trade publications. Formulated communications plan for change management involving new CEO and VP of Human Resources, which led to trust between employees and management and improvements in operations and safety. Helped develop NS Group’s initial website and worked with web designer after site was launched to establish it as more user friendly. Piloted intense investor relations program that took company’s stock from $22/share to $44/share (company was ultimately sold for $66/share). Company was sold for $1.5B (ten times its value when change in management took place in 1999). Identified target audience, created presentation materials, attended meetings/conferences, and wrote press releases and website content as part of investor relations plan.Mergers & Acquisition and Integration

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  Part-time, Temporary

  • Special Assignment

    • 2007 - 2007

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  Winegardner & Hammons

  • Administrative Assistant to President

    • 1977 - 1985

    Administrative Assistant to PresidentAssisted with payroll