Sonja Steptoe

Communications and Outreach Manager at Bright From The Start: Georgia Dept of Early Care and Learning
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Credentials

  • Member, Pennsylvania Bar
    Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts

Experience

  • Bright From The Start: Georgia Dept of Early Care and Learning
    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Communications and Outreach Manager
      • Dec 2019 - Present

      Manages a team of four in developing and executing communications, marketing, and outreach strategies for the Quality Innovations and Partnerships Division of the Georgia agency that licenses child care providers and administers early childhood education programs, including the nationally recognized Quality Rated system.

    • Departmental Editor and Writer
      • Jul 2018 - Dec 2019

      Chief writer and editor of presentations, policy documents, research reports, marketing collateral, and talking points. Responsible for writing, formatting, and editing speeches, PowerPoint presentations, reports, regulatory manuals, and research and policy summaries for the agency's executive leadership, external stakeholders, and community partners. Managed the editorial review process for departmental materials. Updated the departmental style guide.

  • Fulton County Government
    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Public Affairs Officer
      • Aug 2015 - Dec 2017

      Created the communications and marketing strategy for a 3-year, $9M public health/chronic disease prevention program that ended Dec. 2017. Developed powerful messages that educated target audiences, encouraged behavior change, and increased stakeholder and partner engagement. Produced attention-grabbing content for paid, earned, shared, and owned media that generated more than 400M media impressions, reached over 1M residents, helped spur new exercise and healthy meal protocols in 300+ schools and day care centers, and led to new no-smoking policies in private businesses and public parks. Presented successful child obesity-prevention communications strategy at national public health communications conference. Show less

  • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Director of Marketing and Communications
      • 2014 - 2015

      Directed a 30-person team of marketing, communications, graphic design and event-planning professionals on executing marketing and communications strategies to position partners as thought leaders and subject-matter experts to their global client base. Forged solid relationships with journalists that resulted in positive media coverage from various publications, including the New York Times, Reuters, and Financial Times. Directed a 30-person team of marketing, communications, graphic design and event-planning professionals on executing marketing and communications strategies to position partners as thought leaders and subject-matter experts to their global client base. Forged solid relationships with journalists that resulted in positive media coverage from various publications, including the New York Times, Reuters, and Financial Times.

  • U.S. Census Bureau
    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Associate Director for Communications
      • 2013 - 2014

      Led a team that leveraged stakeholder and legislative relationships, new media, and marketing platforms to promote the social value of Census survey data and justify budget requests. Collaborated on decisions related to strategic planning, policy development, budget proposals, information technology needs, and major research and survey projects. Led a team that leveraged stakeholder and legislative relationships, new media, and marketing platforms to promote the social value of Census survey data and justify budget requests. Collaborated on decisions related to strategic planning, policy development, budget proposals, information technology needs, and major research and survey projects.

  • U.S. Department of Commerce
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Deputy Director of Public Affairs
      • 2012 - 2013

      Managed teams that amplified Obama Administration economic policies and collaborated with the communications teams from the White House and other Cabinet Agencies to plan and execute initiatives to promote Administration policies and programs. Managed teams that amplified Obama Administration economic policies and collaborated with the communications teams from the White House and other Cabinet Agencies to plan and execute initiatives to promote Administration policies and programs.

  • O'Melveny & Myers LLP
    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Director of Global Communications
      • 2007 - 2012

      Developed and executed strategies for managing sensitive internal and external communications matters while advising firm leadership on tactics to address internal communications challenges, and overseeing production of all firm communications materials and awards submissions. Supervised placement of partner thought leadership and positive news items about firm and client matters, and managed message development, production, and distribution of annual firm financial information; and maintained the firm’s internal and external websites. Show less

  • Time Inc.
    • United States
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Time Magazine Bureau Chief, Deputy News Director
      • 2002 - 2007

      Managed a team of 15 reporters, and produced articles about education, science, law, religion, business, and popular culture. Wrote essay on political, economic, and social conditions in New Orleans as part of TIME’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina that won a National Magazine Award. Managed a team of 15 reporters, and produced articles about education, science, law, religion, business, and popular culture. Wrote essay on political, economic, and social conditions in New Orleans as part of TIME’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina that won a National Magazine Award.

  • PEOPLE Magazine | PEOPLE.com
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Senior Editor
      • 2001 - 2002

      Edited articles and produced award-winning profiles and newsbreaking investigative stories. Oversaw investigative reporting teams probing human interest stories and controversial news developments. Edited articles and produced award-winning profiles and newsbreaking investigative stories. Oversaw investigative reporting teams probing human interest stories and controversial news developments.

  • HBO
    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Correspondent, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
      • 1995 - 2001

      Awarded 1999 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Journalism for story presenting documents and personal accounts that proved the East German government operated a doping program for Olympic athletes over five decades. Awarded 1999 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Journalism for story presenting documents and personal accounts that proved the East German government operated a doping program for Olympic athletes over five decades.

  • Sports Illustrated
    • United States
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Senior Editor and Writer
      • 1990 - 2001

      Reported, wrote, and edited cover stories, athlete profiles, and exposés on sports scandals. Wrote and reported articles analyzing the prosecution and defense strategies in the Mike Tyson and OJ Simpson criminal cases. Also won a National Headliner Award as national correspondent for CNNSI Sports Network. Reported, wrote, and edited cover stories, athlete profiles, and exposés on sports scandals. Wrote and reported articles analyzing the prosecution and defense strategies in the Mike Tyson and OJ Simpson criminal cases. Also won a National Headliner Award as national correspondent for CNNSI Sports Network.

  • Dow Jones
    • United States
    • Online Media
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Staff Reporter at Wall Street Journal
      • 1985 - 1990

      Investigated issues and controversies in the pharmaceutical industry and the financial markets. Wrote a daily column and front page stories demystifying technical aspects of the NASDAQ market and small-stock trading. Produced articles explaining the legal and financial issues in corporate bankruptcies while covering AH Robins Co.’s Chapter 11 proceedings. I also managed the Journal's summer internship program for one year. Investigated issues and controversies in the pharmaceutical industry and the financial markets. Wrote a daily column and front page stories demystifying technical aspects of the NASDAQ market and small-stock trading. Produced articles explaining the legal and financial issues in corporate bankruptcies while covering AH Robins Co.’s Chapter 11 proceedings. I also managed the Journal's summer internship program for one year.

Education

  • Duke University School of Law
    Juris Doctor-JD
  • University of Missouri-Columbia
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics
  • University of Missouri-Columbia
    Bachelor of Journalism-BJ, Journalism

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