Alison K. Holder

About Alison K. Holder

A communications professional with extensive experience developing, implementing, and evaluating strategies that support business objectives. Strengths include strategic planning, change mgmt, stakeholder mgmt, project mgmt, event planning, employee engagement, employee and executive comms; complemented by strong verbal and written comms. Adept at providing exceptional marketing in a variety of business environments through the utilization of strong organizational skills and strategic qualities to achieve results, both individually and within a team-oriented environment.

Experience

1. Communications Lead, Us R & d Employee Engagement

   AstraZeneca

   Jun 2024 — Present

   Communications: Develop and manage a communications strategy for the campus that provides regular, meaningful, and engaging information that is timely and relevant to the initiatives occurring at the U.S. R&D Sites Create communications plans and materials to promote engagement initiatives and events on various internal platforms (including Nucleus and Workplace) and work closely with the Campus Communications Team on messaging and dissemination Write communication materials for senior leaders which may include speeches, talking points, and briefs Develop high-quality project deliverables (e.g. project concept, timelines, and progress reports) for various initiatives and to share with senior leadership. Create and manage an annual editorial calendar for Employee Engagement Provide communications support to other functions in Site Operations on an as needed basisEngagement: Lead the planning and execution of engagement initiatives for the Gaithersburg campus, our largest U.S. R&D Site. Support engagement activities at the Waltham, New York, South San Francisco, and Durham sites Champion and support the sites’ volunteer initiatives by working collaboratively with the Power of Us to execute locally Partner with various functions to promote and support cross-functional engagement. Provide support to various employee initiatives including R&D Engagement, Employee Resource Groups, and new employee initiatives.Analytics: Track and measure internal engagement across the U.S. R&D Sites Track and analyze key metrics and performance indicators to assess the effectiveness of the team’s engagement strategies Evaluate effectiveness of communications via employee feedback and insights through formal and informal communications and analytics

Education

• Towson University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Communications

• Center for Leadership (CL)

  Completed Leadership Program 2017, Organizational Leadership

• Towson University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

• Towson University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, English/Communications